Farah rolls a fair dice and flips a fair coin. What is the probability of obtaining a 5 and a head?

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    Farah rolls a fair dice and flips a fair coin. What is the probability of obtaining a 5 and a head? Give your answer in its simplest form.

    Probability of a 5 is 1/6
    Probability of a head is 1/2

    Since each event is independent, we get the total probability by multiplying both together:
    P(5,H) = 1/6 * 1/2
    P(5,H) = 1/12
     

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