Question

A die has 6 faces marked by the given number as shown below:

1

2

3

–1

–2

–3

The die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting the smallest integer?

Answer 1

Given: The die’s faces are {1, 2, 3, –1, –2, –3} and it is tossed once.

Step-wise calculation:

1. The smallest integer on the faces is –3.

2. Total number of equally likely outcomes = 6.

3. Number of favourable outcomes getting –3 = 1.

4. Probability = `"Favourable"/"Total"`

= `1/6`

The probability of getting the smallest integer is `1/6` (≈ 0.1667).