Question

Classify the following into impossible and sure events.
(i) The sun rises in the east.
(ii) A die numbered $1$ to $6$ showing a multiple of $10$.
(iii) A day in February having $29$ hours.
(iv) An even number leaving no remainder when divided by $2$.

Answer 1

(i) The first event is ‘The sun rises in the east’. It is a sure event.
(ii) The second event is ‘A die numbered $1$ to $6$ showing a multiple of $10$’. It is an impossible event.
(iii) The next event is ‘A day in February having $29$ hours’. It is an impossible event.
(iv) The last event is ‘An even number leaving no remainder when divided by $2$’. It is a sure event.