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A number cube is rolled and a coin is tossed. What is the probability that a number greater than four is rolled and the coin comes up heads?

User Lateralus
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there are 6 numbers on a cube

there are 2 numbers greater than 4

so a 2/6 reduced to 1/3 probability

there is a 1/2 probability of getting heads

1/3 x 1/2 = 1/6 probability of getting the wanted results


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