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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2012

Algebra Difficulty 1.1 Junior Find the answer Canada

Fifty-six hundredths is

Pick one

Solution

Each of the numbers $1,2,3,4,5,$ and 6 is equally likely to appear when the die is rolled.

Since there are six numbers, then each has a one in six chance of being rolled.
The probability of rolling a 5 is $\frac{1}{6}$ .

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