Important Questions for Class 10 Maths Chapter- Probability

Very Short Answer (1 Mark) 49 i.e., 6 cards

∴ P(perfect square number) = 6/48=1/8
Question 1.
In a family of 3 children calculate the probability Question 6.
of having at least one boy. (2014OD) A number is chosen at random from the numbers
Solution: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3. What will be the probability that
S = {bbb, bbg, ggb, ggg} square of this number is less than or equal to 1?
Atleast 1 boy = {bbb, bbg, ggb} (2017D)
∴ P(atleast 1 boy) = 3/4 Solution:
(-3)2 = 9; (-2)2 = 4; (-1)2 = 1; (0)2 = 0
Question 2. (1)2 = 1; (2)2 = 4; (3)22 = 9
A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. ∴ P(Sq. of nos. of ≤ 1) = 3/7
Determine the probability that the chosen letter is
a consonant. (2015D) Question 7.
Solution: If two different dice are rolled together, calculate
Total English alphabets = 26 the probability of getting an even number on both
Number of consonants = 21 dice. (2014D)
∴ P (letter is a consonant) = 2126 Solution:
Two dice can be thrown as 6 × 6 = 36 ways
Question 3. Even numbers on both the dice can be obtained
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled as
pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of
getting neither a red card nor a queen. (2016OD)
Solution:
S = 52
P(neither a red card nor a queen) ∴ P(even numbers) = 9/36=1/4
= 1 – P(red card or a queen)
Question 8.
Two different dices are tossed together. Find the
probability that the product of the two numbers on
the top of the dice is 6. (2015OD)
Solution:
Question 4. Total outcomes = 6= 62 = 36
A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A card is Possible outcomes having the product of the two
drawn at random from the box. Calculate the numbers on the top of the dice as 6 are
probability that the drawn card has a number (3 × 2, 2 × 3, 6 × 1, 1 × 6), i.e, 4
which is a perfect square. (2013OD) P(Product of two nos. is 6) = 4/36=1/9
Solution:
Total number of cards = 50 – 6 + 1 = 45 Question 9.
Perfect square numbers are 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, i.e., The probability of selecting a rotten apple ran
5 numbers domly from a heap of 900 apples is 0.18. What is
∴ P(a prefect square) = 5/45=1/9 the number of rotten apples in the heap?
(2017OD)
Question 5. Solution:
Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5, …, 50 are
placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is
drawn at random from the box. Find the
probability that the selected card bears a perfect
square number. (2016D) ∴ No. of rotten apples = 900 × 0.18 = 162
Solution:
Total no. of cards = 50 – 3 + 1 = 48
Perfect square number cards are 4, 9, 16, 25, 36,
Probability Class 10 Important Questions Short P (neither an ace nor a king)
Answer-I (2 Marks) = 1 – P (either an ace or a king)
= 1 – [P (an ace) + P (a king)]
Question 10.
A coin is tossed two times. Find the probability of
getting both heads or both tails. (2011D)
Solution:
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT) = 4
P (both heads or both tails)
= P (both heads) + P (both tails)
= 1/4+1/4=2/4=1/2
Question 16.
Question 11.
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled
In a simultaneous toss of two coins, find the
pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that
probability of getting:
the drawn card is neither a king nor a queen.
(i) exactly one head,
(2013D)
(ii) atmost one head. (2012D)
Solution:
Solution:
P (neither a king nor a queen)
The sample space is given by
= 1 – P (king or queen)
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}
Total events n(S) = 4
(i) exactly one head = {HT, TH} = 2
P(exactly one head) = 24=12
(ii) atmost one head = {HT, TH, TT} = 3
P(atmost one head) = 3/4

Question 12. Question 17.

Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled
probability of getting at least one head. (2013OD) pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that
Solution: the drawn card is neither a jack nor an ace.
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}, i.e., 4 (2013D)
∴ P (atleast one head) = 3/4 Solution:
Total number of cards = 52
Question 13. Numbers of jacks = 4
Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the Numbers of aces = 4
probability of getting exactly two heads. (2013OD) Card is neither a jack nor an ace
Solution: = 52 – 4 – 4 = 44
S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT} = ∴ Required probability = 44/52=11/13
8
P(exactly two heads) = 3/8 Question 18.
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the
Question 14. probability of getting a doublet. (2013OD)
Rahim tosses two different coins simultaneously. Solution:
Find the probability of getting at least one tail. Two dice can be thrown as 6 x 6 = 36 ways
(2014D) “a doublet” can be obtained by (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3),
Solution: (4, 4), (5, 5), (6, 6), i.e., 6 ways
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}, i.e., 3 P(a doublet) = 6/36=1/6
P(at least one tail) = 3/4
Question 19.
Question 15. A dice is tossed once. Find the probability of
A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 getting an even number or a multiple of 3. (2013D)
playing cards. Find the probability that the card Solution:
drawn is neither an ace nor a king. (2011OD) S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} = 6
Solution: ‘an even number or multiple of 3’ are 2, 3, 4, 6, i.e.,
4 numbers ∴ P(at least two heads) = 48=12
∴ Required probability = 4/6=2/3 (ii) Possible outcomes of at most two heads = 7
(HHT, TTT, THH, THT, HTH, TTH, HTT)
Question 20. ∴ P(at most two heads) = 7/8
Two different dice are tossed together. Find the
probability. (2014OD, 2015D) Question 24.
(i) that the number on each die is even. Three different coins are tossed together. Find the
(ii) that the sum of numbers appearing on the two probability of getting
dice is 5. (i) exactly two heads
Solution: (ii) at least two heads
Two dice can be thrown as 6 × 6 = 36 ways (iii) at least two tails. (2016OD)
(i) The probability of number on each die is even Solution:
are S {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT}
Total number of ways = 8
(i) Exactly two heads
= HHT, HTH, THH, i.e., 3 ways
∴ P (exactly two heads) = 3/8

(ii) Atleast two heads

= HHT, HTH, THH, HHH i.e., 4 ways
∴ P (atleast two heads) = 4/8=1/2

(iii) Atleast two tails

= TTH, THT, HTT,TTT i.e., 4 ways
Probability Class 10 Important Questions ∴ P (atleast two tails) = 4/8=1/2
Short Answer-II (3 Marks)
Question 25.
Question 21. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing
A coin is tossed two times. Find the probability of tickets numbered from 1 to 40. Find the
getting at least one head. (2011D) probability that the selected ticket has a number
Solution: which is a multiple of 5. (2011OD)
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT} Solution:
Total number of ways = 4 Total number of tickets = 40
Atleast one head = {HH, HT, TH}, i.e., 3 ways ‘A multiple of 5’ are
∴ P (atleast one head) = 3/4 5, 10, 15, 20, … 40, i.e., 8 tickets
∴ P (A multiple of 5) = 8/10=1/5
Question 22.
A coin is tossed two times. Find the probability of Question 26.
getting not more than one head. (2011D) A number is selected at random from first 50
Solution: natural numbers. Find the probability that it is a
S = {HH, HT, TH, TT} = 4 multiple of 3 and 4. (2012 D)
Favourable cases are HT, TH, TT i.e., 3 cases Solution:
∴ P (not more than 1 head) = 3/4 Multiples of 3 & 4 are 12, 24, 36, 48, i.e., 4 nos.
P(a multiple of 3 and 4) = 4/50=2/5
Question 23.
Three distinct coins are tossed together. Find the Question 27.
probability of getting (2015 D) The probability of selecting a red ball at random
(i) at least 2 heads from a jar that contains only red, blue and orange
(ii) at most 2 heads. balls is 14 . The probability of selecting a blue ball
Solution: at random from the same jar is 13 . If the jar
Total number of possible outcomes = 21 = 23 = 8 contains 10 orange balls, find the total number of
(HHH, TIT, HHT, THH, THT, HTH, TTH, HTT) balls in the jar. (2015OD)
(i) Possible outcomes of at least two heads = 4
(HHT, THH, HHH, HTH)
Solution: Question 30.
In a single throw of a pair of different dice, what is
the probability of getting
(i) a prime number on each dice?
(ii) a total of 9 or 11? (2016D)
Solution:
Two dice can be thrown in 6 × 6 = 36 ways
(i) “a prime number on each dice” can be obtained
as (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 5), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 5), (5, 2), (5,
3), (5, 5), i.e., 9 ways.
∴ P(a prime no. on each dice) = 9/36=1/4

