Question

An 8-sided solid is labeled with faces 1, 2, 3, skip, 4, 5, 6, skip. What is the sample space for the number solid, and what is the probability of rolling a 1?
A.
{1,2,3,4,5,6,skip,skip}; P(1)=0.125

B.
{1,2,3,skip,4,5,6}; P(1)=0.14

C.
{1,2,3,4,5,6, skip}; P(1)=0.125

D.
{1,2,3,4,5,6}; P(1)=0.17

Answer 1

Using it's concepts, it is found that the sample space and the desired probability are given by:

C. {1,2,3,4,5,6,skip}; P(1)=0.125

What is the sample space of an experiment?

The sample space is the set that contains all possible outcomes for an experiment.

If an outcome happens more than once, as is the case for the "skip" in this problem, it is shown only once on the sample space, hence for this problem it is given by:

{1,2,3,4,5,6, skip}

What is a probability?

A probability is given by the number of desired outcomes divided by the number of total outcomes.

In this problem, one out of eight outcomes result in a one, hence:

P(1) = 1/8 = 0.125.

Which means that option C is correct.

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