Question

A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a number less than 6 is ______.

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• `5/6`

• `1/6`

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Answer 1

A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a number less than 6 is `5/6`. 

Explanation:

When a die is thrown once, the total possible outcomes are {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and favourable outcomes of getting a number less than 6 are {1, 2, 3, 4,5}.

∴ Probability of getting a number less than 6

= `("Number of favourable outcomes")/("Total number of possible outcomes")`

= `5/6`

Hence, the required probability is `5/6`.