25. A six-sided die has faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Suppose the die is "loaded", so that any particular even-numbered face is twice as likely to land face up as any particular odd-numbered face. If we roll this die once, what is the probability that the number showing is greater than 3? 7 (A) (B) 3 (C) (D) 12 (E) 16

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25. A six-sided die has faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Suppose the die is “loaded", so
that any particular even-numbered face is twice as likely to land face up as any particular
odd-numbered face. If we roll this die once, what is the probability that the number
showing is greater than 3?
(A)
(B)
(C)
7
(D)
(E)
16
Transcribed Image Text:25. A six-sided die has faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Suppose the die is “loaded", so that any particular even-numbered face is twice as likely to land face up as any particular odd-numbered face. If we roll this die once, what is the probability that the number showing is greater than 3? (A) (B) (C) 7 (D) (E) 16
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