A coin is tossed and a die is thrown. Find the probability that the outcome will be a head or a number greater than $4$ .

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Probability of head=1/2
Probability that the number will be greater than 4=2/6=1/3
Probability that outcome is head and number greater than 4=(1/2)(1/3)=1/6

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A coin is tossed and a die is thrown. Find the probability that the outcome will be a head or a number greater than 4.

Probability of head=1/2Probability that the number will be greater than 4=2/6=1/3Probability that outcome is head and number greater than 4=(1/2)(1/3)=1/6

A coin is tossed and a die is thrown. Find the probability that the outcome will be a head or a number greater than $4$ .

Probability of head=1/2
Probability that the number will be greater than 4=2/6=1/3
Probability that outcome is head and number greater than 4=(1/2)(1/3)=1/6