Question

A dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting an even number.

Answer 1

Sample space = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} 

n(S) = 6 

E = the possible even numbers = {2, 4, 6} 

n(E) = 3 

Probability of getting an even number = P(S)

= `(n(E))/(n(S))`

= `3/6`

= `1/2`