Multiple choice

A fair dice is rolled twice. The probability that an odd number will follow an even number is

  1. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  2. $\frac{1}{6}$
  3. $\frac{1}{3}$
  4. $\frac{1}{4}$
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Explanation

Probability of coming odd number is $\frac{1}{2}$ and the probability of coming even number is $\frac{1}{2}$. Both the events are independent to each other, thus probability of coming odd number after as even number is $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$

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