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Probability, Probability I

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Question 1.

Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  2.    \(\frac{2}{5}\)
  3.    \(\frac{8}{15}\)
  4.    \(\frac{9}{20}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> \(\frac{9}{20}\)

Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}.


So, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{9}{20}\)

Question 2.

A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?

  1.    \(\frac{10}{21}\)
  2.    \(\frac{11}{21}\)
  3.    \(\frac{2}{7}\)
  4.    \(\frac{5}{7}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> \(\frac{10}{21}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{10}{21}\)

Question 3.

In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  2.    \(\frac{3}{4}\)
  3.    \(\frac{7}{19}\)
  4.    \(\frac{8}{21}\)
  5.    \(\frac{9}{21}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> \(\frac{1}{3}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{7}{21}=\frac{1}{3}.\)

Question 4.

What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  2.    \(\frac{1}{8}\)
  3.    \(\frac{1}{9}\)
  4.    \(\frac{1}{12}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> \(\frac{1}{9}\)

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,  \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}.\)

Question 5.

Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?

  1.    \(\frac{3}{4}\)
  2.    \(\frac{1}{4}\)
  3.    \(\frac{3}{8}\)
  4.    \(\frac{7}{8}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> \(\frac{7}{8}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{7}{8}\)

Question 6.

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two numbers whose product is even?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  2.    \(\frac{3}{4}\)
  3.    \(\frac{3}{8}\)
  4.    \(\frac{5}{16}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> \(\frac{3}{4}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{27}{36}=\frac{3}{4}.\)

Question 7.

In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three students are selected at random. The probability that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected, is:

  1.    \(\frac{21}{46}\)
  2.    \(\frac{25}{117}\)
  3.    \(\frac{1}{50}\)
  4.    \(\frac{3}{25}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> \(\frac{21}{46}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{1050}{2300}=\frac{21}{46}.\)


 


 

Question 8.

In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at random. What is the probability of getting a prize?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{10}\)
  2.    \(\frac{2}{5}\)
  3.    \(\frac{2}{7}\)
  4.    \(\frac{5}{7}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> \(\frac{2}{7}\)

P (getting a prize) =  \(\frac{10}{(10+25)}=\frac{10}{35}=\frac{2}{7}.\)

Question 9.

From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?

  1.    \(\frac{1}{15}\)
  2.    \(\frac{25}{57}\)
  3.    \(\frac{35}{256}\)
  4.    \(\frac{1}{221}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> \(\frac{1}{221}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{6}{1326}=\frac{1}{221}.\)

Question 10.

Two dice are tossed. The probability that the total score is a prime number is:

  1.    \(\frac{1}{6}\)
  2.    \(\frac{5}{12}\)
  3.    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  4.    \(\frac{7}{9}\)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> \(\frac{5}{12}\)

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, \(P(E) = \frac{n(E)}{n(S)}=\frac{15}{36}=\frac{5}{12}.\)

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