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A die is thrown, find the probability of getting: a prime number - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

A die is thrown, find the probability of getting:

a prime number

योग

उत्तर

A die has six numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

∴ Number of possible outcomes = 6

a prime number

Number of favourable outcomes = a prime

number = 2,3,5, which is 3 in numbers

P(E) = `"Number of favourable outcomes"/"Number of all possible outcomes"`

= `3/6 = 1/2`

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अध्याय 23: Probability - Exercise 23 [पृष्ठ २५८]

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अध्याय 23 Probability
Exercise 23 | Q 1.1 | पृष्ठ २५८

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