(ii) “a total of 9 or 11” can be obtained as (3, 6),(6,

3),(4, 5),(5, 4) (5, 6),(6, 5).
Question 28. Total ‘9’ Total ’11’ i.e., 6 ways
A bag contains, white, black and red balls only. A ∴ P(a total of 9 or 11) = 6/36=1/6
ball is drawn at random from the bag. If the
probability of getting a white ball is 310 and that Question 31.
of a black ball is 25, then find the probability of A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good,
getting a red ball. If the bag contains 20 black 8 have minor defects and 4 have major defects.
balls, then find the total number of balls in the Ramesh, a shopkeeper will buy only those shirts
bag. (2015OD) which are good but ‘Kewal another shopkeeper
Solution: will not buy shirts with major defects. A shirt is
Let W, B and R denote the White, Black and Red taken out of the box at random. What is the
balls respectively, probability that:
We know, Total probability = 1 (i) Ramesh will buy the selected shirt?
(ii) ‘Kewal will buy the selected shirt? (2016D)
Solution:

No. of good shirts = 88

(i) P(Ramesh buys a shirt)
= P(good shirts) = 88100=2225

(ii) No. of shirts without major defect = 96

Question 29. P(Kewal buys a shirt)
A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If = P(shirts without major defect)
the probability of drawing a black ball from the = 88+8100=96100=2425
bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the
number of black balls in the bag. (2017OD) Question 32.
Solution: A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled
Let the number of black balls = x pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting:
the number of white balls = 15 (2012 OD)
∴ Total number of balls = x + 15 (i) a red king.
∴ P(black ball) = 3P(White balls) (ii) a queen or a jack.
Solution:
Cards in a pack = 52
Number of kings = 4
Number of red kings = 2 Question 35.
There are 100 cards in a bag on which num bers
from 1 to 100 are written. A card is taken out from
the bag at random. Find the probability that the
number on the selected card
(i) is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square
(ii) is a prime number greater than 80. (2016OD)
Solution:
Total cards = 100
(i) Numbers which are “Divisible by 9 and perfect
Question 33.
squares” are 9, 36, 81, i.e., 3 .
All red face cards are removed from a pack of
∴ P(Divisible by 9 & perfect square) = 3/100
playing cards. The remaining cards were well
shuffled and then a card is drawn at random from
(ii) Numbers which are “prime numbers greater
them. Find the probability that the drawn card is
than 80” are 83, 89, 97, i.e., 3
(2015D)
∴ P(Prime nos. > 80) = 3/100
(i) a red card
(ii) a face card
Question 36.
(iii) a card of clubs.
Two different dice are rolled together. Find the
Solution:
probability of getting: (2015 D)
Number of red face cards removed = 6
(i) the sum of numbers on two dice to be 5.
∴ Remaining cards = 52 – 6 = 46
(ii) even numbers on both dice.
Hence, Total no. of outcomes = 46
Solution:
(i) Possible outcomes of red cards = 26 – 6 = 20
Total possible outcomes = 6n = 62 = 36
∴ P(a red card) = 20/46=10/23
(i) The possible outcomes are (2, 3), (3, 2), (1, 4),
(4, 1) when the sum of numbers on two dice is 5,
(ii) Possible outcomes of face cards = 6
i.e., 4
∴ P(a face card) = 6/46=3/23
∴ Required Probability, P(E) = 4/36=1/9
(iii) Possible outcomes of card of clubs = 13
(ii) The possible outcomes are (2, 2), (2, 4), (2, 6),
∴ P(a card of clubs) = 13/46
(4, 2), (4, 4), (4, 6), (6, 2), (6, 4), (6, 6) for even
numbers on both dice; 9
Question 34.
∴ Required Probability, P(E) = 9/36=1/4
From a pack of 52 playing cards, Jacks, Queens
and Kings of red colour are removed. From the
Question 37.
remaining, a card is drawn at random. Find the
Two different dice are thrown together. Find the
probability that drawn card is:
probability of:
(i) a black King
(i) getting a number greater than 3 on each die
(ii) a card of red colour
(ii) getting a total of 6 or 7 of the numbers on two
(iii) a card of black colour (2016OD)
dice (2016D)
Solution:
Solution:
Total cards in the pack = 52
Two dice can be thrown in 6 x 6 = 36 ways
Cards removed
(i) “getting a number > 3 on each die” can be
= 2(Jacks) + 2(Queens) + 2(Kings) = 6
obtained as (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6),
∴ Remaining cards = 52 – 6 = 46
(6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6), i.e., 9 ways.
(i) Number of black Kings = 2
P(number > 3 on each die) = 9/36=1/4
∴ P(a black King) = 2/46=1/23
(ii) “a total of 6 or 7 can be obtained as (2, 4),(4,
(ii) Total red cards in the pack = 26
2),(3, 3), (1, 6),(6, 1),(2, 5) (1, 5),(5, 1) (5, 2),(3, 4),(4,
Red cards removed = 6
3), i.e., 11 ways
Remaining red cards = 26 – 6 = 20
Total 6 Total “7′
∴ P(a card of red colour) = 20/46=10/23
P(a total of 6 or 7) = 11/36
(iii) Total black cards in the pack = 26
∴ P(a card of black colour) = 26/46=13/23
Question 38. No. of white marbles = 25
Two different dice are thrown together. Find the No. of red marbles = 40
probability that the numbers obtained. Total no. of marbles = 35 + 25 + 40 = 100
(i) have a sum less than 6
(ii) have a product less than 16
(iii) is a doublet of odd numbers. (2017D)
Solution:
Two dice can be thrown in (6 × 6) = 36 ways

