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In a Single Throw of a Die, the Probability of Getting a Multiple of 3 is - Mathematics

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Question

In a single throw of a die, the probability of getting a multiple of 3 is

Options

  • \[\frac{1}{2}\]

  • \[\frac{1}{3}\]

  • \[\frac{1}{6}\]

  • \[\frac{2}{3}\]

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Solution

A dice is thrown once

TO FIND: Probability of getting a multiple of 3.

Total number on a dice is 6.

Numbers which are on multiple of 3 are 3 and 6

Total number of numbers which are multiple of 3 is 2

`"We know that PROBABILITY" ="Number of favourable event"/"Total number of event"`

Hence probability of getting a number which are multiple of 3 is equal to `2/6=1/3`

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Chapter 16: Probability - Exercise 16.4 [Page 36]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 16 Probability
Exercise 16.4 | Q 5 | Page 36
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