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Q:

# If a box contains 10 bulbs,of which just three are defective. If a random sample of five bulbs is drawn, find the probability that the sample contains no defective bulbs.

 A) 5/12 B) 7/12 C) 3/14 D) 1/12

Explanation:

Total number of elementary events = $10C5$

Number of ways of selecting no defective bulbs i.e., 5 non-defective bulbs out of 7 is $7C5$.

So,required probability =$7C5$$10C5$ = 1/12.

Q:

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12?

 A) 35/36 B) 17/36 C) 15/36 D) 1/36

Explanation:

When two dice are thrown simultaneously, the probability is n(S) = 6x6 = 36

Required, the sum of the two numbers that turn up is less than 12

That can be done as n(E)

= { (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) }

= 35

Hence, required probability = n(E)/n(S) = 35/36.

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Q:

In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin?

 A) 4/7 B) 2/3 C) 1/2 D) 5/6

Explanation:

Total coins 30

In that,

1 rupee coins 20

50 paise coins 10

Probability of total 1 rupee coins =  20C11

Probability that 11 coins are picked = 30C11

Required probability of a coin now picked from the box is 1 rupee = 20C11/30C11 = 2/3.

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Q:

In a box, there are 9 blue, 6 white and some black stones. A stone is randomly selected and the probability that the stone is black is ¼. Find the total number of stones in the box?

 A) 15 B) 18 C) 20 D) 24

Explanation:

We know that, Total probability = 1

Given probability of black stones = 1/4

=> Probability of blue and white stones = 1 - 1/4 = 3/4

But, given blue + white stones =  9 + 6 = 15

Hence,

3/4 ----- 15

1   -----  ?

=> 15 x 4/3 = 20.

Hence, total number of stones in the box = 20.

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Q:

What is the probability of an impossible event?

 A) 0 B) -1 C) 0.1 D) 1

Explanation:

The probability of an impossible event is 0.

The event is known ahead of time to be not possible, therefore by definition in mathematics, the probability is defined to be 0 which means it can never happen.

The probability of a certain event is 1.

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Q:

In a box, there are four marbles of white color and five marbles of black color. Two marbles are chosen randomly. What is the probability that both are of the same color?

 A) 2/9 B) 5/9 C) 4/9 D) 0

Explanation:

Number of white marbles = 4

Number of Black marbles = 5

Total number of marbles = 9

Number of ways, two marbles picked randomly = 9C2

Now, the required probability of picked marbles are to be of same color = 4C2/9C2  +  5C2/9C2

= 1/6 + 5/18

= 4/9.

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Q:

A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 yellow balls and 7 pink balls. If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is either pink or red?

 A) 2/3 B) 1/8 C) 3/8 D) 3/4

Explanation:

Given number of balls = 3 + 5 + 7 = 15

One ball is drawn randomly = 15C1

probability that it is either pink or red =

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Q:

Two letters are randomly chosen from the word TIME. Find the probability that the letters are T and M?

 A) 1/4 B) 1/6 C) 1/8 D) 4

Explanation:

Required probability is given by P(E) =

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Q:

14 persons are seated around a circular table. Find the probability that 3 particular persons always seated together.

 A) 11/379 B) 21/628 C) 24/625 D) 26/247

Explanation:

Total no of ways = (14 – 1)! = 13!

Number of favorable ways = (12 – 1)! = 11!

So, required probability = $11!×3!13!$ = $39916800×66227020800$ = $24625$