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Find P(not rolling 1, 3, 4, or 5) with one number cube.

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The event "not rolling 1, 3, 4, or 5" is the same event as "rolling 2 or 6".

Since the possible outcomes of a number cube have the same probability, the probability of rolling 2 or 6 is given by


\frac{\text{\# of good outcomes}}{\text{\# of possible outcomes}}=(2)/(6)=(1)/(3)

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