Marilyn is playing a game where she draws a slip of paper with the words "Rock, Paper, Scissors" written on each slip from a hat. She then flips a coin. She predicts "Paper" and calls Tails. She wins if she is correct. What is the probability she will win?

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Alena Zhang

Mathematics

22 June, 16:04

Marilyn is playing a game where she draws a slip of paper with the words "Rock, Paper, Scissors" written on each slip from a hat. She then flips a coin. She predicts "Paper" and calls Tails. She wins if she is correct. What is the probability she will win?

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Kayla · Answer 1

1/6

Step-by-step explanation:

In a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors", there are three possibilities. The probability that Marilyn will get Paper is given as

1/3

In a coin flip, the probability that it will land on tails is

1/2

Therefore, the probability that she will win if she predicts "Paper" and calls Tails is the product of the individual probabilities:

1/3 * 1/2 = 1/6