If a fair six-sided die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling an even number?

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If a fair six-sided die is rolled, what is the probability of rolling an even number?

Probability is found by comparing how many outcomes make the event happen to the total number of possible outcomes. A fair six-sided die has six equally likely faces, and the even numbers are 2, 4, and 6—three favorable outcomes. So the chance of rolling an even number is 3 out of 6, which simplifies to 1/2. In other words, there’s a 50% chance of rolling an even number. The other fractions would imply different counts of favorable outcomes (for example, 1/6 means only one favorable face, 2/3 would mean four favorable faces), which doesn’t match this scenario.

Probability is found by comparing how many outcomes make the event happen to the total number of possible outcomes. A fair six-sided die has six equally likely faces, and the even numbers are 2, 4, and 6—three favorable outcomes. So the chance of rolling an even number is 3 out of 6, which simplifies to 1/2. In other words, there’s a 50% chance of rolling an even number. The other fractions would imply different counts of favorable outcomes (for example, 1/6 means only one favorable face, 2/3 would mean four favorable faces), which doesn’t match this scenario.

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