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A die thrown once. The probability of getting a prime number is[CBSE 2013]

Total numbers of elementary events are: 6


Let E be the event of getting a prime number


Favourable numbers are: 2, 3, 5


Numbers of favourable outcomes are = 3


P (E) = 3/6 = 1/2

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