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Question
A die has 6 faces marked by the given numbers as shown below:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | – 1 | – 2 | – 3 |
The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a positive integer?
Solution
| 1 | 2 | 3 | – 1 | – 2 | – 3 |
Total number of outcomes = 6
P (a positive integer) = `3/6 = 1/2`
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