what is the probability of flipping heads and rolling an odd number? write your answer as a fraction or a…

Explanation:

Step1: Probability of flipping heads

A coin has 2 sides (heads and tails), so the probability of flipping heads is $\frac{1}{2}$.

Step2: Probability of rolling an odd - number

A die has 6 sides numbered 1 - 6. The odd numbers are 1, 3, 5. So the probability of rolling an odd number is $\frac{3}{6}=\frac{1}{2}$.

Step3: Probability of both events

Since the coin - flip and die - roll are independent events, we multiply the probabilities of each event. So the probability of flipping heads and rolling an odd number is $\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}$.

Answer:

$\frac{1}{4}$