Question

You roll a 6-sided die.

What is P(5)?

Answer 1

1/6

Explanation:

you have a 6 sided die that is numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

you roll it once, so the probability that you will roll a five is 1/6

this is because you only want one specific number so that goes on the numerator of the fraction.

then, you have to multiply how many sides you have on the die to the number of rolls. in this case we have one roll and six sides. so the six goes on the denomerator side of the fraction