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A die is thrown once. The… (Class 10 Maths 2025, Q14)

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MathsCBSE Class 10 · Standard · Board exam 2025, set 30/3/1 · 1 mark · MCQ

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics Standard 2025: question 14

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2025, paper 30/3/1, section A, question 14, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q14 · 1 mark · MCQProbability

A die is thrown once. The probability of getting a number which is not a factor of 36, is :

  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 30/3/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

List the six outcomes of a die.

Hint 2

Check which of them divide 36 exactly.

Step-by-step solution

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  1. A die has 6 outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Of these, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 are factors of 36; only 5 is not.

  2. So P(not a factor of 36) . The answer is option (C).

    1 mark

Answer: , option (C)

Where the marks are

  • Identifies 5 as the only outcome that is not a factor of 36, giving (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Probability, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2025 board paper, set 30/3/1 (Standard): every question, by section.

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