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the probability of getting all heads? 4 1
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8 2 (a) (b)
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3. A coin is tossed 3 times. The probability of getting Dice Based
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9. A dice is thrown twice and the sum of the
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probability of getting a doublet? Favorable outcomes = 26
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(a) (b) 92. If one card is drawn from the bag, the
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24. Two cards are drawn from a pack of well shuffled
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Sol: (b) Sol: (c) 33. A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls.
Balls/Marbals Based Two balls are drawn at random. What is the
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7 28. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each
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13 13 If we draw 2 balls and want no blue ball, that
Find the probability that the card drawn is 10' of
4 1 Sol: (d) means the balls drawn must be either red or
(a) (b) a black suit?
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C2 13  6 13 1 2
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(a) (b) 31. A box contains 2 black, 6 green and 4 yellow balls. 10
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(a) (b) Total no. of outcomes = 12C2 20 10
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29. What is probability of drawing two clubs from a 6
Sol: (c)
2 3
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well shuffled pack of 52 cards? P= 
(c) (d) 12
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13 28 Multiple of 3 between 1 and 20 = 6
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32. An urn contains 10 black and 5 white balls. Two
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Sample space = 52 withour replacement. What is the probability that Favorable outcomes = 6 + 4 – 1 = 9
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then, (a) (b) both drawn balls are black? 9
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Find the probability that the card drawn is either (a) (b)
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(a) (b)
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(a) (b) P = = 
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Favorable outcomes = (4 + 5) = 9 is drawn at random. What is the probability of If 6 more white balls are put in the bag, the
5 Total no. of outcomes = 15 probability of drawing a white ball will be double
The probability that the ball will not be white = drawing a blue marble?
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(a) (b) 3 4 Favorable outcomes = 2
15 3
7 8 x  x 6
(c) (d) = 2   =
Total no. of outcomes = 5 12  18
3 2 19 21
(c) (d) Sol: (a) = 2(3x) = 2x + 12
10 5 2
Favorable outcomes = 7 P= = 4x = 12
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Sol: (b) Total no. of outcomes = 21 5
x=3
Total number of balls = 30
si

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7 1 43. It is known that a box of 600 electric bulbs
P=  46. A box contains 6 white balls and 7 black balls.
Multiple of 4 between 1 and 30 = 7 21 3 contains 12 defective bulbs. One bulb is taken
40. A bag contains 6 white and 4 red balls. Three Two balls are drawn at random. What is the
out at random from this box. What is the probability
a n by

a n by

Multiple of 6 = 5 probability white balls?

balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that it is a non-defective bulb?
Common multiple of 4 and 6 = 2(12, 24) that one ball is red and the other two are white? *) !"HfA!73
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4
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Favorable outcomes = 7 + 5 – 2 = 10 *) !A2

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! 12
3
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!) !*) !"HfA!73
!MV!K; A!AnA
G%!' !"#) . !/ 0!12 4!' %J3!L3!"#) . !) <!%F"=) 0!(=!12
"#) . <!/ 0<!12 3
4!Q' ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12 ! ") !*) !L3!. . !12 ! 5 ;2 12
3
4!Q' !"HfA!73!' !*) !AnA!= c"a- ) !G%!' !"#) . !/ 0!124!Q'
10 1
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 A) <! !' %J !12 3

? Anf !) !K; A!#!1 #!) <!%F"=) 0!(=!12 ? 4 2
Required probability =
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30 3 (a) (b)
1 1 13 13
37. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One (a) 0.02 (b) 0.45
(a) (b)
a th

a th

ball is drawn at random. What is the probability 2 12 6 1

(c) 0.65 (d) 0.98 (c) (d)
that the ball drawn is white 3 7 13 13
(c) (d) Sol: (d)
*) !AL2!7!3g!) . <!5 ;2!U!' %J !L3!3123
4!*) !L3!= c"a- ) !G%!' 10 12 Sol: (d)
Sol: (a) Favorable outcomes = 588
ty a

ty a

"#) . <!/ 0<!12

4!Q' ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12!") !"#) . <!LQ![L3!' %J !12
? Favorable outcomes = 6C1
Favorable outcomes = C1 × C2
4 6

