Question

You roll a fair six-sided die twice. Find the probability of rolling a 5 the first time and a number greater than 2 the second time.

Answer 1

The probability is 1/9

Explanation:

The probability of rolling a 5 the first time is 1/6

The probability of rolling a number greater than 2

Numbers greater than 2 are; 3,4,5,6

So the probability of rolling a number out of this four is 4/6

Hence, the probability of rolling a five for the first time and the probability of rolling a number greater than 2 the second time will be;

1/6 * 4/6 = 4/36 = 1/9