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The probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a fair die is

Total numbers of elementary events are: 6


Let E be the event of getting number greater than 2


Favourable numbers are: 3, 4, 5, 6


Numbers of favourable outcomes = 4


P (E) = 4/6 = 2/3

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