CH 11 and 12 Probability and Distribution

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1) Given P(A)=1/3, P(B)=1/4.

Suppose that the two events "A" & "B" are


independent events, thenthe probability of at least one of them is?
a) 6/12 b) ½
c) a and b d) None
2) The number of ways in which four books of AFC can be arranged on a shelf is:
a) 8 ways b) 12 ways
c) 16 ways d) 24 ways
3) The life of electric Tube Lights follows normal distribution with mean life of 3,000
hours and standard deviation of 200 hours. What is the probability that a Tube
Light has life more than 3,400hours?
a) 0.4772 b) 0.0040
c) 0.4960 d) 0.0228
4) In a binomial distribution if n = 4 and p = 1/2, then median is:
a) 4 b) 2
c) 1 d) None of these
5) A coin is tossed 3 times, all possible outcomes are
a) 6 b) 8
c) 3 d) 9
6) A coin is tossed 3 times, all possible outcomes are
a) HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, b) HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT,
HHT, TTT HTH, TTT
c) HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, d) HHH, HTT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT,
HTT, TTT HTT, TTT
7) If two dice are rolled, what is the probability that either the sum of the two will
be seven or atleast one of the dice will show the number 5
a) 18/36 b) 6/36
c) 15/36 d) 12/36
8) Two dices are rolled what is the probability that at least one 6 appears.
a) 11/36 b) 15/36
c) 12/36 d) 10/36
9) A coin is tossed 3 times find the probability that at least
1 head appears Answer=7/8

10) If 50% peoples use cellular phones and 40% use PTCL and 20% use both then find the
probability that a person selected at random use neither.
a) 10% b) 70%
c) 30% d) 90%
11) You are given 20 true false questions and required to find the probability of at-most 4 correct.

a) 0.0059 b) 0.2645
c) 0.2145 d) 0.1325
12) You are given 20 true false questions and required to find the probability of atleast 4 correct.

a) 0.9987 b)
c) d)
13) A dice is rolled 5 times. What is the probability that exactly 2 “fours” appear?

a) 0.1125 b) 0.1608 c) 0.1305 d) 0.2315


(Hint: use binomial distribution)

14) There are 2 red balls, 2 green and 3 blue balls in a bag. It two balls are drawn at random. What is the
probability that none is blue?

a) 0.2857 b) c) d)

15) There are 14 flowers in a bouquet 3 are Roses, 5 Tulips and 6 Jasmine. If 5 flowers are
selectedfind the probability that 2 roses, 2 Tulips and Jasmine are selected.
a) 3/5 b) 90/1001 c) 2/5 d) none
16) Following numbers are given 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 you are required to make a 3 digit number which is divisible
by 5. How many arrangements are possible?

Answer: 20 ways

17) In how many ways word BINOMIAL can be written.

a) 40320 b) 20160 c) 1440 d) None


18) In how many way word BINOMIAL can be written if vowel words are together:
a) 2880 b) 1440 c) 20160 d) None
19) 80% people use UPS ;50% use generator ;20% use both ;find the prabability that
people don’tuse both.

a. 10% b. 80% c. 30% d. none of these

21) Consider the following box plot:

03 56 80 110

If the distribution is considered to be normally distributed with s.d 10. What is the probability
of at least49.

a. 25.80% b. 38.29% c. 88.56% d. 75.80%


22) Which of the following is not true of the normal distribution?
a. the measures of central tendency (mean, mode, and median) are equal in value

b. the curve approaches the x-axis gradually on either side of the mean

c. the curve is bell-shaped

d. the curve is asymmetrical

23) The area under the normal curve between μ- 3.5σ and μ+ 1.0σ is
a. 0.3413 b. 0.5 c. 0.8411 d. 0.8477

24) Binomial distribution does not carry the characteristics


a. trails are dependent

b. fixed number of trails.

c. Probability will remain same in all trails

d. probability can be distributed in success or failure

25) There are 12 runners in marathon and all runners have equal chance of winning. What is
the probability that a person may win a bet on the race if he has to correctly select the top 3
runners andthe order they finish in?

