Caitlyn calculated the probability of the complement of rolling a number greater than 2 on a 6-side number cube. She made her calculation as follows.
P(less than or equal to 2):
(Numbersgreaterthan * 2)/(Numberslessthanorequalto * 2) = 4/2
Did she make an error? Explain.
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Yes, Caitlyn made an error in calculating the probability. The correct calculation should be: P(less than or equal to 2) = Numbers less than or equal to 2 / Total numbers on the cube, which is 2/6 or 1/3.
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