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Published on: 24/09/2019
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1.
An urn contains 81 marbles each of which is white, black or green.The probability of selecting a white marble at random from the urn is \(1\over3\)and the probability os selecting a black marble at random is\(4\over9\).How many green marbles does the urn contain?
2.
A girl has a cube with one letter written on each face, as shown below
S T U V W S
The cube is thrown once.What is the probability of getting:
(i)T
(ii)S
(iii)W on the upper most face.
3.
A bag contains 4 black, 8 red and 6 white balls.One ball is drawn at random from the bag.Find the probability that the drawn ball is:
(i)Red or white
(ii)Not block
(iii)Neither white nor black
4.
A box contains 10red marbles, 5blue marbles and 7 green marbles.One marble is taken out of the box at random.What is the probability that the marble taken out will be:
(i)Red?
(ii)Green?
(iii)Not blue?
5.
All the jacks, queens and kings are removed from a deck of 52 playing cards.The remaining cards are well shuffled and then one card is drawn at random.Giving ace a value 1 similar value for other cards, find the probability that the card has a value:
(i)7
(ii)Greater than7
(iii)Less than7
6.
Two dice are thrown together.Find the probability that the product of the numbers on the top of the dice is:
(i) 6
(ii) 12
(iii) 7
7.
Two dice are thrown simultaneously.What is the probability that the sum of the numbers appearing on the dice is:
(i)7?
(ii)A prime number?
(iii)1?
8.
Three coins are tossed simultaneously.Find the probability of getting:
(a)Three heads
(b)Exactly 2 heads
(c)At least 2 heads
9.
Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability of:
(i) getting a number greater than 3 on each die
(ii) getting a total of 6 or 7 of the numbers on two dice
10.
In a single throw of a pair of different dice, what is probability of getting (i) a prime number on each dice? (ii) a total of 9 or 11?
11.
If a number x is chosen from the number 1, 2, 3 and a number y is selected from the numbers 1, 4, 9. Find the probability that xy = 10.
12.
A number is selected at random from the numbers 3, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9. Find the probability that the selected number is their average.
13.
Cards marked with the numbers 2 to 101 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn from this box. Find the probability that the number on the card is
(i) an even number (ii) a number less than 14
(iii) a number which is a perfect square (iv) a prime number less than 20.
14.
One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of drawing : (i) an ace (ii) '2' spades (iii) '10' of a black suit
15.
Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on two dice, whose product is a perfect square.
1.
18 marbles
2.
\((i){1\over6}(ii){1\over3}(iii){1\over6}\)
3.
(i)\(7\over9\)
(ii)\(7\over9\)
(iii)\({4\over9}\)
4.
Number of red marbles = 10
Number of blue marbles = 5
Number of green marbles = 7
\(\therefore\)Total number of marbles = 10+5+7=22
Now, (i) P (red marbles) = \(\frac{10}{22}=\frac{5}{11}\)
(ii) P(green marbles) = \(\frac{7}{22}\)
and (iii)P (not blue marbles) = 1 — P (blue marbles)
=1-\(\frac{5}{22}=\frac{17}{22}\)
5.
When all jacks (4) queens (4) and king (4) are removed then, sample space =52-12=40
(i)P (card has a value 7)=\({4\over40}={1\over10}\)
(ii)P (card has a value >7)=\({12\over40}={3\over10}\)
(iii)P (card has a value <7) =\({24\over40}={3\over5}\)
6.
When two dice are thrown simultaneously, then sample space contains (6 x 6 = 36) outcomes.
(i) Product of the numbers on the top is 6 [(1 ,6), (2,3), (3,2), (6,1)] i.e., 4 cases
P (product is 6) = \(\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}\)
(ii)Product of the numbers on the top is 12 [(2,6), (3,4), (4,3), (6,2)] i.e., 4 cases
P (product is 12) = \(\frac{4}{36}=\frac{1}{9}\)
(iii)Product of the numbers on the top is 7 i.e., no case
P (product is 7) = \(\frac{0}{36}=0\)
7.
When two dice are thrown simultaneously, then sample space contains (6 X 6 = 36) outcomes.
(i) Sum of numbers is 7 [(6,1), (5,2), (4,3), (3,4), (2,5), (1 ,6)]
\(\therefore\) P (sum 7) = \(\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}\)
(ii) Sum of numbers is a prime number
[(1,1), (1,2), (1,4), (2, 1), (2,3), (3,2), (4,1),(1,6),(2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (5,6), (6,1),(6,5)]
\(\therefore\)P (sum is a prime number) =\(\frac{15}{36}=\frac{5}{12}\)
(iii) Sum of numbers is 1 i.e., no case
\(\therefore\)P (sum is 1) =\(\frac{0}{36}=0\)
8.