a) 1/1320 b) 1/1728
c) 3/1728 d) 1/12
Answer
Total outcomes = 12P3 =

1320Probability = 1/1320

26) In a bakery store there are 3 cakes of pineapple; 4 cakes of chocolate and 2 cakes of strawberry and 1 is
without cream. 2 cakes are purchased by a customer. Find the probability that both are chocolate cakes.

a) 2/15 b) 2/10 c) 3/15 d) 4/10


27) A problem in statistics is given to three students A, B,C whose chances of solving are ½, ¾,1/4
respectively. What is the probability that problem will be solved

a) 3/32 b) 29/32
c) 3/7 d) ½
28) There are total 25 eggs in a bag out of which 3 are defective, if two are randomly chosen find the probability
that both are defective

a) 1/100 b) 10/100
c) 10% d) None of these
29) There are total 25 keyboards out of which 3 are defective. A sample of 5 is selected, what is the
probability thatexactly 2 are defective?
a. 0.5632 b. 0.7386 c. 0.1256 d. 0.08695
30) If dice is rolled five times. What is the probability that exactly 2 “Even” appears?
Answer= 0.3125

31) You are given the following data

Light smoker Smoker


Men 50 200
Women 60 10

32) Find the probability that a person selected is man or light smoker

a) 31/32 b) 27/32
c) 1/32 d) None
33) Find the probability that a person selected is woman or light smoker

a) 3/8 b) 5/8
c) 1/7 d) 2/7
34) Find the probability that a person selected is a smoker man

a) 5/8 b) 1/8
c) 3/8 d) 2/8
35) If a man is selected Find the probability that he is a smoker

a) 4/5 b) 2/5
c) 1/5 d) 3/5
36) A T.V channel conducted a poll regarding construction of dams in Pakistan. 80% people was in
support of construction. 10% were against and 10% were undecided. A sample of 10 persons
istaken. What is the probability that atleast 8 will support the construction?
a) 0.3413 b) 0.6778 c) 0.6345 d) 0.7512

37) A and B are two mutually exclusive events and P(A) = 0.4 and P(B) 0.3 Find

P(AUB) a) 0.58 b) 0.70 c) 0.4 d)

0.3

38) In a group of 12 international referees, there are three from Africa, four from Asia and five form Europe. To

officiate at a tournament, three referees are chosen at random from the group. Find theprobability that:
i) A referee is chosen from each Continent.
ii) Two referees are chosen from Asia.
iii) All the three referees are chosen from the same Continent
Answer
1) 3/11
2) 12/55
3) 3/44
39) Among 18 members of a cricket club, there are 2 wicket keepers and 5 bowlers. In how
many ways can a team of 11 members be chosen so as to include only one wicket keeper
and at least three bowlers?
Answer 12144

40) Out of 12 eggs in a refrigerator, 2 are rotten. From these 12 eggs, 4 egg are selected at
random tomake a cake. What are the probabilities that:
(i) Exactly one is rotten.
(ii) At least one is rotten.
Answer

1) 240/495

2)285/495

41) The Board of Directors of a company consists of 8 men and 4 women. A 4 members’
committeeis to be chosen at random from the Board:
(i) What is the probability that all 4 members of the committee will be women?
(ii) What is the probability that all 4 members of the committee will be men?
Answe
r 1) 0.1414

2) 0.002

42) Among a transport department's 16 trucks, 5 emit excessive amount of smoke. If eight of
the trucks are randomly selected inspection, what is the probability that this sample will
include at least4 of the trucks, which emit excessive amount of smoke?
Answer=0.14

43) Following data is given

Goal 0 1 2 3 4 5 >5
P(X=x) 0.05 0.2 0.15 0.15 0.3 0.05 0.1
Find the probability that there would be total 5 goals in two matches
a) 0.17 b) 0.83
c) 0.84 c) 0.12
43) How many five digit positive integers that are divisible by 3 can be formed using the digits 0, 1,2,
3, 4 and 5,without any of the digits getting repeating
a) 15 b) 96
c) 216 d) 120
44) In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can

they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?

