Question

Rolling a 2 on a number cube is

1. likely
2. unlikely
3. as likely as not (50/50)
4. impossible
5. certain

Answer 1

2. unlikely

Explanation:

The probability of rolling a 2 is 1/6, 0r 0.1666... .

Probabilities and their meanings:

0 - impossible

between 0 and 0.5 - from unlikely to almost as likely as not

0.5 - as likely as not

between 0.5 and 1 - from as likely as not to almost certain

1 - certain

This probability is 0.1666... which is in the category from 0 to 0.5. It is closer to 0 than to 0.5, so although it is not impossible, it is unlikely.

Answer: 2. unlikely