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A bag contains 8 red and 4 green balls. Find the probability that two balls are red and one ball is green when three balls are drawn at random. 

A) 56/99 B) 112/495
C) 78/495 D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 112/495

Explanation:

nS= C4 12=495

 

nE= C28×C14=112

 

P(E)=112495

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Tickets are numbered from 1 to 18 are mixed up together and then 9 tickets are drawn at random. Find the probability that the ticket has a number, which is a multiple of 2 or 3.

A) 1/3 B) 3/5
C) 2/3 D) 5/6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2/3

Explanation:

S = { 1, 2, 3, 4, .....18 } 

=> n(S) = 18

 

E1 = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18}

=> n(E1) = 9

 

E2 = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 }

=> n(E2) = 6

 

 E3 =E1E2={6, 12, 18} 

=> n(E3) = 3

 

E=E1  E2 = E1+E2-E3 

=> n(E) = 9 + 6 - 3 =12

 where E = { 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18 }

 

P(E)=n(E)n(S)=1218=23

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Four dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that two of them show the same face and remaining two show the different faces.

A) 4/9 B) 5/9
C) 11/18 D) 7/9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 5/9

Explanation:

Select a number which ocurs on two dice out of six numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). This can be done in C16, ways.

 

Now select two distinct number out of remaining 5 numbers which can be done in C25 ways. Thus these 4 numbers can be arranged in 4!/2! ways.

 

So, the number of ways in which two dice show the same face and the remaining two show different faces is 

 C16×C25×4!2!=720

 =>  n(E) = 720

 PE=72064=59

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One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards , each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability that the card  drawn is neither a spade nor a king.

A) 0 B) 9/13
C) 1/2 D) 4/13
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 9/13

Explanation:

There are 13 spades ( including one king). Besides there are 3 more kings in remaining 3 suits

 

Thus   n(E) = 13 + 3 = 16

 

Hence nE¯=52-16=36 

  

Therefore, PE=3652=913

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Find the number of ways in which 21 balls can be distributed among 3 persons such that each person does not receive less than 5 balls.

A) 28 B) 14
C) 21 D) 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28

Explanation:

Let x, y, z be the number of balls received by the three persons, then

  

x5, y5, z5 and x+y+z=21

 

Let u0, v0, w0 then

 

 x + y + z =21

 

 u + 5 + v + 5 + w + 5 = 21

 

 u + v + w = 6 

 

Total number of solutions = C3-16+3-1=C28=28

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A Committee of 5 persons is to be formed from a group of 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies. In how many ways can this be done if the committee is to be included atleast one lady?

A) 123 B) 113
C) 246 D) 945
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 246

Explanation:

A Committee of 5 persons is to be formed from 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies by taking. 

 

(i) 1 lady out of 4 and 4 gentlemen out of 6 

(ii) 2 ladies out of 4 and 3 gentlemen out of 6 

(iii) 3 ladies out of 4 and 2 gentlemen out of 6 

(iv) 4 ladies out of 4 and 1 gentlemen out of 6 

 

In case I the number of ways = C14×C46 = 4 x 15 = 60 

In case II the number of ways = C24×C36 = 6 x 20 = 120 

In case III the number of ways = C34×C26 = 4 x 15 = 60

In case IV the number of ways = C44×C16 = 1 x 6 = 6 

 

Hence, the required number of ways = 60 + 120 + 60 + 6 = 246

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In a G - 20 meeting there were total 20 people representing their own country. All the representative sat around a circular table. Find the number of ways in which we can arrange them around a circular table so that there is exactly one person between two representatives namely Manmohan and Musharraf.

A) 2 x (17!) B) 2 x (18!)
C) (3!) x (18!) D) (17!)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 x (18!)

Explanation:

A person can be chosen out of 18 people in 18 ways to be seated between Musharraf and Manmohan. Now consider Musharraf, Manmohan, and the third person, sitting between them, as a single personality, we can arrange them in 17! ways but Musharraf and Manmohan can also be arranged in 2 ways. 

 

Required number of permutations = 18 x (17!) x 2 = 2 x 18!

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How many arrangements can be made out of the letters of the word COMMITTEE, taken all at a time, such that the four vowels do not come together?

A) 216 B) 45360
C) 1260 D) 43200
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 43200

Explanation:

There are total 9 letters in the word COMMITTEE in which there are 2M's, 2T's, 2E's.

The number of ways in which 9 letters can be arranged = 9!2!×2!×2! = 45360

 

There are 4 vowels O,I,E,E in the given word. If the four vowels always come together, taking them as one letter we have to arrange 5 + 1 = 6 letters which include 2Ms and 2Ts and this be done in 6!2!×2! = 180 ways.

 

In which of 180 ways, the 4 vowels O,I,E,E remaining together can be arranged in 4!2! = 12 ways.

 

The number of ways in which the four vowels always come together = 180 x 12 = 2160.

 

Hence, the required number of ways in which the four vowels do not come together = 45360 - 2160 = 43200

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