Question

Consider the experiment of tossing a die. What is the probability that we get an even number?

Answer 1

`3/6=1/2`

Explanation:

We have, I'm going to assume, a fair 6-sided die.

Probability is the ratio of "the results we want" divided by "all the possible results". In this case, what we want is an even number: 2, 4, 6 and so that's 3 results. The total possible results is 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. And so we get:

`3/6=1/2`