Question

Find the probability of getting heads 2 times in a row, then rolling a 6 sided die and getting

either a 1 or 6.

Answer 1

1/12

Explanation:

The probability of rolling a die and landing it on heads is 1/2 percent. Flipping the coin another time and landing it on heads is 1/4 percent because you need to multiply when doing probabilities, so 1/2 times 1/2 equals 1/4.

Now moving on, rolling a 6 sided die and getting either a 1 or 6 is 1/3 percent because 1 and 6 are two different numbers you can roll so it's 2/6, and when it's simplified, it's 1/3.

After doing that, to find the probability of the whole equation, you would need to multiply 1/4 times 1/3 which would give you 1/12 as your answer.