SOLUTION: A 12-sided die is rolled. The set of equally likely outcomes is {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}. Find the probability of rolling a 3.

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Question 1203457: A 12-sided die is rolled. The set of equally likely outcomes is {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}. Find the probability of rolling a 3.
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ANSWER.  P = 1%2F12.


In all, there are 12 different possible outcomes with uniform likelihood.


Of them, only one outcome is preferable.


It gives the desired probability  P = favorable%2Ftotal = 1%2F12.    ANSWER

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