What would be the probability that a single toss of a die will result in a number less than 4 if it is given that the toss resulted in an odd number?
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Let Event A : toss resulted in an odd number Event B : number is less than 4
Therefore A = 1 , 3 , 5 i.e. p ( A ) = 3 / 6 = 1 / 2 B = 1 , 2 , 3 (A complement(Π) B) = {1,3} therefore p ( A Π B ) = 2 / 6 = 1 / 3 required probability p(number is less than 4 given that it is odd) = p(B/A) = probability of odd number/probability of event A = 1 / 3 × 2 / 1 = 2 / 3