Total no. of outcomes = 10C3 Total no. of outcomes = 600 Total no. of outcomes = 13C2
3 4
(a) (b)
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4 7 4×6×5 588 6 1
4
C1  6 C 2 2 60 1 P= = 0.98 P= 
600 13  6 13
1 3 P= = 10  9  8  
(c) (d) 10
C3 120 2
8 7 44. A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 white balls, 4 green 47. A box contains 2 black, 6 green and 4 yellow balls.
32
Sol: (b) 41. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 blue balls. balls and 7 black balls. If one ball is drawn at If 2 balls are picked up at random, the probability
Three balls are drawn at random from the bag. random, find the probability that it is black? that both are green-coloured is:
Favorable outcomes = 8
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3
4!=" !V!L3 3 !)
Total no. of outcomes = 14 *) !+2. !73
! O!. . !L33
]!U!' %J !L33
]!R!1;<!L33
! 5 ;2!T!) . <!L33
*) !A2L!73
! R!' %J ]!O!. . !5 ;2!g!#<. <!L33 ! 12
3
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L! ) ! 1 #! ) <
G%!' ! 0<#! L33! "#) . <!/ 0<!12
3
4! , #73
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3
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8 4 %F"=) 0!12 I
P=  1 #!) <!%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ *4
14 7 %F"=) 0!12I
38. A box contains 4 red balls, 5 green balls and 6 1 3 5 1
7 1 (a) (b)
white balls. A ball is drawn at random from the (a) (b) (a) (b) 22 22
22 22 24 3
box. What is the probability that the ball drawn
A

2 2 1 3
is either red or green? (c) (d)
91 77 7 7 (c) (d)
*) !"HfA!73 ! R!. . !L33
]!O!1;<!L33
! 5 ;2!g!' %J !L33! 12
3
4!Am
( ' !' Sol: (c) (c) (d) 22 11
23 25
= c"a- ) !G%!' !*) !L3!"#) . <!/ 0<!12 4!Q' ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12 Favorable outcomes = 5C3 Sol: (a)
") !"#) . <!LQ[!L3!=!0 !. . !=!1;<!12 ? Sol: (a) Favorable outcomes = 6C2
Total no. of outcome = 15
C3 Favorable outcomes = 7 Total no. of outcomes = 12C2
2 3
(a) (b) 5
C3 5 43 60 2 2 Total no. of outcomes = 24
5 5 P=     65
15
C3 32 210 13 7 13 91 6
C2 30 5
1 7 15 14 13 7 P= = 12 2 11  =
(c) (d) P= 12
C2 12  11 22
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Venn diagram Based 50. Two students karan and Anjali appeared in an *) ! "Ep . =! ) <! ) &! MM!73 ]! RN! - o 3! #! D2"0) ! "E>#]! MT! # Sol: (c)
examination. The probability that karan will qualify For understanding
the examination is 0.05 and that Anjali will qualify
/ <E! "E>#! 5 ;2! VN! #! ;' =#! "E>#! "E$=! 8S # 4! =" ! ) &! MM
48. In an entrance test that is graded on the basis of
73! - o3 ! ) <!) S . !' 3K=! gN! +<]! 5 2 ;! Q#! ' D<!- o 3 ! #! =13 ! E"_[0 B T
two examinations, the probability of a randomly the examination is 0.10. The probability that both
13 x 10
chosen student passing the first examination is will qualify the examination is 0.02. Find the 0<#! "E$= 3 ! 73! ' ! ) 7! ' ! ) 7! *) ! "E$=! 8S # ]! 5 2;! Q#73! ' ! h<) a d b
3
0.8 and the probability of passing the second probability that Both karan and Anjali will not qualify x+ g
examination is 0.7. The probability of passing the examination.
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atleast one of them is 0.95. What is the probability ! - o! ) ;#! 5 2; ! 53

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* 4! ) ;#! ) 12! ") ! Q' ! i ) ^. ! ) ! ) &! MM!) ! *) ! = c"a- ) ! G%!' ! 8S #! L* 12 c
of passing both? - o! #! Q#! 0<#! "E$= 3 ! 7!3' ! h<) ! *) ! "E$=! 8S #! 1 L? L
%;<&! , W<_[! ) ;#! ) <! %F"=) 0! NjNO! 12 !5 2; ! 53
/ . <! ) ! %;<& a + b + c + d + e + f + g = 55
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, W<_[!) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0!NjMN!12 4! # 3
! ) !%;<&!, W<_[!) ;#!) < d + e + f + g = 20
/ 0!12 ]!= c"a- ) !G%!' !8S #!L*!- o!) <!%1. <!%;<&!, W<_[!) ;# (a) 0.85 (b) 0.90
%F"=) 0!NjNV!12 4!%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ *!") !) ;#!5 ;2!53 / . <! #3 x + x + x – 3 + x + 3 = 20
) <!%F"=) 0!NjU!12 ! 5 ;2! ^' ;<!%;<&!, W<_[! ) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0!Nj (c) 0.75 (d) 0.80
, W<_[! #1<3
! ) ;L
34 4x = 20
T!124!, #73!' !) 7!' !) 7!*) !) !, W<_[!1 #!) <!%F"=) 0!Nj\ O!12 4 Sol: (d)
#3! ) !, W<_[! 1 #!) <!%F"=) 0!(=!12 ? (a) 0.87 (b) 0.86 For understanding x=5
(a) 0.65 (b) 0.55 (c) 0.88 (d) 0.89 Favorable outcomes = 28
Both
(c) 0.50 (d) 0.60 Sol: (a) Physics Biology Total no. of outcomes = 60
Only
Anjali 17 Then,

