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  • Mar 9, 2008, 09:50 AM
    TARHEEL85
    who do i find the probability
    a six sided dicen numbered 1-6 is rolled. What's the probability that the roll results in an odd number or a number less than 4?
  • Mar 9, 2008, 10:09 AM
    galactus
    This is a not mutually exclusive case.

    How many odd numbers are on a die? 1,3,5

    3 of them.

    How many numbers less than 4? 1,2,3

    3 of them.

    So far we have 3/6+3/6=1/2+1/2.

    But we have to subtract off the odds less than 4, otherwise, we double count.

    How many odds less than 4? 1,3

    2/6=1/3

    So, we have 1/2+1/2-1/3 is the probability of drawing an odd or a number less than 4.

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