# Ex.5.3 Q2 Data Handling Solutions - NCERT Maths Class 8

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## Question

When a die is thrown, list the outcomes of an event of getting:

(i)  (a) a prime number

(b) not a prime number

(ii) (a) a number greater than $$5$$

(b) a number not greater than $$5$$

Video Solution
Data Handling
Ex 5.3 | Question 2

## Text Solution

What is known?

A situation in which a die is thrown.

When a dice is thrown,the possible outcomes are  $$1,2,3,4,5$$ and $$6.$$

What is unknown?

Outcomes of the situation under given conditions.

Reasoning:

All the possibilities of an event are known as its outcomes.

Steps:

(i)

(a) Outcomes of event of getting a prime number are $$2, 3$$ and $$5.$$

(b) Outcomes of event of not getting a prime number are $$1, 4$$ and $$6.$$

(ii)

(a) Outcomes of event of getting a number greater than $$5$$ is $$6.$$

(b) Outcomes of event of not getting a number greater than $$5$$ are $$1, 2, 3, 4$$ and $$5.$$

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