Question

In a single throw of a dice, find the probability of getting a number greater than 4.

Answer 1

Sample space = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} 

n(s) = 6 

E = event of getting a number greater than 4 = {5, 6} 

n(E) = 2 

Probability of a number greater than 4 = `(n(E))/(n(s)) = 2/6 = 1/3`