A coin is tossed and then a die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a head followed by a 4?

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A coin is tossed and then a die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a head followed by a 4?
2. A pair of dice is rolled thrice. What is the probability of getting doubles in the three rolls?
3. There are 7 green, 4 blue and 9 red marbles in a box. A marble is drawn at random and after recording its
color, the marble is returned in the box. Another marble is then drawn. What is the probability that both marbles
are red?
4. Suppose a football player has a 65% chance of making a goal that he can keep each time he tries to make a
goal. What is the probability that he makes a goal the first three times he tries to but not on the fourth try?
Transcribed Image Text:A coin is tossed and then a die is rolled. What is the probability of getting a head followed by a 4? 2. A pair of dice is rolled thrice. What is the probability of getting doubles in the three rolls? 3. There are 7 green, 4 blue and 9 red marbles in a box. A marble is drawn at random and after recording its color, the marble is returned in the box. Another marble is then drawn. What is the probability that both marbles are red? 4. Suppose a football player has a 65% chance of making a goal that he can keep each time he tries to make a goal. What is the probability that he makes a goal the first three times he tries to but not on the fourth try?
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