Answer to Question #278601 in Statistics and Probability for itsolvin

Question

What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting heads, and then rolling a six-sided

die and getting a result with two or fewer pips showing

Answer 1

the probability of flipping a coin and getting head:

$P=0.5$

probability of getting a result with two or fewer pips showing:

$P=\frac{1+2+1}{36}=1/9$

total probability:

$1/2\cdot 1/9=1/18$