Question

A standard die is rolled a single time and the number of dots on the upward
facing side is noted.
(a) List the outcomes in the sample space for throwing the die just once.

(b) Given the event of rolling a number less
than 5, list all the outcomes from (a) that
fall into this event.

(c) What is the probability of rolling a
number less than 5

Answer 1

a)- Outcomes that are on top of dice are-

1,2,3,4,5,6

b)- 1,2,3,4

c)- P(E)= 4/6

= 2/3