Question

You roll a 6-sided die.

What is P(odd)?

i need someone to explain this to me please.

Write your answer as a percentage.

Answer 1

50%

Explanation:

In total, there are six things that can happen when you roll a 6-sided die: you either roll a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or a 6.

Three of these numbers are odd, therefore meaning the chances of you rolling an odd number is
`(3)/(6)` (because there are 6 events which could occur, 3 of which are odd)

Converting this into a fraction can be made easier by simplifying the fraction. As both the numerator and denominator can be divided by 3, you can simplify the fraction to
`(1)/(2)`

To turn this into a percentage, first divide 100% by your denominator (2) to get 50%, and then multiply it by your numerator (1). Therefore, P(odd) is 50%.