A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number lying between 2 and 6?


Total numbers of elementary events are: 6 being a dice having six faces

Let E be the event of getting a prime number


The favorable outcomes are: 3, 4, 5,


Total number of favorable outcomes are = 3


P (number between 2 and 6) = P (E) = 3/6 =1/2


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