(a) When three coins are tossed simultaneously, then the number of possible outcomes = 8,
(i.e. , HHH, HTH, THH, TTH, HHT, HTT, THT, TTT)
Number of favourable outcomes (three heads) = l, (i.e., HHH)
\(\therefore\)Required probability = \(\frac{1}{8}\)
(b) Number of favourable outcomes (exactly 2 3, (i.e., HTH, THH, HHT)
\(\therefore\)Required probability =\(\frac{3}{8}\)
(c) Number of favourable outcomes (at least two heads) = 4, (i.e., HTH, THH, HHT, HHH)
Required probability =\(\frac{4}{8}=\frac{1}{2}\)
9.
Total number of outcomes = 30
(i) let A = getting a number greater than 3 on each die.
Favourable outcomes of event A are
(4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)
\(\therefore P(A)=\frac{9}{36}=\frac{1}{4}\)
(ii) let B = getting a total 6 or 7 of the numbers on two dice.
Favourable outcomes to event B are
(1, 5), (1, 6), (2, 4), (2, 5), (3, 3), (3, 4), (4, 2), (4, 3), (5, 1), (5, 2), (6, 1)
\(\therefore P(B) = \frac{11}{36}\)
10.
Total outcomes = 36
(i) let A = a prime number on each die.
Favourable outcomes of event A are (2, 2), (2,3), (2, 5), (3, 3), (3, 2), (3, 5),(5,2),(5,3),(5,5)
\(\therefore\)P(A)=\(\frac{9}{36}=\frac{1}{4}\)
(ii) let B = a total of 9 or 11
Favourable outcomes of event B are
(3,6),(4,5),(5,4),(5,6),(6,3),(6,5)
\(\therefore\)P(B)=\(\frac{6}{36}=\frac{1}{6}\)
11.
x can take the values 1, 2, and 3
y can take the values 1,4,9.
xy can take one of these values
\([1\times 1,\quad 1\times 4,\quad 1\times 9,\quad 2\times 1,\quad 2\times 4,\quad 2\times 9,\quad 3\times 1,\quad 3\times 4,\quad 3\times 9]\)
= [ 1, 4, 9, 2, 8, 18, 3, 12, 27]
In none of these cases xy = 10
\(\therefore \) xy = 10 is an impossible event
\(\Longrightarrow \ P(xy\ =\ 10)\ =\ 0\ \ \)
12.
Average of 3, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9 is
= \(\frac{3+5+5+7+7+7+9+9+9+9}{10}\)
=\(\frac{3+10+21+36}{10}\) = \(\frac{70}{10}\)
P(the selected number is the average i.e. 7) = \(\frac{3}{10}\)
13.
Total number of cards = 100
(i) Number of cards bearing even number = 50
\(\therefore \) Probability of drawing an even number = \(\frac { 5 }{ 100 } =\frac { 1 }{ 2 } \)
(ii) Total cards with number less than 14= 12
\(\therefore \) Probability of drawing a number less than 14 = \(\frac { 12 }{ 100 } =\frac { 3 }{ 25 } \)
(iii) Total perfect squares{4,9,16,25,36,49,64,81,100} = 9
\(\therefore \) Probability of drawing a perfect square = \(\frac { 9 }{ 100 } \)
(iv) Prime numbers less than 20 are 2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19
\(\therefore \) Probability of drawing a prime number less than 20 is \(\frac { 8 }{ 100 } =\frac { 2 }{ 25 } \)
14.
Total number of cards = 52
(i) Number of ace = 4
\(\therefore\) Probability of drawing an ace = \(\frac{4}{52}=\frac{1}{13}\)
(ii) There is only one '2' of spades
\(\therefore\) Probability of drawing a '2' of spade = \(\frac{1}{52}\)
(iii) '10' of a black suit there are two cards
\(\therefore\) Probability of drawing 10 of black suit = \(\frac{2}{52}=\frac{1}{26}\)
15.
Number of possible outcome = 36
Let A be the event for getting number whose product is a perfect square.
A = (1,1), (1,4), (2,2), (3,3)(4,1), (4,4), (5,5) (6,6)
Number of outcome of A = 8. Hence, P(A) = \(\frac{8}{36}=\frac{2}{9}\)
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