SOLUTION: if a die is tossed once.what is the probability of obtaining even or prime number. ...... 2/3 1/3

Question 964117: if a die is tossed once.what is the probability of obtaining even or prime number. ...... 2/3 1/3
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, LinnW:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Possible outcomes : 1,2,3,4,5,6 <--- 6 of them
Even outcomes : 2,4,6 <--- 3 of them
Prime outcomes : 2,3,5 <--- 3 of them
Both Even and Prime : 2 <--- 1 of them

The only number remaining is 1 which is neither prime nor even.

Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The possible outcomes are 1 2 3 4 5 or 6.
2,3 and 5 are prime.
2,4 and 6 are even.
So outcomes of 2 3 4 5 or 6 meet our criteria
This means that the probability is 5/6
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