Question:
A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?
Solution:
GIVEN: A dice is thrown once
TO FIND: Probability of getting a number greater than 4
Total number on a dice is 6.
Numbers greater than 4 are 5 and 6
Total number of numbers greater than 4 is 2
We know that PROBABILITY = 
Hence probability of getting a number greater than 4 is equal to 
Hence probability of getting a number greater than 4 is 