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A fair 6-sided die is colored in the following way: The faces of 1 - 3 are colored red. The faces of 4 and 5 are colored blue. The face of 6 is colored green. What is the probability that the face comes up red OR a prime number

User Jimmy Kane
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Answer:


(2)/(3)

Explanation:


1 \: 2\:3 are red


5 is prime.

Total of
4 possibilities out of
6


(4)/(6)

User Justin Wignall
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Answer:

There are 6 total possibilities, 3 red faces and 3 prime numbers however, 2 and 3 are prime numbers and they are red as well so total successful outcomes = 3 + 3 - 2 = 4. This means that the answer is 4 / 6 or 2 / 3.

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