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The document provides a series of probability questions and answers covering various scenarios such as rolling dice, drawing cards, and selecting marbles, along with their respective calculations. It also includes multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises related to coordinate geometry concepts. The content is structured to aid in understanding probability and coordinate geometry through practical examples.

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Probability Questions With Detailed Answers

The document provides a series of probability questions and answers covering various scenarios such as rolling dice, drawing cards, and selecting marbles, along with their respective calculations. It also includes multiple choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises related to coordinate geometry concepts. The content is structured to aid in understanding probability and coordinate geometry through practical examples.

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Probability Questions with Detailed Answers

1. Find the probability that when a die is thrown, the number shown is:

 Total outcomes when rolling a die = 6 (Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

 Probability formula: P(E)=Favorable OutcomesTotal OutcomesP(E) = \frac{\text{Favorable


Outcomes}}{\text{Total Outcomes}}P(E)=Total OutcomesFavorable Outcomes

a) an even number

 Favorable outcomes: {2, 4, 6} → 3 outcomes

 Probability = 3/6 = 1/2

b) a prime number

 Prime numbers in a die: {2, 3, 5} → 3 outcomes

 Probability = 3/6 = 1/2

c) a number less than 5

 Favorable outcomes: {1, 2, 3, 4} → 4 outcomes

 Probability = 4/6 = 2/3

2. Find the probability that a card drawn from a pack of cards is:

 Total outcomes in a deck = 52

a) a red card

 Red cards: 26 (13 Hearts + 13 Diamonds)

 Probability = 26/52 = 1/2

b) an ace

 Aces: {Ace of Hearts, Ace of Diamonds, Ace of Clubs, Ace of Spades} → 4 outcomes

 Probability = 4/52 = 1/13

c) a black king

 Black kings: {King of Clubs, King of Spades} → 2 outcomes

 Probability = 2/52 = 1/26

d) not a black king

 Total outcomes: 52

 Non-black kings: 52 - 2 = 50

 Probability = 50/52 = 25/26


3. A bag contains 4 red marbles and 6 yellow marbles. Find the probability of:

 Total marbles = 4 + 6 = 10

a) picking a yellow marble

 Favorable outcomes: 6

 Probability = 6/10 = 3/5

b) picking a red marble

 Favorable outcomes: 4

 Probability = 4/10 = 2/5

4. Of 1000 bolts in a box, 20 are defective. Find the probability of picking:

 Total bolts = 1000

a) a defective bolt

 Favorable outcomes: 20

 Probability = 20/1000 = 1/50

b) a good bolt

 Good bolts: 1000 - 20 = 980

 Probability = 980/1000 = 49/50

5. The teacher made a pack of 50 cards numbered 1 to 50. Find the probability that the card picked
is:

 Total cards = 50

a) a prime number

 Prime numbers ≤ 50: {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47} → 15 outcomes

 Probability = 15/50 = 3/10

b) a multiple of 5

 Multiples: {5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50} → 10 outcomes

 Probability = 10/50 = 1/5

6. From a pack of cards with two jokers, one card is drawn. Find the probability of:

 Total cards = 52 + 2 = 54

a) getting a joker
 Favorable outcomes: 2

 Probability = 2/54 = 1/27

b) getting a face card

 Face cards: 12 (3 per suit × 4 suits)

 Probability = 12/54 = 2/9

7. A bag contains 20 five-rupee coins and 25 one-rupee coins. Find the probability of picking a five-
rupee coin.

 Total coins = 20 + 25 = 45

 Favorable outcomes = 20

 Probability = 20/45 = 4/9

8. When an unbiased die is thrown, find the probability of getting:

a) a multiple of 2

 Multiples: {2, 4, 6}

 Probability = 3/6 = 1/2

b) an odd number

 Odd numbers: {1, 3, 5}

 Probability = 3/6 = 1/2

9. Two unbiased dice are thrown. Find the probability of getting:

 Total outcomes = 6 × 6 = 36

a) both prime numbers

 (2,2), (2,3), (2,5), (3,2), (3,3), (3,5), (5,2), (5,3), (5,5) → 9 outcomes

 Probability = 9/36 = 1/4

10. One coin is tossed. Find the probability of getting:

a) one head → 1/2


b) one tail → 1/2

11. Two coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting:

 Possible outcomes: (HH), (HT), (TH), (TT) → 4 outcomes


a) 1 head → {(HT), (TH)} → 2/4 = 1/2
b) 2 tails → {(TT)} → 1/4
c) at least one head → {(HH), (HT), (TH)} → 3/4

12. Three coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting:

 Possible outcomes: (HHH), (HHT), (HTH), (THH), (TTH), (THT), (TTT), (HTT) → 8 outcomes

a) at least one head → 7/8


b) at most 1 head → {(HTT), (THT), (TTH), (TTT)} → 4/8 = 1/2
c) zero heads → {(TTT)} → 1/8

Coordinate Geometry - Questions & Answers

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The coordinate of the origin is:


a) (0,1)
b) (1,0)
c) (0,0) ✅
d) (1,1)

2. Abscissa of a point is positive in:


a) I and II quadrant
b) I and IV quadrant ✅
c) I quadrant only
d) IV quadrant only

3. The coordinates of a point which lies on the y-axis at a distance of 4 units in the negative
direction of the x-axis:
a) (0,4)
b) (4,0)
c) (0,-4)
d) (-4,0) ✅

4. Point (0, 4) lies:


a) in the 1st quadrant
b) on the x-axis
c) on the y-axis ✅
d) in the IV quadrant
5. The distance of a point (0,-3) from the origin is:
a) 0 units
b) -3 units
c) cannot be determined
d) 3 units ✅

(Formula used: Distance from origin = √(x² + y²) = √(0² + (-3)²) = 3 units)

6. Which points are at the same distance from the y-axis as the point (3,2) is from the x-axis?
a) (2,3)
b) (2,6)
c) (3,2)
d) (-3,2) ✅

7. Which of the following points lie on the negative side of the x-axis?
a) (0,-4)
b) (-3,2) ✅
c) (5,-7)
d) (0,4)

8. The points (-5,2) and (2,-5) lie in the:


a) Same quadrant
b) II and III quadrants respectively
c) II and IV quadrants respectively ✅
d) IV and III quadrants respectively

9. The perpendicular distance of a point from the x-axis is 4 units, and the perpendicular distance
from the y-axis is 5 units. The coordinates of such a point in the:
a) I quadrant → (5,4) ✅
b) II quadrant → (-5,4) ✅
c) III quadrant → (-5,-4) ✅
d) IV quadrant → (5,-4) ✅

10. Points (3,4) and (-3,-4) are equidistant from:


a) x-axis
b) y-axis
c) origin ✅
d) none

(Formula used: Distance from origin = √(x² + y²). Both points have the same distance from the origin.)

Fill in the Blanks


1. The equation of the x-axis is → y = 0

2. The equation of the y-axis is → x = 0

3. The image of the point (3,-2) under reflection in the x-axis is → (3,2)

4. The ordinate of point (7,12) is → 12

5. Two perpendicular lines separate a plane into → 4 quadrants

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