Answer: There is a 8/16 chance of getting a number under 9.
Explanation: There is a total of 16 sides on the die. If you look at the die numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and, 8 are all numbers under 9. Which explains how there are 8 sides. Meaning 8 numbers are 8 sides and 16 total numbers are 16 total sides. Therefore the answer is 8/16.