Question

You roll a 6 sided die and toss a coin. What is the probability of rolling a number less than three and then getting heads?

Im pretty sure the answer is 1/6, but I just want someone to explain and confirm or deny my answer.

Answer 1

You're correct.

The die has a 2/6 chance of getting a number less than 3, simplified to 1/3 chance
The coin has a 1/2 chance of getting heads
Multiply the probabilities to get the probability of both happening,

1/2 * 1/3 is 1/6.

Answer 2

Hello there! Thank you for asking your question here at Brainly! I will be assisting you today with your problem, and will teach you how to handle it on your own in the future.

First, let's take a look at the problem we're dealing with.
"You roll a 6 sided die and toss a coin. What is the probability of rolling a number less than three and then getting heads?"

To do this, we need to count how many numbers are less than 3 on a 6 sided die, which is 2/6, or 1/3 simplified.

Now, we need to figure out the probability of landing on heads on a coin, which is 1/2 since there are only two outcomes.

We have our fractions, 1/3 and 1/2.

To figure out the probability of both, we multiply the fractions.

1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6.

Your probability of landing on a number less than three and then getting heads is 1/6.

Your original answer is correct.

I hope this helps!