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Suppose that you toss a coin and roll a die. What is the probability of obtaining tails or a six? (Enter the probability as a fraction.)

I came up with 1/6 which does not sound right

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11 years ago

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bobpursley
pr(tails OR six)=1/2 + 1/6 - .5*1/6

the last term represents both tail and six, which is not allowed, the question is OR.
11 years ago

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