Question

Which of the following arguments are correct and which are not correct? Give a reason for your answer.

If a die is thrown, there are two possible outcomes, an odd number or an even number. Therefore, the probability of getting an odd number is 1/2.

Options

• Correct

• Incorrect

Answer 1

The given argument is correct.

Explanation:

When a dice is thrown, the possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Out of these, 1, 3, 5 are odd and 2, 4, 6 are even numbers.

Therefore, the probability of getting an odd number is `1/2`.