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Question 1(b) We know that, where all the outcomes are equally likely, the probability of an event E is given by

P(E)

# favorable outcomes

total # outcomes

By part (a), the tiotal number of outcomes is 1,440. To calculate the number of favorable outcomes, we use

Step1:	Choose the matching pair numbers on the dice	6 possible outcomes
Step2:	Choose heads for the coin toss.	1 possible outcome
Step3:	Choose the 2 lime bears and one non-lime one	C(2,2) C(4,1) = 14 = 4 possible outcomes

Thus, by the mulitplication principle, the total number of favorable outcomes is 6 1 4 = 24.

Putting this all together gives

P(E)

# favorable outcomes

total # outcomes

1,440

0.0167

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