Post Utme Afe Babalola University 2017 Mathematics Question 38

Practice objective / multiple choice question 38 from the 2017 Post Utme Afe Babalola University Mathematics examination.

Post Utme Afe Babalola University 2017 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 38 POST_UTME_AFE_BABALOLA_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • MATHEMATICS • objective

A random experiment consists of rolling a fair six-sided die. If the number rolled is even, the experimenter wins a prize. If the number rolled is odd, the experimenter loses a prize. If the probability of winning a prize is 0.5, find the probability of losing a prize.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \(P \text{winning} \\)\(= 0.5 implies P\)\(\text{lo\sing}\)\(= 0.5 )\)
B. \(P \text{winning} \\)\(= 0.5 implies P\)\(\text{lo\sing}\)\(= 0.25 )\)
C. \(P \text{winning} \\)\(= 0.5 implies P\)\(\text{lo\sing}\)\(= 0.75 )\)
D. \(P \text{winning} \\)\(= 0.5 implies P\)\(\text{lo\sing}\)\(= 0.25 )\)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\(P \text{winning} \\)\(= 0.5 implies P\)\(\text{lo\sing}\)\(= 0.5 )\)

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This is Post Utme Afe Babalola University 2017 Mathematics Question 38. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Afe Babalola University Mathematics examination.

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