Q9Short answerExercise 13.2
A student says that if you throw a die, it will show up 1 or not 1. Therefore, the probability of getting 1 and the probability of getting ‘not 1’ each is equal to . Is this correct? Give reasons.
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No, outcomes ‘1’ and ‘not 1’ are not equally likely, P (1) = , P (not 1) = , 6 6