Question

A six Aidee die is rolled and a coin is tossed at the same time. What is the probability that the die will land on a number less than or equal to 5 AND the coin will land on tails? Write the answer is a fraction in lowest terms.

Answer 1

The possible outcomes are:

tails, 1

tails, 2

tails, 3

tails, 4

tails, 5

tails, 6

heads, 1

heads, 2

heads, 3

heads, 4

heads, 5

heads, 6

There are 12 total outcomes.

The number of favorable outcomes for this case is 5

Therefore, the probability is:

$\text{ P(tails and less than or equal to 5)}=\frac{5}{12}$