D dedwards New member Joined Sep 3, 2008 Messages 9 Sep 5, 2008 #1 a red die and a blue die are tossed. What is the probability that the red die shows a 3 and the blue die shows a number greater than 3? 3:3 breaks down to be 1/5 probability, is this work right?
a red die and a blue die are tossed. What is the probability that the red die shows a 3 and the blue die shows a number greater than 3? 3:3 breaks down to be 1/5 probability, is this work right?
D Deleted member 4993 Guest Sep 5, 2008 #2 Re: probabilities and statistics... dedwards said: a red die and a blue die are tossed. What is the probability that the red die shows a 3 and the blue die shows a number greater than 3? 3:3 breaks down to be 1/5 probability, is this work right? Click to expand... As I see it: Red has only 1 choice out of 6 Blue has 3 choices (4 or 5 or 6) out of 6. So what is the combined probability?
Re: probabilities and statistics... dedwards said: a red die and a blue die are tossed. What is the probability that the red die shows a 3 and the blue die shows a number greater than 3? 3:3 breaks down to be 1/5 probability, is this work right? Click to expand... As I see it: Red has only 1 choice out of 6 Blue has 3 choices (4 or 5 or 6) out of 6. So what is the combined probability?
