Worked Examples · Example 2
Q.A die is rolled once. Find the probability of getting
(i) a number greater than ,
(ii) a number that is not a multiple of .
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✓ Free question
Here , so and all outcomes are equally likely.
(i) Number greater than . Favourable outcomes: , so .
(ii) Number that is not a multiple of . The multiples of on a die are , so . By the complement rule,
Independent check for (ii): the non-multiples of are , which is outcomes, giving directly — matches.
✓Final answer
(i) ; (ii) .
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