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Question
A dice is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number less than or equal to 2?
Solution
Number of possible outcomes when dice is thrown = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
n(S) = 6
Event of getting a number less than or equal to 2 = E = {1, 2}
n(E) = 2
Probability of getting a number less than or equal to 2 =
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