One die is drawn below in two different ways. Find the number opposite 1.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 5
A face of a die touches four other faces and is opposite the one face it never touches. Faces seen together in one picture are neighbours, so they can never be opposite each other.
1 is seen next to 3 and 4 in (i); 2 and 6 in (ii). So 1 touches four faces, and the only face left, 5, is opposite 1
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) 3 — Incorrect. 3 is seen next to 1 in picture (i), so it touches 1 and cannot be opposite it.
Option (2) 4 — Incorrect. 4 is seen next to 1 in picture (i), so it touches 1 and cannot be opposite it.
Option (4) 6 — Incorrect. 6 is seen next to 1 in picture (ii), so it touches 1 and cannot be opposite it.