Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the probability that it will land inside the circle with diameter 1m?

Area of rectangle = l × b = 3 × 2 = 6 m2

Area of circle (of diameter 1 m) = r2


= π * ()2


=


P (die will land inside the circle)


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