Question 958997: If a die is tossed and a coin is flipped, what is the probability of getting a 1 or 2 on the die or heads on the coin?
Sorry for the bother, its just that im having a really hard time with probability right now.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If a die is tossed and a coin is flipped, what is the probability of getting a 1 or 2 on the die or heads on the coin?
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P(1 or 2 on the die) = 2/6 = 1/3
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P(head) = 1/2
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These are unrelated events.
P(this OR that) = P(this) OR P(that)
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However, these events are independent, so
P(this AND that) = P(this)*P(that)
So, P(1 or 2 on die AND head) = (1/3)(1/2) = 1/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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