Question 41.
A box contains 70 cards numbered from 1 to 70. If
one card is drawn at random from the box, find
the probability that it bears
(i) a perfect square number.
(i) Sum less than ‘6’ are (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 4), (2, (ii) a number divisible by 2 and 3. (2012OD)
1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (3, 1) (3, 2) (4, 1) i.e., 10 ways Solution:
∴ P(sum < 6) = 10/36=5/18 (i) Perfect squares upto 70 are
12, 22, …, 82 = 8
(ii) Product less than ’16’ are (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, ∴ P(a perfect square) = 8/70=4/35
4) (1, 5) (1, 6) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 4) (2,5) (2, 6) (3, (ii) Numbers divisible by 2 and 3 are:
1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3,5)(4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (5, 1) (5, 6, 12, 18, …, 66, i.e., 11 nos.
2) (5,3) (6, 1) (6, 2) i.e., 25 ways ∴ P(a no. divisible by 2 and 3) = 11/70
∴ P(product less than 16) = 25/36
Question 42.
(iii) (1, 1) (3, 3) (5, 5) i.e., 3 ways A group consists of 12 persons, of which 3 are
∴ P(doublet of odd nos.) = 3/36=1/12 extremely patient, other 6 are extremely honest
and rest are extremely kind. A person from the
Probability Class 10 Important group is selected at random. Assuming that each
person is equally likely to be selected, find the
Questions Long Answer (4 Marks) probability of selecting a person who is (2013D)
(i) extremely patient
Question 39. (ii) extremely kind or honest.
A survey has been done on 100 people out of Solution:
which 20 use bicycles, 50 use motorbikes and 30 Extremely patient = 3
use cars to travel from one place to another. Find Extremely honest = 6
the probability of persons who use bicycles, Extremely kind = 12 – 3 – 6 = 3
motorbikes and cars respectively? (2011D)
Solution:

Question 43.
A box contains cards numbered 3, 5, 7, 9, …, 35,
37. A card is drawn at random from the box. Find
Question 40. the probability that the number on the drawn card
A box contains 35 blue, 25 white and 40 red is a prime number. (2013OD)
‘marbles. If a marble is drawn at random from the Solution:
box, find the probability that the drawn marble is Total number of cards = 18
(i) white (ii) not blue (iii) neither white nor blue. Prime numbers are: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29,
(2012D) 31, 37, i.e., 11
Solution: ∴ P(Prime number) = 11/80
No. of blue marbles = 35
Question 44. (ii) Prime numbers from 1 to 20 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17,
Find the probability that a leap year selected at random, 19 = 8
will contain 53 Mondays. (2013OD) Total Outcomes = 20
Solution: Possible outcomes = 8
In a leap year, total number of days = 366 ∴ P(a prime number) = 8/20=2/5
∴ 366 days
= 52 complete weeks + 2 extra days Question 47.
Thus, a leap year always has 52 Mondays and extra 2 A bag contains 25 cards numbered from 1 to 25. A
days. card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the
Extra 2 days can be, probability that the number on the drawn card is:
(i) Sunday and Monday (2015D)
(ii) Monday and Tuesday (i) divisible by 3 or 5
(iii) Tuesday and Wednesday (ii) a perfect square number.
(iv) Wednesday and Thursday Solution:
(v) Thursday and Friday Total number of outcomes = 25
(vi) Friday and Saturday (i) Possible outcomes of numbers divisible by 3 or 5 in
(vii) Saturday and Sunday numbers 1 to 25 are (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 5, 10, 20,
Let E be the event that a leap year has 53 Mondays. 25) = 12
∴ E = {Sun and Mon, Mon and Tues} ∴P(No. divisible by 3 or 5) = 12/25
∴ P(E) = 2/7
(ii) Possible outcomes of numbers which are a perfect
Question 45. square = 5, i.e., (1, 4, 9, 16, 25)
A bag contains cards numbered from 1 to 49. A card is ∴ P(a perfect square no.) = 5/25=1/5
drawn from the bag at random, after mixing the cards
thoroughly. Find the probability that the number on the Question 48.
drawn card is: A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow on a 3
(i) an odd number circular board, divided into / 4 8 equal parts, which
(ii) a multiple of 5 comes to rest pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, …,
(iii) a perfect square 8 (Figure), which are equally likely outcomes. What is
(iv) an even prime number (2014D) the probability that the arrow will point at
Solution: (i) an odd number
Total number of cards = 49 (ii) a number greater than 3
(i) Odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, …., 49, i.e., 25 (iii) a number less than 9. (2016 D)
∴ P(an odd number) = 25/49

