Question

A fair six sided die is thrown.find the possibility Of getting the following a)a3 b)a4 c) a9 d) a1 or a2

Answer 1

a) 1/6. b) 1/6. c) 0. d) 1/3.

Explanation:

it's a fair die, so probability of getting any of the 6 numbers is equal.

that is, they all have probability 1/6.

a) p(3) = 1/6

b) p(4) = 1/6

c) p(9) = 0. die only goes up to 6.

d) p(1) = 1/6. p(2) = 1/6

p(1 or 2) = 1/6 + 1/6 = 2/6 = 1/3