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Lily rolled a number cube labeled 1–6. she rolls the cube two times. what is the probability that lily will roll an odd number, then an even number? express your answer as a percent.

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The probability of the two independent events is the product of the individual probabilities.

The cube has 6 different numbers.
3 of the numbers are odd.
3 of the numbers are even.

p(odd) = 3/6 = 1/2
p(even) = 3/6 = 1/2

p(odd followed by even) = 1/2 * 1/2 = 1/4 = 0.25 = 25%
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