Homework Help Forum: Math

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:03pm.

What is the probability of rolling a number that is divisible by 2 or 3? What is rolling a number?

• Math - bobpursley, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:04pm

  you can roll 2,3,4,6 so, four numbers out of a possible six Pr=4/6

  
  

• Math - Anonymous, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:04pm

  This is refering to rolling a single die...so the probability would be 1 out of 6, right?

  
  

• Math - bobpursley, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:05pm

  No. You can roll any of four numbers out of six possibilities.

  
  

• Math - Anonymous, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 5:07pm

  That is right, because 4 and 6 are divisible by 2 and 3. I was just thinking of 2 and 3. Thanks again.

  
  

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