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Probability General Questions
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
A.
2
2
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B.5
8
C.
15
9
D.
20
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}.
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}.
n(E) 9
P(E) = = .
n(S) 20
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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?
10
A.
21
11
B.
21
2
C.
7
5
D.
7
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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 `
(7 x 6)
=
(2 x 1)
= 21.
Let E = Event of drawing 2 balls, none of which is blue.
n(E)= Number of ways of drawing 2 balls out of (2 + 3) balls.
= 5C2
(5 x 4)
=
(2 x 1)
= 10.
n(E) 10
P(E) = = .
n(S) 21
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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
A.
3
3
B.
4
7
C.
19
8
D.
21
9
E.
21
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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.
n(E) = 7.
n(E) 7 1
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 21 3
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4. What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
1
A.
6
1
B.
8
1
C.
9
1
D.
12
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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)}.
n(E) 4 1
P(E) = = = .
n(S) 36 9
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5. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
3
A.
4
1
B.
4
3
C.
8
7
D.
8
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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}.
n(E) 7
P(E) = = .
n(S) 8
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