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Q:

A coin is tossed twice if the coin shows head it is tossed again but if it shows a tail then a die is tossed. If 8 possible outcomes are equally likely. Find the probability that the die shows a number greater than 4, if it is known that the first throw of the coin results in a tail

 A) 1/3 B) 2/3 C) 2/5 D) 4/15

Explanation:

Here Sample space S = { HH, HT, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 }

Let A be the event that the die shows a number greater than 4 and B be the event that the first throw of the coin results in a tail then,

A = { T5, T6 }

B = { T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 }

Therefore, Required probability = $\inline P(\frac{A}{B})=\frac{P(A\cap B)}{P(B)}=\frac{\frac{2}{8}}{\frac{6}{8}}=\frac{1}{3}$

Q:

What is the probability that a leap year has 53 Saturdays and 52 Sundays ?

 A) 1/7 B) 2/7 C) 1/2 D) 3/2

Explanation:

A leap year has 52 weeks and two days
Total number of cases = 7
Number of favourable cases = 1
i.e., {Friday, Saturday}

Required Probability = 1/7

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Q:

Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is  ?

 A) 16/19 B) 1 C) 3/2 D) 17/20

Explanation:

n(S) = 20
n(Even no) = 10 = n(E)
n(Prime no) = 8 = n(P)
P(E U P) = 10/20 + 8/20 - 1/20 = 17/20

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Q:

The probability that a number selected at random from the first 100 natural numbers is a composite number is  ?

 A) 3/2 B) 2/3 C) 1/2 D) 34/7

Explanation:

The number of exhaustive events = 100 C₁ = 100.

We have 25 primes from 1 to 100.

Number of favourable cases are 75.

Required probability = 75/50 = 3/2.

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Q:

In a party there are 5 couples. Out of them 5 people are chosen at random. Find the probability that there are at the least two couples ?

 A) 6/7 B) 19/21 C) 7/31 D) 5/21

Explanation:

Number of ways of (selecting at least two couples among five people selected) = (⁵C₂ x ⁶C₁)

As remaining person can be any one among three couples left.

Required probability = (⁵C₂ x ⁶C₁)/¹⁰C₅
= (10 x 6)/252 = 5/21

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Q:

If two dice are thrown together, the probability of getting an even number on one die and an odd number on the other is  ?

 A) 1 B) 1/2 C) 0 D) 3/5