Question

Assume that a fair die is rolled. The sample space is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and all the outcomes are equally likely. Find the probability of rolling an odd number. Express your answer in exact form.

Answer 1

The probability of rolling an odd number on a fair die is 1/2 or 0.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the probability of rolling an odd number, we need to determine the number of favorable outcomes (rolling an odd number) and divide it by the total number of possible outcomes. In this case, the sample space consists of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Out of these numbers, three of them are odd (1, 3, and 5). Therefore, the probability of rolling an odd number is 3/6, which simplifies to 1/2 or 0.5.