You are rolling a number cube to help you pick the number of minutes you will run in each of your workout sets. Determine the probability of rolling an odd number three times in a row.(1 point)

Responses

1216
Start Fraction 1 over 216 End Fraction

12
Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction

32
Start Fraction 3 over 2 End Fraction

18
Start Fraction 1 over 8 End Fraction

1 answer

To determine the probability of rolling an odd number on a standard six-sided die (number cube), we first note that there are three odd numbers on a die: 1, 3, and 5. Thus, the probability \( P(\text{odd}) \) of rolling an odd number is:

\[ P(\text{odd}) = \frac{\text{Number of odd outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2} \]

You want to find the probability of rolling an odd number three times in a row. Since each roll is independent, we can multiply the probabilities of rolling an odd number (which is \( \frac{1}{2} \)) for each of the three rolls:

\[ P(\text{odd three times}) = P(\text{odd}) \times P(\text{odd}) \times P(\text{odd}) = \left( \frac{1}{2} \right)^3 = \frac{1}{8} \]

Now, looking at the given choices:

  1. \( \frac{1}{216} \)
  2. \( \frac{1}{2} \)
  3. \( \frac{3}{2} \)
  4. \( \frac{1}{8} \)

The correct answer is:

\[ \frac{1}{8} \]

Thus, the answer is \( \frac{1}{8} \).