(ii) ‘A multiple of 5’ numbers are 5, 10, 15, ……., 45, i.e., 9

∴ P(a multiple of 5) = 9/49

(iii) “A perfect square” numbers are 1, 4, 9, …….., 49, i.e.,

7
∴ P(a perfect square number) = 7/49=1/7

(iv) “An even prime number” is 2, i.e., only one number Solution:
∴ P(an even prime number) = 1/49 Total numbers = 8
(i) “Odd numbers” are 1, 3, 5, 7, i.e., 4
∴ P(an odd number) = 4/8=1/2
Question 46.
A box contains 20 cards numbered from 1 to 20. A card
is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability (ii) “nos. greater than 3” are 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, i.e., 5
that the number on the drawn card is (2015D) ∴ P(a number > 3) = 5/8
(i) divisible by 2 or 3,
(ii) a prime number. (iii) “numbers less than 9” are 1, 2, 3, …8 i.e., 8
Solution: ∴ P(a number < 9) = 8/8 = 1
(i) Numbers divisible by 2 or 3 from 1 to 20 are 2, 4, 6,
8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 3, 9, 15, 20 = 13 Question 49.
Total outcomes = 20 A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1,
Possible outcomes = 13 2, 3 and 4. Another number y is selected at random
∴ P(divisible by 2 or 3) = 13/20 from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the probability
that product of x and y is less than 16. (2016OD)
Solution:
X can be any one of 1, 2, 3, and 4 i.e., 4 ways
Y can be any one of 1, 4, 9, and 16 i.e., 4 ways Question 53.
Total no. of cases of XY = 4 × 4 = 16 ways Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting
No. of cases, where product is less than 16 (1, 1), (1, 4), such numbers on the two dice, whose product is 12.
(1, 9), (2, 1), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 4), (4,1) i.e., 8 ways (2011OD)
∴ P (product x & y less then 16) = 8/16=1/2 Solution:
Two dice can be thrown in 6 × 6 = 36 ways
Question 50. ‘Product is 12′ can be obtained as (2, 6), (6, 2), (3, 4), (4,
The probability of guessing the correct answer to a 3), i.e., in 4 ways
certain question is x12 . If the probability of guessing ∴ P(Product is 12) = 4/36=1/9
the wrong answer is 34 , find x. If a student copies the
answer, then its probability is 26 . If he doesn’t copy the Question 54.
answer, then the probability is 2y3 . Find the value of y. A box contains 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50
(2011OD) blue cards. If a card is drawn at random from the box,
Solution: then find the probability that it will be
P (guessing) + P (guessing wrong) = 1 (i) a blue card
(ii) not a yellow card
(iii) neither yellow nor a blue card. (2012D)
Solution:
No. of red cards = 100
No. of yellow cards = 200
No. of blue cards = 50
Total no. of cards = 100 + 200 + 50 = 350

Question 55.
Two different dice are thrown together. Find the
Question 51. probability that the numbers obtained have
A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1,
(2017OD)
4, 9, 16 and another number y is selected at random
from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the probability that the (i) even sum, and
value of xy is more than 16. (2016OD) (ii) even product.
Solution: Solution:
x can be any one of 1, 4, 9, or 16, i.e., 4 ways
y can be any one of 1, 2, 3, or 4, i.e., 4 ways
Total number of cases of xy = 4 × 4 = 16 ways
Number of cases, where product is more than 16
(9, 2), (9, 3), (9, 4), (16, 2), (16, 3), (16, 4), i.e., 6 ways
∴ Required probability = 6/16=3/8