a) 159 b) 194
c) 205 d) 209
Answer
We may have (1 boy and 3 girls) or (2 boys and 2 girls) or (3 boys and 1 girl) or (4
boys).Required number of ways
6C1 4C3 6C2 4C2 6C3 4C1 6C4 4C0 209

45) A normal distribution has mean 5.03 and standard deviation 0.03 then find the probability of

values between 5 to 5.06


Answer=0.6826
46) A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3
balls bedrawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?
a) 32 b) 48
c) 64 d) 96
Answer
We may have (1 black and 2 non-black) or (2 black and 1 non-black) or (3
black).Required number of ways= (3C1 x 6C2) + (3C2 x 6C1) + (3C3)
=64.
47) Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?

a) 210 b) 1050
c) 25200 d) 21400
Answer
Number of ways of selecting (3 consonants out of 7) and (2 vowels out of 4)
= (7C3 x 4C2)
= 210.
Number of groups, each having 3 consonants and 2 vowels
= 210.Each group contains 5 letters.
Number of ways of arranging
5 letters among themselves = 5!
= 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120.
Required number of ways = (210 x 120) = 25200.
48) How many 5-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, which are divisible

by 5 and none of the digits is repeated?

a) 5 b) 10
c) 20 d) 120

49) There are 50 currency notes of Rs 1000 and 50 currency notes of Rs 500 in a Safe. If 4 notes are

selected randomly with replacement, then find the probability that total amount obtained is Rs 3,000

a) 0.3750 b) 0.1525
c) 0.75 d) 0.5
50) There are 65 currency notes of Rs 1000 and 35 currency notes of Rs 500 in a Safe. If 4 notes are

selected randomly find the probability that total amount obtained is Rs 3000

a) 0.3156 b) 0.1526
c) 0.3052 d) 0.2056
51) There are 65 currency notes of Rs 1000 and 35 currency notes of Rs 500 in a Safe. If 4 notes are
selected randomly find the probability that total amount obtained is not less than Rs 3000

a) 0.8782 b) 0.3156
c) 0.3052 d) 0.1215
52) There are 65 currency notes of Rs 1000 and 35 currency notes of Rs 500 in a Safe. If 4 notes are

selected randomly find the probability that total amount obtained is less than Rs 3000

a) 0.1218 b) 0.8782
c) 0.3156 d) 0.1587
53) There are 65 currency notes of Rs 1000 and 35 currency notes of Rs 500 in a Safe. If 4 notes are

selected randomly find the probability that total amount obtained is at least Rs 4000

a) 0.1727 b) 0.1218

c) 0.3152 d) 0.8782
54) Two dices are rolled find the probability that atleast 1 “six” appear

a) 1/6 b) 2/6
c) 12/36 d) 11/36
55) In a normal distribution mean is 50 and 8% of observation are more than
64.1. What is thevariance of distribution?
a) 10 b) 20
c) 100 d) 400
56 Two dices are rolled find the probability that “six” appear on first dice only

a) 1/6 b) 2/6
c) 11/36 d) 10/36
57) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03 you are

required to find the probability of 5.0 0.03

a) 68.268% b) 34.13%
c) 95.15% d) 100%
58) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03 you are

required to find the probability of 5.0 0.03

a) 68.268% b) 34.13%
c) 95.15% d) 100%
59) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03 you are

required to find the probability of 5.0 0.03

a) 68.268% b) 34.13%
c) 95.15% d) 100%
60) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03
you are required to find the probability of 5.0 ± 0.06
a) 68.268% b) 47.725%
c) 95.45% d) 100%

61) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03 you are required to find

the probability of 5.0 ±0.06

a) 68.268% b) 47.725%
c) 95.15% d) 100%

62) In a normal distribution mean=5.05 and SD =0.02 find the probability of a value less

than 5. Answer=0.0062

63) In a normal distribution mean=5.05 and SD =0.02 find the area between 5.00 and 5.06
Answer=0.6853
64) Mean of a certain normal distribution is 5.0 and SD is 0.03 you are required to find

the probability of 5.0 ± 0.09

a) 68.268% b) 47.725%
c) 95.45% d) 99.73%

65) A telephone operator receives on average 2 calls in 3 minutes. Find the probability of receiving

more than or equal to 4 calls in 9 minutes

a) 0.8488 b) 0.8425
c) 0.1512 d) None of these
66) During peak hours a center receives 4 calls per 30 minutes. What is the probability of getting 3

or more calls in an hour?

a) 0.9862 b) 0.8425
c) 0.1512 d) None of these
67 Ahmad received 4 calls in five minutes on average. What is the probability that more than
3 callswill be received in 10 minutes?

a) 0.9862 b) 0.8425
c) 0.9576 d) None of these
68) 5 digits are given 2, 3, 4, 7, 8. Find the probability that 5-digit number will be made
such that 7is first number and 8 is last number.
Answer

Favourable = 1 x 1 x 2 x 3 x 1 =
6 All possible outcomes = 5 =
120
P(x) =1/20
69) In a test there are 20 questions. All questions are selected are MCQs with 4 choices. All 20

questions are selected find the probability that 4 are correct.


Answer= 0.1897
70) While coming and from a department store a consume pass through one out of 12 cash counters
C1 to C12 (All haring same probability) then his bill is verified by one of 3 officers (with
same probabilities) v1, v2, v3, then he embarks 1 of two elevators E1, E2 and is twice likely to
embark on E2as E1.
Find the probability a consumer will pass through C6 or C12 verified by V1 and embark on E2.
𝟏 1 5 2
a) b) c) d)
𝟐𝟕 54 6 3

71) A 5-digit pin code is required which should start with 7 at first digit and 8 as last digit. You can choose
any number from 0 to 9. Repetition of number is also allowed.

Find the probability of such code


Answer=1/100

72) There are 6 digits 1,3,4,5,7,9. A three-digit number is to be made from these numbers which

should be divisible by 2. (No repetition of numbers). Find all possible ways.


Answer

All possible ways = 4x5x1 = 20


waysSo total no. of options is 20
73) An (NAC) institute select 30 doctors and give them a medicine to test and give feedback, each

doctor selects 50 patients and apply that medicine to them. You are required to determine the
samplesizefor NAC?

a) 30 b) 50
c) 1500 d) None of these
74) A committee is to be made of 4 members from a total of 13 people of which 5 from Punjab, 2

from Baluchistan, 4 from Sindh and 2 from KPK, what is the probability that committee
containnonefrom Punjab?
a. 6.8% b. 0.7 % c. 9.8% d.None of these
75) What is the probability of getting at least one six in a single throw of three unbiased dice?

a) 94/216 b) 90/216
c) 91/216 d) 84/216
76) When two dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability that the sum of
the twonumbers that turn up is less than 11?

a) 11/23 b) 14/23
c) 11/12 d) 12/14
77) An income tax officer has received 10 files numbered from 1 to 10. On the direction of the
director, the income tax officer selected one file for inspection. The probability that the
selected filenumber is a multiple of 5 or multiple of 3 is:

a) 50% b) ½
c) Both a and b d) 80%
78) What is the probability that a two-digit number selected at random will be a multiple of '3' and
not a multiple of '5'?

a) 4/15 b) 8/15
c) 2/15 d) 6/12
79 After studying Mr. X's family history, a doctor determines that the probability of any child born to
this couple having a gene for disease X is 1 out of 4. If Mr. X has three children, what is
theprobability that exactly two of the children have the gene for disease X?
a) 12% b) 14%
c) 13% d) 15%
80) On any given day, the probability that the entire family of Mr.Y eats dinner together is 2/5. Find

the probability that, during any 7-day period, family front has each dinner together at least six times

a) 0.1255 b) 0.0188
c) 0.1386 d) 0.2624
81) Three missiles are fired at a target. If the probability of hitting the target are 4/5, 5/10 & 6/10

respectively & if all the missiles are fired independently. The probability that at least two missileswill

hit to the target is:

a) 40% b) 7/10
c) 0.9 d) 0.1
82) A person has 3 suites and 2 ties. In how many ways can he wear a suit and a tie?

