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5. Operations with Radical Expressions
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Exercise 66 Page 421

The probability of an event occurring is the ratio of the positive outcomes to the possible outcomes.

A

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When calculating probability, you are comparing the number of positive outcomes to the number of possible outcomes. P=Positive Outcomes/Possible OutcomesWe want a number less than 4 to occur on the cube. Because there are numbers from 1 to 6 on the cube, only numbers 1, 2, and 3 are less than 4, so the number of positive outcomes is equal to 3. The number of possible outcomes is the number of the sides of the cube. Positive:&3 Possible:&6 Let's form our ratio and then simplify it as much as possible.

P=Positive Outcomes/Possible Outcomes
P=3/6
P=1/2

The probability of a number less than 4 occurring on the cube is 12, which corresponds to option A.