Question

A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number between 3 and 6.

Answer 1

In a single throw of a die, the possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Total number of possible outcomes = 6

Let E be the event of getting a number between 3 and 6.

Then, the favourable outcomes are 4, 5.

Number of favourable outcomes = 2.

∴ Probability of getting a number between 3 and 6  

P (E) = `"Number of favourable outcomes"/"Total number of possible outcomes"`

= `2/6`

= `1/3`