The probability that you roll a 5 on a six-sided die is start fraction one over six end fraction . the probability that you flip
a coin that lands on heads is start fraction one over two end fraction. the probability that you roll a 5 on a six-sided die and you flip a coin that lands on heads is start fraction one over 12 end fraction. what is the probability of flipping a coin and it landing on heads, given that you rolled a 5 on a six-sided die? are these two events independent?
Let event A be the coin landing on heads and let event B be rolling a 5 on a six-sided die. Events A and B are independent if, and only if: It is given in the question that the above condition for independence is met. Also A and B are independent if: P(A|B) = P(A) P(A) = 1/2 Therefore the probability of flipping a coin and it landing on heads, given that you rolled a 5 on a six-sided die is 1/2. The two events are independent.
1/8 times 5 equals 5/40 and 3/5 times 8 equals 24/40 you add them together to get 29/40 which can not be simplified then add 4 and 2 to get 6 so <u>6 29/40 </u>is your answer.