Question

What is the probability of getting a number less than four on a fair die and a tail on a coin flip?

1/6
1/4
1/2
3/4

Answer 1

could you explain

Answer 2

@amistre64

Answer 3

what are your considerations?

Answer 4

i thought at first 1/2 (simplified of 3/6) but then i saw that coins were involved as well so would that lessen the probability to1/3

Answer 5

since P(n<4) and P(tails) are mutually exclusive, one does not effect the other

then P(n<4) and P(tails) is essentially their product

1/2 * 1/2

Answer 6

so it would be 1/4?