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Let's take the simple case of tossing a coin. You may end up with the Head facing up or the Tail facing up. If the coin is perfectly balanced then in the long run (say a 1000 tosses) you will get about 500 heads and 500 tails. You will never get 1000 heads or 1000 tails. In this simple experiment the probability of heads is defined as 500/1000 and the proability of tails is defined as 500/1000 where the numerator represnets in each case a "tagged" event and the denominator denotes the "toal" events. Thus in the case above the occurrence of Head or Tail can never be 1000, it will always be less the 1000 (the total attempts in the experiment). Hence 500/1000 (ratio of "tagged" event to the total eveents) which is defined as the probability can never be 1. In the extreme case where the coin is weighted (a counterfeit)such that you always get heads facing up then out of 1000 tries you will get 1000 heads and zero tails. In this case the probability of heads is 1 and the probability of tails is zero. I hope this explanation helps. Thus true probablity of an event lies between 0 and 1, both inclusive.
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What are the 3 different ways you can write probability?
If the probability of an event x happening is P(x) where P(x) must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1, P(x) can be written as: 1. A decimal, for example P(x)=.5 2. A fraction, for example P(x)=1/2 3. A percent, for example, P(X)=50%.
What do you call less than 1 dollar?
Any amount that is equal to or less than $.99.
What are integers less than or equal to 2?
The integers less than or equal to 2 are: {2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -3, ...}
What is the probability of getting less than 10 when you roll a dice?
A die normally has six sides with the numbers 1 to 6 on them, so any roll will be less than 10 and thus the probability of getting less than 10 with a die is 1. With two normal dice, the sum of the digits on the dice added together ranges from 2 to 12 and the probability of getting less than 10 is the same as 1 minus the probability of getting 10 or more. There are 36 ways the two dice can fall and 10 can be achieved in 3 ways (4&6, 5&5, 6&4), 11 can be achieved in 2 ways (5&6, 6&5) and 12 in 1 way (6&6). Thus the probability of getting 10 or more with 2 dice is (3+2+1)/36 = 6/36 = 1/6 So the probability of getting less than 10 is 1-1/6 = 5/6
Is one eighth greater than one tenth and less than one third?
1/8 is indeed greater than 1/10 and less than 1/3. Expressed as a decimal, 1/8 is equal to 0.125, 1/10 is equal to 0.1, and 1/3 is equal to 0.3 recurring (that is, 0.3333...)
What can a probability number be larger than?
Larger or equal to 0 but less than or equal to 1
What is probability of rolling a number less than or equal to 2 on then number cube?
It is 1/3
What is a probability that a positive integer less than or equal to 24 is factor of 24?
1/3
What is the probability of rolling a number less than or equal to 12 when rolling two number cubes?
It is 1.
Is it significant to get a twelve when a pair of dice is rolled with probability of less than or equal to five tenth?
The probability to get a 12, with two dice, is 1/36.
Are the probability values always greater than or equal to 0 or less than or equal to 1 or all positive numbers?
Probability values are never negative and are always between 0-1 according to the definition Probability of A= Number of outcomes classified as A/Total number of possible outcomes
If a die is rolled what is the probability of getting a number less than or equal to 6?
Since all numbers on a die are 6 or below, the probability is 6/6, 1, or 100%.
When probability is less then 0 what happen?
Probability can not be less than 0 or greater than 1. A probability of 0 means there is no possibility whatsoever of an event occurring. A probability of 1 means that the event is guaranteed to occur no matter what.
Can a probability be more than 1 or less than 0?
No. A probability of 1 means something will definitely happen. There cannot be a greater certainty than that, so probability cannot be greater than 1. 0 means there is no chance of something happening. You cannot have less than no chance of something happening. So a probability cannot be less than 0.
What is the probability of rolling a number less than 1?
The probability of rolling a number less than 1 on a standard 6-sided die is zero. It will not happen.
How do you find the probability of rolling a number less than a certain number on one roll of a die?
The probability of rolling a number on a die is 1 out of the number of sides on the die. So, for a six sided die, the probability of rolling a 4 is 1/6. The probability of rolling a 4 or a 5 becomes 2/6 or 1/3. This is because there are two acceptable outcomes out of six. So when finding the probability of rolling a number less than x on a y sided die, it becomes x-1 / y. It is x-1 because the outcome is to roll less than the number, not less than or equal.
Can the value of probability be less than zero?
No. Probability must be between 0 and 1.
