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what is the probability of flipping a coin and rolling a 8-sided dice at the same time, and getting tails and a 6 or 5? submit your answer as an exact fraction or a decimal rounded to the hundredths place.

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Final answer:

The probability of flipping a coin and rolling an 8-sided dice at the same time and getting tails and a 6 or 5 is 1/8 or 0.125 (rounded to the hundredths place).

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of flipping a coin and rolling an 8-sided dice at the same time and getting tails and a 6 or 5, we need to find the probability of each event separately and then multiply them together. The probability of getting tails on a fair coin is 1/2. The probability of rolling a 6 or 5 on an 8-sided dice is 2/8 or 1/4. Therefore, the probability of getting tails and a 6 or 5 is (1/2) * (1/4) = 1/8 or 0.125 (rounded to the hundredths place).

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