SOLUTION: If a fair die is tossed one time, find the probability of getting a number less than 3 or an odd number. thank-you

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Question 350096: If a fair die is tossed one time, find the probability of getting a number less than 3 or an odd number.
thank-you
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(1)=1%2F6
P(2)=1%2F6
P(odd)=3%2F6=1%2F2
P(<3 or odd)=1%2F6%2B1%2F6%2B1%2F2-1%2F6=2%2F3
1%2F6 is subtracted since the value of 1 is counted twice, once as an odd and once as a value less than 3.