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A dice is thrown, what is the probability of getting multiples of 3?(a) 1/8(b) 1/6(c) 1/2(d) 1/3The question was asked in an international level competition.Enquiry is from Random Variables and its Probability Distributions topic in portion Probability of Mathematics – Class 12

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Correct choice is (d) 1/3

For explanation: POSSIBLE outcomes when a dice is thrown = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Multiples of 3 = {3, 6}

Total PROBABILITY = \(\frac {number \, of \, multiples \, of \, 3}{number \, of \, possible \, outcomes} = \frac {2}{6}=\frac {1}{3}\)



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