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You have an eight-faced die. In this die, one of the faces contains 1, two faces contain 2, three faces contain 3 and other faces contain a 4 and a 5 respectively. What is the number of favourable outcomes of obtaining a 3, while a dice is thrown?


A

1

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2

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3

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4

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Solution

The correct option is C

3


Given,

Sample space = {1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5}

In this case, three of the faces have the number 3. So the number of favourable outcomes of a 3 occurring is 3.


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