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Worked Examples · Example 2

Q.A die is rolled once. Find the probability of getting

(i) a number greater than 44,
(ii) a number that is not a multiple of 33.
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✓ Free question

Here S={1,2,3,4,5,6}S=\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}, so n(S)=6n(S)=6 and all outcomes are equally likely.

(i) Number greater than 44. Favourable outcomes: {5,6}\{5,6\}, so n(A)=2n(A)=2.

P(A)=n(A)n(S)=26=13.P(A)=\frac{n(A)}{n(S)}=\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{3}.

(ii) Number that is not a multiple of 33. The multiples of 33 on a die are {3,6}\{3,6\}, so P(multiple of 3)=26=13P(\text{multiple of }3)=\dfrac{2}{6}=\dfrac{1}{3}. By the complement rule,

P(not a multiple of 3)=1−13=23.P(\text{not a multiple of }3)=1-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{2}{3}.

Independent check for (ii): the non-multiples of 33 are {1,2,4,5}\{1,2,4,5\}, which is 44 outcomes, giving 46=23\dfrac{4}{6}=\dfrac{2}{3} directly — matches.

✓Final answer

(i) P=13P=\dfrac{1}{3}; (ii) P=23P=\dfrac{2}{3}.

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