Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Probability · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
An unbiased die is tossed. Find the probability of getting a multiple of 3.
Answer
Answer (as printed):
Explanation
Here $S=\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$. Let $E$ be the event of getting a multiple of 3. Then, $E=\{3,6\}$. $\therefore P(E)=\frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{2}{6}=\frac{1}{3}$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.