You roll a fair six-sided die. If the die shows a prime number then you toss a fair coin that number of times. If the die shows a non-prime number, you do not toss the coin at all. What is the probability that you see at least two Heads?

You roll a fair six-sided die. If the die shows a prime number then you toss a fair coin that number of times. If the die shows a non-prime number, you do not toss the coin at all. What is the probability that you see at least two Heads?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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