Richard has two six-sided Dice and 1 quarter. he is conducting an experiment to test the probability of rolling a sum of 7 using the dice and then flipping a head on the coin. What is the correct probability.a. 1/6b. 1/24c. 1/12d. 1/18

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The 2 dice are six-sided and the quarter is a coin with head and tail.

The probability that you will roll a sum of 7 can be calculated below

Rolling a sum of 7 can be

(1, 6)(2, 5)(3, 4)(4, 3)(5, 2)(6, 1)

[tex]p(\text{ sum of 7)=}\frac{favorable\text{ outcome}}{\text{total outcome}}=\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}[/tex]

The probability of flipping a head can be calculated below

[tex]p(H)=\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]p(\text{ sum of 7 and a head)=}\frac{1}{6}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{12}[/tex]