A die is loaded in such a way that each odd number is twice as likely to occur as each even number. Find P(G), where G is the event that a number greater than 3 occurs on a single roll of the die.

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A die is loaded in such a way that each odd number is twice as likely to occur as each even number. Find P(G), where G is the event that a number greater than 3 occurs on a single roll of the die.

Solution:

The probability of odd numbers
$\begin{array}{l} =2 \times \text { (Probability of even number) } \\ \Rightarrow P(\text { Odd })=2 \times P \text { (Even) } \\ \text { Now, } P(\text { Odd })+P(\text { Even })=1 \\ \Rightarrow 2 P \text { (Even })+P(\text { Even })=1 \\ \Rightarrow 3 P \text { (Even) }=1 \\ P(\text { Even })=1 / 3 \end{array}$
Therefore,
$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{O} \mathrm{dd})=1-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{3-1}{3}=\frac{2}{3}$
The total no. occurs on a single roll of die $=6$
And the no. greater than $3=4,5$ or 6
Therefore, $P(G)=P$ (no. greater than 3 $)$
$=P($ no. is 4,5 or 6 $)$
So here, 4 and 6 are the even numbers and 5 is odd
$\begin{array}{l} \therefore \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{G})=2 \times \mathrm{P}(\text { Even }) \times \mathrm{P}(\text { Odd }) \\ =2 \times 1 / 3 \times 2 / 3 \\ =4 / 9 \end{array}$
As a result, the required probability is $4 / 9$