A single die is rolled. Find the probability of each of the following events :
A getting a number less than 4
B getting a number greater than 4

Respuesta :

[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] and [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

There are 6 possible outcomes when rolling a die, 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5, 6

A

numbers less than 4 are 1, 2, 3

P( number less than 4 ) = [tex]\frac{3}{6}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex]

B

numbers greater than 4 are 5, 6

P( number greater than 4 ) = [tex]\frac{2}{6}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]