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CH 23

The document contains various probability exercises involving dice, coins, and drawing from bags, with solutions provided for each question. Key concepts include calculating the probability of specific outcomes based on total possible outcomes. The exercises cover a range of scenarios, such as rolling dice, tossing coins, and selecting items from a set.

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CH 23

The document contains various probability exercises involving dice, coins, and drawing from bags, with solutions provided for each question. Key concepts include calculating the probability of specific outcomes based on total possible outcomes. The exercises cover a range of scenarios, such as rolling dice, tossing coins, and selecting items from a set.

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CHAPTER - 23

PROBABILITY

EXERCISE 23

Question 1.
A die is thrown, find the probability of getting:
(i) a prime number
(ii) a number greater than 4
(iii) a number not greater than 4.
Solution:
A die has six numbers : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
∴ Number of possible outcomes = 6
Question 2.
A coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting:
(i) a tail? (ii) ahead?
Solution:
On tossing a coin once,
Number of possible outcome = 2

Question 3.
A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting:
(i) exactly one head (ii) exactly one tail
(iii) two tails (iv) two heads
Solution:
Question 4.
A letter is chosen from the word ‘PENCIL’ what is the probability that the letter chosen is
a consonant?
Solution:
Total no. of letters in the word ‘PENCIL = 6
Total Number of Consonant = ‘PNCL’ i.e. 4
Question 5.
A bag contains a black ball, a red ball and a green ball, all the balls are identical in
shape and size. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into it. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is:
(i) a red ball
(ii) not a red ball
(iii) a white ball.
Solution:
Total number of possible outcomes = 3

Question 6.
6. In a single throw of a die, find the probability of getting a number
(i) greater than 2
(ii) less than or equal to 2
(iii) not greater than 2.
Solution:
A die has six numbers = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
∴ Number of possible outcomes = 6

Question 7.
A bag contains 3 white, 5 black and 2 red balls, all of the same shape and size.
A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into it, find the probability that the ball
drawn is:
(i) a black ball.
(ii) a red ball.
(iii) a white ball.
(iv) not a red ball.
(v) not a black ball.
Solution:
In a bag, 3 balls are white
2 balls are red
5 balls are black
Total number of balls = 3 + 2 + 5 = 10
Question 8.
In a single throw of a die, find the probability that the number:
(i) will be an even number.
(ii) will be an odd number.
(iii) will not be an even number.
Solution:
A die has six numbers : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
∴ Number of possible outcome = 6
(i) Number of favourable outcome = an even number i.e. 2, 4, 6 which are 3 in numbers
Question 9.
In a single throw of a die, find the probability of getting :
(i) 8
(ii) a number greater than 8
(iii) a number less than 8
Solution:
On a die the numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 i.e. six.
∴ Number of possible outcome = 6

Question 10.
Which of the following can not be the probability of an event?
Solution:
The probability of an event cannot be
(ii) 3.8 i.e. the probability of an even cannot exceed 1.
(iv) i.e. -0.8 and
(vi) -2/5, This is because probability of an even can never be less than 1.

Question 11.
A bag contains six identical black balls. A child withdraws one ball from the bag without
looking into it. What is the probability that he takes out:
(i) a white ball,
(ii) a black ball
Solution:
∵ There are 6 black balls in a bag
∴ number of possible outcome = 6
(i) A white ball
As there is no white ball in the bag
∴ Its probability is zero (0) = or P(E) = 0
(ii) a black ball
∴ Number of favourable outcome = 1

Question 12.
Three identical coins are tossed together. What is the probability of obtaining:
all heads?
exactly two heads?
exactly one head?
no head?
Solution:
Total outcomes = 8

Question 13.
A book contains 92 pages. A page is chosen at random. What is the probability that the
sum of the digits in the page number is 9?
Solution:
Number of pages of the book = 92
Which are from 1 to 92
Number of possible outcomes = 92
∴ Number of pages whose sum of its page is 9 = 10
i.e. 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90
Question 14.
Two coins are tossed together. What is the probability of getting:
(i) at least one head
(ii) both heads or both tails.

Solution:
∵ A coins has two faces Head and Tail or H, T
∴ Two coins are tossed
∴ Number of coins = 2 x 2 = 4
which are HH, HT, TH, TT
Question 15.
From 10 identical cards, numbered 1, 2, 3, …… , 10, one card is drawn at random. Find
the probability that the number on the card drawn is a multiple of:
(i) 2 (ii) 3
(iii) 2 and 3 (iv) 2 or 3
Solution:
Total outcomes = 10

i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Question 16.
Two dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability that the sum of the two
numbers appearing on the top of the dice is:
(i) 0
(ii) 12
(iii) less than 12
(iv) less than or equal to 12
Solution:
Total outcomes = 36 i.e.
Question 17.
A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting:
(i) a prime number
(ii) a number greater than 3
(iii) a number other than 3 and 5
(iv) a number less than 6
(v) a number greater than 6.
Solution:
Total outcomes = 6
i.e., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Question 18.
Two coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting:
(i) exactly one tail
(ii) at least one head
(iii) no head
(iv) at most one head
Solution:
Total outcomes = 4
i.e., HH, HT, TT, TH

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