Quantitative Aptitude
PROBABILITY MCQs
Probability, Probability I
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{9}{20}\)
Total number of balls = (2 + 3 + 2) = 7.
Let S be the sample space
Then, n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of 7
= 7C2
= \(\frac{(7\times6)}{(2\times1)}\)
=21.
Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.
So, n(E) = = Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls.
= 5C2
= \(\frac{(5\times4)}{(2\times1)}\)
=10.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{10}{21}\)
Total number of balls = (8 + 7 + 6) = 21.
Let E = event that the ball drawn is neither red nor green
= event that the ball drawn is blue.
So, n(E) = 7.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{7}{21}=\frac{1}{3}.\)
In two throws of a dice, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let E = event of getting a sum ={(3, 6), (4, 5), (5, 4), (6, 3)}.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}.\)
Here S = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT, HHH}
Let E = event of getting at most two heads.
Then E = {TTT, TTH, THT, HTT, THH, HTH, HHT}.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{7}{8}\)
n a simultaneous throw of two dice, we have n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Then, E = = {(1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6), (3, 2), (3, 4),
(3, 6), (4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 2), (5, 4), (5, 6), (6, 1),
(6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)}
So, n(E) = 27.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{27}{36}=\frac{3}{4}.\)
Let S be the sample space and E be the event of selecting 1 girl and 2 boys.
Then, n(S) = Number ways of selecting 3 students out of 25.
= 25C3 `
= \(\frac{(25\times24\times23)}{(3\times2\times1)}\)
= 2300.
n(E) = (10C1 x 15C2)
= \(\left[10\times\frac{(15\times14)}{(2\times1)}\right]\)
=1050.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{1050}{2300}=\frac{21}{46}.\)
P (getting a prize) = \(\frac{10}{(10+25)}=\frac{10}{35}=\frac{2}{7}.\)
Let S be the sample space.
Then, n(S) = 52C2 = \(\frac{(52\times51)}{(2\times1)}\) = 1326.
Let E = event of getting 2 kings out of 4.
So, n(E) = 4C2 = \(\frac{(4\times3)}{(2\times1)}\) = 6.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{6}{1326}=\frac{1}{221}.\)
Clearly, n(S) = (6 x 6) = 36.
Let E = Event that the sum is a prime number.
Then E = { (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 4), (1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3, 2), (3, 4), (4, 1), (4, 3),
(5, 2), (5, 6), (6, 1), (6, 5) }
So, n(E) = 15.
So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{15}{36}=\frac{5}{12}.\)