Math Homework Help!?

Question

A coin is tossed and a number cube is rolled. What is the probability of getting heads on the coin and the number 3 on the number cube?

a. 2/3
b. 1/2
c. 1/3
d. 1/12

Please explain to me how you got your answer.

Answer 1

This is known as conditional probability.
The key word here is "and".
That means the coin lands on a head
"and" the number 3 appears.

You have to multiply each probability together:
Probability of a fair coin landing on heads = 1/2
Probability of rolling a 3 on a six-sided dice = 1/6

Probability of head "and" rolling a three:
= 1/2 * 1/6 = 1/12

The answer is "D".

Good luck in your studies,
~ Mitch ~

Answer 2

idk

coin toss is 1 out of 2
cube is 1 out of 6

2 x 6 ?

if it was my chances of the lottery 1:1,000,000
(LOL)

I would pick D