Roberto will roll a number cube and flip a coin. The faces of the number cube are labeled 1 through 6. The coin can land on heads or tails. What is the probability that the number cube lands on an even number and the coin lands on tails?
Answer: There are 3 even numbers on the cube. There are 2 sides to a coin. there is a 1/2 chance of the cube landing on an even number. There is a 1/2 chance of the coin landing on tails.
There is a 1/4 chance of these events occurring together.