An unfair die is twice as likely to roll an even number than an odd number. what is the probability of it rolling an odd number?

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The probability is always expressed as a part of the whole. So, it can be in terms of fraction or percentage. The numerator is the number of possible events while the denominator is the number of total events. Let x be the number of times you roll an odd number. So, the number of times you roll an even number would be 2x. The total rolls would then be x + 2x. Thus, the probability of rolling an odd number is

Probability = x/(2x + x) = x/3x = 1/3

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$41\text{ [units squared]}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The octagon is irregular, meaning not all sides have equal length. However, we can break it up into other shapes to find the area.

The octagon shown in the figure is a composite figure as it's composed of other shapes. In the octagon, let's break it up into:

4 triangles (corners)
3 rectangles (one in the middle, two on top after you remove triangles)

Formulas:

Area of rectangle with length $l$ and width $w$ : $A=lw$
Area of triangle with base $b$ and height $h$ : $A=\frac{1}{2}bh$

Area of triangles:

All four triangles we broke the octagon into are congruent. Each has a base of 2 and a height of 2.

Thus, the total area of one is $A=\frac{1}{2}\cdot 2\cdot 2=2\text{ square units}$

The area of all four is then $2\cdot 4=8$ units squared.

Area of rectangles:

The two smaller rectangles are also congruent. Each has a length of 3 and a width of 2. Therefore, each of them have an area of $3\cdot 2=6$ units squared, and the both of them have a total area of $6\cdot 2=12$ units squared.