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"The six sides of a cube are labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. You flip a coin and roll the number cube. What is the theoretical probability that the coin lands on tails and you roll a number less than 3? Write your answer as a fraction. Show your work."

my answer is "1/4"

_____________
|H or T | 3|
|H | 3 |
|T | 3 |

thats my work its a chart i think

User Stanislaw
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7 votes

Answer:

what do you mean

Explanation:

User Mike Trader
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Answer:

(1/3) * (1/2) = (1/6)

Explanation:

Probability of rolling a number greater then 4 is (1/3)

Probability of flipping heads is (1/2)

We multiply the 2 probabilities and get:

(1/3) * (1/2) = (1/6)

User Matthew Conradie
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