Britt rolls a regular six-sided die. Find the theoretical probability of

Question

each event. Express your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.
a) rolling a 6
b) rolling a number greater than 3
c) rolling an 8
d) rolling an even number
HELP!

Answer 1

in each case, P(event) = #successes / #total events
For each throw, there are 6 possible events.
So.
(a) there is only one 6, so P(6) = 1/6
now do the others in like wise. Don't be startled on (c).