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Question
A dice is thrown. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 2 or 3.
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Solution
The sample space of the given experiment is given by
S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
∴ n (S) = 6
Let C be the event of occurrence of a multiple of 2 or 3.
Then C = {2, 3, 4, 6}
i.e. n (C) = 4
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