A number cube has the faces labeled 1 through 6.

What is the probability of the given event in words and as a fraction?

a number greater than 3

A.

2 out of 6 or 1/3

B.

3 out of 6 or 1/2

C.

4 out of 6 or 2/3

D.

5 out of 6 or 5/6

To determine the probability asked in the problem above, know first that there are 6 samples in the problems. These are the faces labeled from 1 to 6. Among the numbers, there are only 3 numbers greater than 3: 4, 5, and 6. The probability is obtained by dividing the success results by sample. The division gives 3/6 or 1/2. Thus, the answer for the problem is letter B.