document.write( "Question 1074692: Compute the probability of rolling an odd or a prime number when you roll a six-sided die. \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The numbers on a die which are either odd or prime are these four:\r\n" );
document.write( "1,2,3, and 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "All the numbers on a die are these six:\r\n" );
document.write( "1,2,3,4,5, and 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So there are 4 ways out of 6 that you can roll an odd or prime number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "When calculating probabilities, \"out of\" means \"over\" or \"divided by.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So 4 ways out of 6 means there is a probability of \"4 over 6\" or a \r\n" );
document.write( "probability of 4/6 which reduces to a probability of 2/3. That means\r\n" );
document.write( "that two-thirds if the time when you roll a die it will land either\r\n" );
document.write( "an odd number or a prime number. \r\n" );
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document.write( "[or both if you happen to roll 3 or 5.]\r\n" );
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