find the probability of getting a number less than 6 when a dice is thrown

Решение

f in d t h e p ro babi l i t y o f g e tt in g a n u mb er l ess t han 6 w h e n a d i ce i s t h ro w n

\frac{5}{6}

десятичными цифрами

0.83333 \dots

Шаги решения

The possible outcomes when \mathrm{a die is rolled} is

{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} .

Therefore, the number of possible outcomes:

6

The number of favorable outcomes of \mathrm{getting a number less than 6 when a dice is thrown}:

5

Probability

= \frac{number of favorable outcomes}{total number of outcomes}

= \frac{5}{6}