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You roll a six-sided die. Find the probability of the event described. Explain your reasoning. you roll a multiple of 3.​

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The probability is 1/3.
The only multiples of 3 are 3 and 6.
So there are only two good outcomes out of a total of 6. 2/6 = 1/3
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Answer:

1/3

Explanation:

You could roll a 1,2,3,4,5,6

What are the multiples of 3? They are 3,6

P( multiple of 3) = number of multiples of 3 / total

=2/6

=1/3

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