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Suppose Colby rolls the number cube 1000 times, about how many times can she expect to roll an odd number?​

Suppose Colby rolls the number cube 1000 times, about how many times can she expect-example-1
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Since there are 3 odd numbers ( 1, 3 and 5) and 3 even numbers ( 2, 4 and 6) in the cube ,

The chance of getting an odd number is 50/50 or 50%

So out of 1000 she will probably get 500 odd since 1000 × 0.5 (which is 50%) is 500

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