SOLUTION: A number is selected at random from the set {1,3,5,8,11,15}. What is the probability the number is greater than 8 or less than 3?

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Question 787133: A number is selected at random from the set {1,3,5,8,11,15}. What is the probability the number is greater than 8 or less than 3?
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Since the question is couched in terms of strictly greater than and strictly less than, there are 3 ways to be successful out of 6 total outcomes.

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