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 is it possible that P(A)=17/3 = 5 2/3 ?  Nope!

Note:   0 ≤ P(A) ≤ 1 

Answer by mathmate(429)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
  

Question:

is it possible that P(A)=17/3 ?

 

Solution:

If P(A)=17/3 is meant to say that the probability of event A happening is 17/3, then the answer is it is not possible.

By Kolmogorov's axioms of probability, probability of ANY event must lie between zero and one, inclusively. 

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