SOLUTION: A die is thrown once . Find the probability of getting no between 3 and 6

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Question 1091487: A die is thrown once . Find the probability of getting no between 3 and 6
Answer by mathmate(429) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assume that the die is fair.
Then the outcomes 1 to 6 are equiprobable.
Not between 3 and 6 means either 1 or 2.
The probability is therefore 2/6=1/3