Question

A coin is flipped, and a standard number cube is rolled. What is the probability for flipping tails and rolling an odd number.

Answer 1

1/4

Explanation:

The probability of flipping tails is 1/2, since there are two equally likely outcomes when flipping a coin (heads or tails).

The probability of rolling an odd number on a standard number cube is 3/6 or 1/2, since there are three odd numbers (1, 3, and 5) out of six possible outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).

To find the probability of both events happening (i.e., flipping tails and rolling an odd number), we multiply the probabilities of each event:

P(tails and odd number) = P(tails) * P(odd number)

P(tails and odd number) = 1/2 * 1/2

P(tails and odd number) = 1/4

Therefore, the probability of flipping tails and rolling an odd number is 1/4 or 0.25.