Question 52.
A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting
its outcome each time. Hanif wins if he gets three
heads or three tails, and loses otherwise. Calculate the
probability that Hanif will lose the game. (2011D)
Solution:
The possible outcomes on tossing a coin 3 times are,
S = {HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, TTH, THT, HTT, TTT) = 8
Outcomes when Hanif wins = {HHH, TTT} = 2
∴ P (Hanif wins) = 2/8=1/4
∴ P (Hanif will lose) = 1 – 1/4=3/4
Two dice can be thrown as 6 × 6 = 36 ways. Remaining cards = 40

Question 58.
Red kings and black aces are removed from a pack of
52 cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and
then a card is drawn from it. Find the probability that
the drawn card is
(i) a black face card.
(ii) a red card. (2012OD)
Solution:
Total nos. of cards = 52
Cards removed = 2 + 2 = 4
Remaining cards = 52 – 4 = 48

Question 59.
All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52
playing cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled
Question 56.
and then a card is drawn at random. Find the
A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards.
probability of getting a:
Find the probability of getting
(i) face card
(i) a king of red colour
(ii) red card
(ii) a face card
(iii) black card
(iii) the queen of diamonds. (2012 D)
(iv) king (2014D)
Solution:
Solution:
(i) Total cards in a deck = 52
Total number of cards = 52
Total no. of kings = 4
Black face cards = 6
Total no. of red kings = 2
Remaining cards = 52 – 6 = 46

Question 57. Question 60.

All kings, queens and aces are removed from a pack of Cards numbered from 11 to 60 are kept in a box. If a
52 cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled and card is drawn at random from the box, find the
then a card is drawn from it. Find the probability that probability that the number on the drawn card is:
the drawn card is (2014D)
(i) a black face card. (i) an odd number
(ii) a red card. (2012OD) (ii) a perfect square number
Solution: (iii) divisible by 5
Total no. of cards = 52 (iv) a prime number less than 20
No. of cards removed = (4 + 4 + 4) = 12 Solution:
Total number of cards = 60 – 11 + 1 = 50 Remaining cards = 52 – 6 = 46
(i) Odd nos, are 11, 13, 15, 17, …. 59 = 25 no.
∴ P(an odd number) = 25/50=1/2

(ii) Perfect square numbers are 16, 25, 36, 49 = 4

numbers
∴ P(a perfect square no.) = 4/50=2/25

(iii) “Divisible by 5” numbers are 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, 55, 60, = 10 numbers
∴ P(divisible by 5) = 10/50=2/25

(iv) Prime numbers less than 20 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17,

19 = 8 numbers Question 63.
∴ P(a prime no. less than 20) = 8/50=4/25 Five cards, the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of
diamonds, are well shuffled with their faces
Question 61. downwards. One card is then picked up at random.
Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack (2014OD)
of 52 playing cards. A card is drawn at random from (a) What is the probability that the drawn card is the
the remaining cards, after reshuffling them. Find the queen?
probability that the drawn card is (2014OD) (b) If the queen is drawn and put aside, and a second
(i) a king card is drawn, find the probability that the second card
(ii) of red colour is (i) an ace (ii) a queen.
(iii) a face card Solution:
(iv) a queen (a) Total events = 5; P(queen) = 1/5
Solution: (b) Now total events = 4
Number of red queens = 2 (i) P (an ace) = 1/4
Number of black jacks = 2 (ii) P (a queen) = 0/4 = 0 …[As there is no queen
Remaining cards = 52 – 2 – 2 = 48
left

Question 64.
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled
deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the
card drawn is (2015OD)
(i) a card of spade or an ace.
(ii) a black king.
(iii) neither a jack nor a king.
(iv) either a king or a queen.
Solution:
Total no. of outcomes = 52
Question 62.
All the red face cards are removed from a pack of 52
playing cards. A card is drawn at random from the
remaining cards, after reshuffling them. Find the
probability that the drawn card is (2014OD)
(i) of red colour
(ii) a queen
(iii) an ace
(iv) a face card
Solution:
Total number of cards = 52
Red face cards = 6