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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. A jar contains 25 nickels and 75 dimes. If four coins are chosen at random, what
is the probability that the four coins total 25? Round your answer to 3 decimal
places.

2. A newly married couple plan to have 5 children. What is the probability that they
will have 3 girls and 2 boys?

3. The letters M, H, T, and A are written on slips of paper. The four slips of paper are
placed in a hat. The slips are then selected one at a time from the hat. What is
the probability that the order in which they are chosen spells MATH?

4. There are 10 females and 8 males prepared to work on a committee. What is the
probability that there are exactly three females on the committee?

5. 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?
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Worksheet number 3
Probability
1. If the four coins total 25, there must be 3 nickels and 1 dime.

Because the order in which the coins are selected does not matter, use combinations.

The number of ways 3 nickels can be selected from 25 nickels is 25C3; and the number
of ways 1 dime can be selected from 75 dimes is 75C1.

Using the Fundamental Counting Principle, the number of ways of selecting 3 nickels
and 1 dime is n(E) = 25C3 x 75C1.

The number of outcomes in the sample space is the number of ways 4 coins can be
selected from the 100 coins in the jar. Therefore, n(S) = 100C4.

The probability that the four coins total 25 is approximately 0.044 or 4.4%.

2. The number of ways of having three girls (G) and two boys (B) is the number of
distinguishable arrangements of G G G B B.

Therefore, the number of outcomes in the event is

Each of five children can be a boy or a girl. Using the Fundamental Counting Principle,
the number of outcomes in the sample space is
The probability that they will have three girls and two boys is .

3. There is only one way to spell MATH; so, n(E) = 1.

There are 4! arrangements of the 4 letters; so, n(S) = 4!

The probability that the slips spell MATH is .

4. If exactly three females (F) must be on the committee, then the other two
members are male (M).

Because there are ten females; there are 10C3 ways to choose the females. Because
there are eight males, there are 8C2 ways to choose the males. Therefore, the number of
committees consisting of three females and two males is 10C3 x 8C2.

A committee of five
people can be
chosen a total of
18C5 ways.The

probability that
there are exactly three females on the committee is approximately 0.392 or 39.2%.

5. 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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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. What is the probability that a thirteen card hand will be all spades?

2. What is the probability that a thirteen card hand will be all one suit?

3. What is the probability of all four players receiving a complete suit in a

thirteen card hand?

4. What is the probability a player will get 4 aces in a thirteen card hand?

5. What is the probability that a player will not be dealt a face card or an ace in a

thirteen card hand?

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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. The order in which the cards are dealt to a person does not matter; so, the number of
different hands is a combination. There is only 1 way to deal 13 spades to a specific
player. Because there are 4 players, it is possible to deal a hand of all spades in 4
ways.

The number of 13-card hands is 52C13.

2. There are four suits in a deck of cards; so, the probability of getting one suit is four
times the probability of getting all spades.

3. The first player can be dealt 52C13 different 13-card hands. From the remaining 39 cards
(52 - 13), the second player can be dealt 39C13 different hands. From the remaining 26
cards (39 - 13), the third player can be dealt 26C13 different hands. The remaining 13
cards are dealt to the fourth player.

Therefore, the total number of ways the deck of cards can be dealt to four
players is 52C13 x 39C13 x 26C13 x 13C13.

Assume the first player is dealt all clubs, the second player is dealt all diamonds,
the third player is dealt all hearts, and the fourth player is dealt all spades. There
is only 1 way to deal these players these suits. But because the suit the player
receives does not matter, there are 4! Ways each player can receive a complete
suit. Therefore,
the probability
of the four players
receiving a complete
suit is
4. The total number of hands possible is 52C13.

There is only one way to be dealt four aces. Therefore, there are 1 x 48C9 different hands
with four aces.

Because there are four players in the game, there are 4 x 48C9 ways a player has four
aces.

Therefore, the probability that a player has four aces is

5. The total number of hands possible is 52C13.

The number of hands without an ace or a face card is 36C13.

Because there are four players, there are 4 x 36C13 ways a player will not be dealt any
aces or face cards.

Therefore, the probability that a player will not be dealt a face card or an ace is
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Worksheet number 3
Probability

Yahtzee is a dice game where 5 dice are thrown.

1. What is the probability of rolling a 6 on all five dice?

2. What is the probability of rolling the same number on all five dice?

3. What is the probability of rolling not even one pair with 5 dice?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. The probability of rolling a 6 with one die is . Using the Fundamental

Counting Principle, the probability of rolling a 6 on all five dice is

2.

3. The sample space when all dice are different is as follows:

{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, {1, 2, 3, 4, 6}, {1, 2, 3, 5, 6}, {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}, {1, 3, 4, 5, 6}, {2,
3, 4, 5, 6}

For each sample space, the numbers can be arranged

in 5! ways. Therefore, the number of ways or rolling five
different numbers is 6 x 5!.

Therefore, the probability of rolling not even one pair is

 4. 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

5. 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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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. A number X is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What
is the probability that |X|<2
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?

3. What is the probability of all four players receiving a complete suit in a

thirteen card hand?

4. What is the probability a player will get 4 aces in a thirteen card hand?

5. What is the probability that a player will not be dealt a face card or an ace in a

thirteen card hand?

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Worksheet number 3
Probability

1. |X| can take 7 values.

To get |X|<2 ( i.e., 2<X<+2) take X={1,0,1}

P(|X|<2)= Favourable CasesTotal Cases

2. 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

3. The first player can be dealt 52C13 different 13-card hands. From the remaining
39 cards (52 - 13), the second player can be dealt 39C13 different hands. From
the remaining 26 cards (39 - 13), the third player can be dealt 26C13 different
hands. The remaining 13 cards are dealt to the fourth player.

Therefore, the total number of ways the deck of cards can be dealt to four
players is 52C13 x 39C13 x 26C13 x 13C13.

Assume the first player is dealt all clubs, the second player is dealt all diamonds,
the third player is dealt all hearts, and the fourth player is dealt all spades. There
is only 1 way to deal these players these suits. But because the suit the player
receives does not matter, there are 4! Ways each player can receive a complete
suit. Therefore,
the probability
of the four players
receiving a complete
suit is

4. The total number of hands possible is 52C13.

There is only one way to be dealt four aces. Therefore, there are 1 x 48C9 different hands
with four aces.

Because there are four players in the game, there are 4 x 48C9 ways a player has four
aces.

Therefore, the probability that a player has four aces is

5. The total number of hands possible is 52C13.

The number of hands without an ace or a face card is 36C13.

Because there are four players, there are 4 x 36C13 ways a player will not be dealt any
aces or face cards.

Therefore, the probability that a player will not be dealt a face card or an ace is