a) 9 b) 8
c) 6 d) 3

83 A specialist shop attracts five customers per day. There is an independent probability of
1/3 that any one customer will make a purchase. The probability that the shop will make at
most one sale in aday is:

a) 16/243 b) 85/243
c) 48/243 d) 112/243
84) The probability of a high jumper clearing 1.8m on any jump is 0.6. What is the probability of his

clearing 1.8m in precisely three out of seven jumps?

a) 0.006 b) 0.273
c) 0.194 d) 0.290
85) A firm of Chartered Accountants has two vacancies for trainee students and is trying to recruit CAF
passed students. In the past, 40% of students who were offered the training contract have not reported to
join. If 2 students are offered training contract, what is the probability that at least one will join?
a) 0.12 b) 0.84
c) 0.15 d) 0.56
86) The probability that a car will have a flat tyre while driving through Kalma Chowk
Underpass is 0.00006. What is the probability that at least 2 out of 10,000 cars passing
through underpass will have a flat tyres?

a) 0.1219 b) 0.6625
c) 0.2156 d) 0.2315
87) In one day a department manufactures four products, each of which has an independent chance

of 20% being faulty. The probability that at least three products are not faulty is:

a) 0.1024 b) 0.5120
c) 0.8192 d) 0.2456
88 In which distribution the probability of success remains constant from trial to trial?

a) Hyper geometric distribution b) Binomial distribution


c) Sampling distribution d) Frequency distribution
89) During a T20 cricket match Mr. X scored 47 runs in six overs with the help of five fours,
four sixes and three singles. If a TV channel were to show two of his scoring shots during its
News Update and the shots were to be selected on random basis, find the probability that
on both the shots Mr. Xhad scored different runs?

a) 47/66 b) 23/66
c) 15/23 d) 74/666
90) An unbiased dice with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is rolled four times. Out of four face values
obtained, the probability that the minimum value is not less than 2 and maximum value is notgreater
than 5 is:
a) 1/81 b) 80/81
c) 16/81 d) 65/81
91 Out of the numbers 1 to 120, a number is selected at random. What is the probability
that it isdivisible by 8 or 10?

a) 10% b) 20%
c) 15% d) 25%
92) 10 applicants consisting of 4 MScs, 3 MBAs, 3 CAs, candidates applied for 4 vacancies. If the

vacancies are filled at random. What is the probability that only 2 CA candidates will be selected?

a) 3/210 b) 200/210
c) 3/10 d) 105/210
93) Three cards are drawn at random one by one with replacement from a pack of 52
cards. What isthe probability that all are aces?

a) 1/5746 b) 1/2197
c) 3/4 d) One of these
94) When two coins & one dice are rolled together, all possible outcomes are

a) 6 b) 2
c) 36 d) 24
95) Automobiles are randomly distributed with an average spacing of 1000 feet along a
highway. The probability that atleast two cars are present in 1000 feet interval selected
at random is:

a) 0.4642 b) 0.2642
c) 0.3642 d) 0.1642
96) Mean = 0 and standard deviation = 1 in distribution.

a) Normal b) Binomial
c) Standard normal d) Poisson
97) The probability of hitting a target is 4/5. If a person takes three trials. What is the
probability thatthe target is hit at least once?

a) 48/125 b) 1/125
c) 124/125 d) 120/125
98) A bag contains 6 red and 8 green balls. If two balls are drawn without replacement, then
what isthe probability that one is red and other is green.

a) 15/91 b) 91
c) 48/91 d) 28/91
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