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1) A bag contains a green ball, a white ball and a black ball all balls being of the
same shape and size. Rohan takes a ball from the bag without looking into it.
What is the probability that he takes out a black ball??
Solution:
Since Rohan takes the ball out without looking into it. So it is equally likely
that he takes out any one of them.
Since there is only one black ball,
Let B be the event that we get a black ball
The number of favourable outcomes = 1
The number of possible outcomes = 3
The number of favourable outcomes
P(B)=
The number of possible outcomes
1
P(B) =
3
5
P(B) = 1 -
12
7
P(B) =
12
5) A bas contains only yellow marbles. Avinash takes one marble without looking
into the bag. What is the probability that he takes out
(i) a pink marble (ii) a black marble
Solution:
(i)
Let P be the event that a pink marble is taken out
Since the bag contains no pink marbles
The number of favourable outcomes = 0
The number of favourable outcomes
P (P) =
The number of possible outcomes
P(P) =0
(ii)
Let Y be the event that a black marble is taken out
Since the bag only contains yellow marbles & no black marble.
( )
2
P(G) =
5
(ii)
Let E be the event that a marble is taken out which is not white
i.e it can be green or orange
The number of favourable outcomes for green & orange marbles = 17
The number of favourable outcomes
P(E) =
The number of possible outcomes
17
P(E) =
20
17
P(E) =
20
(iii)
Let O be the event that an orange marble is taken out.
The number of favourable outcomes = 9
The number of favourable outcomes
P (O) =
The number of possible outcomes
9
P(O) =
20
8) There are 600 toys in a bag out of which 144 are defective. One toy is
picked at random. What is the probability that it is non-defective?
Solution:
The number of possible outcomes =600
Let E be the event that the toy is non-defective
Total number of non-defective toys = 600-144 = 456
Therefore, total number of favourable outcome = 456
The number of favourable outcomes
P(E) =
The number of possible outcomes
456 19
P(E) = P(E) =
600 25
Probability
9) A bag contains 8 blue balls and some white balls. If the probability of drawing
a white ball is double that of a blue ball. Find the number of white balls in the bag.
Solution:
Let the total number of possible outcomes be n(S)
Let the number of white balls be x
Let B be the event that a blue ball is drawn and W be the event that a white
ball is drawn.
The number of favourable outcomes x
P(W) = =
The number of possible outcomes n( S )
The number of favourable outcomes 8
P(B) =
The number of possible outcomes n( S )
Given that,
P(W) = 2 P(B)
Substituting the values we get,
x 8
=2
n( S ) n( S )
x = 2 x8
x=16
Hence, the number of white balls = x = 16.
11) Sukhdeep tosses two different coins simultaneously. What is the probability
that she gets at least one tail?
Solution:
Let T be the event that we get atleast one tail.
When two coins are tossed simultaneously the possible outcomes are (H, H)
(H, T), (T, H) & (T, T)
Thus The total number of possible outcomes = 4
Out of these 4, 3 have atleast one tail (H, T), (T, H) & (T,T)
The number of favourable outcomes = 3
The number of favourable outcomes
P(T) =
The total number of possible outcomes
3
P(T) =
4
12) A warehouse contains 10,000 mobiles. Out of which 7800 are good,
1600 have a small defect and the rest have a major defect. Niki a trader will accept
only those mobiles which are good but ritu, another trader, will only reject
those mobiles which have major defects One mobile is drawn at random.
What is the probability that it is acceptable to
(i) Niki (ii) Ritu
Solution:
The total number of possible outcomes = 10,000
(i)
Let N be the event that the mobile is acceptable to niki
Probability
(ii)
Let R be the event that it is acceptable to ritu.
The number of favourable outcomes = 7800+1600 = 9400
The number of favourable outcomes
P(R) =
The total number of possible outcomes
9,400
P(R) =
10,000
P(R) = 0.94
13) Two dice, one black and one green are throw simultaneously. What is
the probability that the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of
the dice is (i) 4 (ii) 14
Solution:
Since two dice are thrown simultaneously
The different possible outcomes are
(1,1) (1,2) (1,3) (1,4) (1,5) (1,6)
(2,1) (2,2) (2,3) (2,4) (2,5) (2,6)
(3,1) (3,2) (3,3) (3,4) (3,5) (3,6)
(4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)
(5,1) (5,2) (5,3) (5,4) (5,5) (5,6)
(6,1) (6,2) (6,3) (6,4) (6,5) (6,6)
The number of possible outcomes = 36
(i)
Probability
Let E be the event that the sum of the numbers appearing on the
top of the dice is 4
The different outcomes such that the sum of the two numbers = 4 are
{ (1,3) (3,1) (2,2)}
The number of favourable outcomes = 3
The number of favourable outcomes 3
P(E) = =
The number of possible outcomes 36
1
P(E) =
12
(ii)
Let D be the event that the sum of the numbers appearing on the
top of the dice is 14
There are no outcomes in which the sum of the two numbers appearing
on the top of the two dice = 14
The number of favourable outcomes = 0
The number of favourable outcomes 0
P(D) = =
The number of possible outcomes 36
P(D) = 0
14) A wallet contains hundred one rupee coins, 75 two rupee coins
15 five rupee coins and ten ten rupee coins. One coin drops off from the wallet
What is the probability that the coin is (i) a two rupee coin (ii) not a ten rupee coin.
Solution:
The number of possible outcomes = 100 + 75 + 15 + 10 = 200
(i)
Probability
15) A bag contains 100 cards. On each card the numbers 1- 100 are written.
Jack picks out a card from the bag. What is the probability that the number
On the card
(i) Contains a “0” (ii) is divisible by 7
Solution:
The total number of possible outcomes = 100
(i)
Let Z be the event that the number on the card contains a “0”
The favourable outcomes are { 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90,100}
Probability
16) Five cards - the ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of Spades are well shuffled
With their face downwards one card is then picked up at random.
(I) What is the probability that it is Jack
(II) If Jack is drawn and put aside, What is the probability that the second card drawn
a king
Solution:
The total number of possible outcomes = 5
(I)
Let J be the event that Jack is drawn
The number of favourable outcomes = 1
The number of favourable outcomes
P(J) =
The number of possible outcomes
1
P(S) =
5
(II)
Since Jack is drawn and put aside, only 4 cards are remaining.
Therefore, The number of possible outcomes = 4
Let K be the probability that a king is drawn
The number of favourable outcomes = 1
The number of favourable outcomes
P(K) =
The number of possible outcomes
1
P(K) =
4
(ii)
Let N be the event that the number is lying between 1 and 6
The favourable outcomes are {2, 3, 4, 5}
The number of favourable outcomes = 4
The number of favourable outcomes 4
P (N) = =
The number of possible outcomes 6
P (N) =
P (E) =
The favourable outcomes are { (1,4) (2,4) (3,4) (4,1) (4,2) (4,3) (4,4) (4,5) (4,6)
(5,4) (6,4)}
The number of favourable outcomes = 11
The number of favourable outcomes 11
P(F) = =
The number of possible outcomes 36
11
P(F) =
36
p
19) The probability of a team winning the match is . If the match cannot end in a tie,
15
2
and the probability of the team losing the match is . What is the value of p?
5
Solution:
Let W be the event that the team won the match and L be the event that the team
Lost the match.
Since the match cannot end in a tie.
P(W) + P(L) = 1
p 2
+ =1
15 5
p 2 3
=1- =
15 5 5
3
p = 15 x
5
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