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Question
When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 3 is ______.
Options
`1/6`
`1/3`
`1/2`
0
Solution
When a die is thrown, the probability of getting an odd number less than 3 is `underlinebb(1/6)`.
Explanation:
When a die is thrown, then total number of outcomes = 6
Odd number less than 3 is 1 only.
Number of possible outcomes = 1
∴ Required probability = `1/6`
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