Question

Find the probability of getting a number greater than 4 when a die is thrown.

• A. $1$
• B. $\frac{1}{2}$
• C. $\frac{1}{3}$
• D. $\frac{1}{4}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C

$\frac{1}{3}$

The possible outcomes when a die is rolled are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Among the outcomes, the numbers greater than 4 are 5, 6.

So, the number of favourable outcomes is 2 and the number of possible outcomes = 6.

$\because$ Probability of an event, P(E) = $\frac{\text{number of favourable outcomes}}{\text{total number of outcomes}}$

$\therefore$ The probability of getting a prime number is = $\frac{2}{6}$
​​​​​​​= $\frac{1}{3}$