If one of the 50 states is chosen at random, then a standard die is rolled, Find the probability of getting a state that starts with the letter N, then a number that is at least 2.

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We have that the US states that start with the letter 'N' are:

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

The probability of selecting a state that starts with an N is 8/50, and the probability of rolling at least a 2 in a die is 5/6, therefore:

[tex]\begin{gathered} P(\text{select state that starts with an N and rolling at least a 2)=} \\ (\frac{8}{50})(\frac{5}{6})=\frac{40}{50\cdot6}=\frac{40}{300}=\frac{4}{30}=\frac{2}{15} \end{gathered}[/tex]

therefore, the probability is 2/15