A special six-sided die is rolled. The probability of rolling a number that is a multiple of three is . The probability of rolling an even number is . A possibility for the numbers on the die is
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Solution
Using the special six-sided die, the probability of rolling a number that is a multiple of three is .
Since of 6 is 3, then exactly 3 numbers on the die must be multiples of 3.
Since the probability of rolling an even number is and of 6 is 2, then exactly 2 numbers on the die must be even.
The die in (A) has only 2 numbers that are multiples of 3 (3 and 6), and thus may be eliminated.
The die in (C) has 4 numbers that are even (), and thus may be eliminated.
The die in (D) has 3 numbers that are even (), and thus may be eliminated.
The die in (E) has 4 numbers that are multiples of 3 (), and thus may be eliminated.
The die in (B) has exactly 3 numbers that are multiples of 3 (), and exactly 2 even numbers (2 and 6), and is therefore the correct answer.