you roll a six-sided die.what is the probability that it is an even number or less than five

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you roll a six-sided die.what is the probability that it is an even number or less than five

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When a six-sided die is rolled the sample space is

S={1,2,3,4,5,6}

n(S)=6

P(even number or less than five)=?

 

Let A be event that it is even number 

The possible outcomes for the event “even number” are {2, 4, 6}.

n(A)=3

B be event that it is less than 5

The possible outcomes for the event “number less than 5” are {1, 2,3,4}.

n(B)=4

 

n(A and B)=2

 

P(A or B)=?

 

 

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