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Question
Classify the following events:
Getting a number less than 1 on throwing a die.
Options
Certain to happen
Impossible to happen
May or may not happen
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Solution
Impossible to happen
Explanation:
Getting a number less than 1 on throwing a die is impossible, as a die does not have a number less than 1 on it.
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