Question

A six sided dice has sides that are labeled one through six what is the probability of of it rolling on a 2 or a 5

Answer 1

1/3

Explanation:

Probability is the likelihood of a specific outcome.

Possible Outcomes

The first step in finding the probability of something is identifying all the possible outcomes. In this case, we have a six-sided dice. This means that there are 6 possible outcomes, 1 through 6. Additionally, we want to know the probability of rolling a 2 or 5. This means that there are 2 successful outcomes.

Probability

To find the probability of a simple event, divide the number of successful outcomes by possible outcomes. We already found that there are 2 successful outcomes and 6 total outcomes. So, all we need is to divide 2/6. We can simplify this further. The probability of rolling a 2 or 5 is 1/3 or approximately 33.3%.