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A die is rolled, then the probability that a number 1 or 6 may appear is a. 2/3            b. /6            c. 1/3          d. 1/2

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Total number of sample space,
`S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}`
`therefore n(S) = 6`
Let A be the event of getting the number `1` or `6`
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