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Question 13 (2 points)

Suppose you flip a coin and then roll a die. You record your result. What is the
probability you flip heads or roll a 3?
1/2
3/4
7/12
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User Rashel
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Explanation:

a probability is always the ratio

desired cases / totally possible cases

we have 2 possible cases for the coin and 6 possible cases for the die.

so, we have 2×6 = 12 combined possible cases :

heads, 1

heads, 2

heads, 3

heads, 4

heads, 5

heads, 6

tails, 1

tails, 2

tails, 3

tails, 4

tails, 5

tails, 6

out of these 12 cases, which ones (how many) are desired ?

all first 6 plus (tails, 3) = 7 cases

so, the correct probability is

7/12

formally that is calculated :

1/2 × 6/6 + 1/2 × 1/6 = 6/12 + 1/12 = 7/12

the probability to get heads combined with the probability to roll anything on the die, plus the probability to get tails combined with the probability to roll 3.

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