Question

Compute the odds in favor of obtaining a number divisible by 2 or 3 in a single roll of a die. The odds in favor are: ____ to _____ ?? (Type a whole number).

Answer 1

Solution:

Consider an experiment of  single roll of a die.

Sample space S = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

Consider an event A : a number divisible by 2 or 3

So , A = {2,3,4,6}

So , there are 4 outcomes in the favor of event A.

No. of outcomes in the favor of event = 4

No. of outcomes Not in the favor of event = 6 - 4 = 2

odds in favor are 4 to 2