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?
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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?
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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