Question

What are the odds of rolling a 6 on a regular six sided die?

Answer 1

@Michele_Laino

Answer 2

i think its 1:6 @Michele_Laino

Answer 3

I think that they are 1, 3, and 5

Answer 4

namely the odd numbers are 1, 3, and 5

Answer 5

the requested probability is:
\[\frac{{{\text{favorable outcomes}}}}{{{\text{possible outcomes}}}} = \frac{1}{6}\]

Answer 6

IS ODDS DIFFERENT THE PROBABILITY @Michele_Laino

Answer 7

1/6

Answer 8

but isnt probability and odds different

Answer 9

for example, the odds is the probability when all the possible outcomes are different each from other

Answer 10

so 1:6 would be correct?

Answer 11

for odds?

Answer 12

I'm pondering

Answer 13

@Odds is defined as success : failures.

There are two numbers greater than or equal to 5. Those numbers are 5 and 6. The failures would be the numbers that are not greater than or equal to 5. Those numbers are 1, 2, 3, and 4.

This means that odds is 2 : 4 or 1 : 2.

Answer 14

im confused.

Answer 15

probabily would be 1:6 but for odds it would be 1:5 correct?

Answer 16

here is the right definition of odds:
"odds is the ratio between the probability that an event occurs and the probability that the same event not occurs"
so for question #1
probability to get "m" = 1/7
probability to get not an "m" = 1-(1/7)=6/7

\[\Large odds = \frac{{1/7}}{{6/7}} = \frac{1}{6}\]

Answer 17

another example:
for a six sided dice, we have:
probability to get a "6" = 1/6
probability to get not a "6" = 1-(1/6)= 5/6
so:
\[\Large odds = \frac{{1/6}}{{5/6}} = \frac{1}{5}\]

Answer 18

finally:
question #3
probability to get "g" = 2/7
probability to get not a "g" = 1-(2/7) = 5/7
so:
\[\Large odds = \frac{{2/7}}{{5/7}} = \frac{2}{5}\]

Answer 19

Such a complicated process to find out something so simple! Would've never guessed. Thanks for broadening my horizons :) @Michele_Laino

Answer 20

:)

Answer 21

1 chance in 6 possibilities ;)

Answer 22

1/6