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Sol: (b) Karan 40
a d b Only
0.8 0.7
2nd 5 28

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0.03 g
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0.02 60
Both c
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c
20
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a b both Given that, 54. If 9 students are standing on a circular path, then

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Let, Required probability = 1 – 0.13 = 0.87 a + b + c (d + e + f) + g = 60 the probability that 2 of them are always standing
51. Two students Ajay and Rani appeared in an together
1st onlyexam = a f + a + d + g + b + d + g + e + c + f + g + e = 77
ja

ja
examination. The probability that Ajay will qualify 60 + 2g + d + e + f = 77 =" !\!- o!EW
c ) ;!%+!%;!bH!12
P]3!0!%F"=) 0!12
!") !, #7!3' !V!17`
2nd only  exam = b
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the examination is 0.05 and that Rani will qualify *) !' +!bHP !1 3
both exam = c the examination is 0.10. The probability that both 2g + d + e + f = 17
d+e+f=7
a th

a th
A.T.Q, will qualify the examination is 0.02. Find the 1 2
probability that atleast one of them will not qualify a + b + c = 60 – 12 = 48 (a) (b)
a + b +2c = 0.7 + 0.8 = 1.5 4 7
Given that = a + b + c = 0.95 the examination. 48 4 7 1
then, !- o!5/ =!5 ;2!; #<!*) !%;<&!73 !, %"i +0!1S
* 4!5/ =!) !%;<& Required probability =   0.80 (c) (d)
60 5 8 3
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ty a
c = (1.5 – 0.95) = 0.55 , W<_[! ) ;#!%F"=) 0!NjNO!12 ! 5 ;2!; #<!) !%;<&!, W<_[! ) ;#!) < 53. In class 10 of a school, 13 students opted for only Sol: (a)
49. The probability that a student will pass the final %F"=) 0!NjMN!12 4! # 3
!) !%;<&!, W<_[!) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0!NjNV!12 4 Badminton, 10 opted for only Table Tennis and Total arrangement of 9 students in a circle = 8!
%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ *!") !, #73 !' !) 7!' !) 7!*) !%;<&!, W<_[!#1<3
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examination in both English and Hindi is 0.5 and 12 for only Volleyball. If the total number of Total number of arrangements formed when two
the probability of passing neither is 0.1. If the ) ;L4 students in class 10 was 55 and students who students are always together = 7! × 2
probability of passing the English examination (a) 0.98 (b) 0.97 opted for only badminton and table tennis are x ,
is 0.75, what is the probability of passing the Hindi 7!  2 1
(c) 0.96 (d) 0.95 who opted for only table tennis & Volleyball are x Probability = 
examination ? 8! 4
Sol: (a) and who opted for only Badminton & Volleyball
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!53 "07!%;<&!, W<_[!) ;#!) < 55. A man is known to speak truth 3 out of 4 times.
Ajay Rani are x-3. He throws a dice and reports that it is a six. Find
%F"=) 0!NjO!12!5 ;2! #!37!3' !") ' <!7!3D<!, W<_[!#!1#!) <!' 3
DE# Students who opted for all of these are x+3. the probability that it is actually a six.
0.03 (a) Find the probability the selected member did
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4!=" !53LF/ <!%;<&!, W<_[!) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0!NjTO!12 ]!0!"13< 0.02
0.08 *) !5 7<!R!73 !' !@
!A;!' 8!A. #!) !". *!/ #!/ 0!12 3
!E1!%'
%;<&!, W<_[! ) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0!(=!12 ? not choose volleyball. %J) 0!12 !5 2
;!";%C![) ;0!12!") !=1!- () !12
4!Q' ) <!%F"=) 0!>0
(a) 0.60 (b) 0.65 *) !i ) ^. !) <!) &!MN!7]3!M@ !- o !3#!) E. !AH 2"73 C#!8S #]!MN!# ) <"/ *!") !=1!Ei 0E!73 ! - () !12 4
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(c) 0.70 (d) 0.55 both ) E. !CA. !C"#' !8S #!5 ;2!MV!#!) E. !Em . <Am
. !8S #4!=" !) &!MN 3 7
Sol: (b) Required probability = 1 – 0.02 = 0.98 7!3- o !3) <!) S. !' 3K=!OO!+<!5 ;2!) E. !AH 2"73C#!5 ;2!CA. !C"#' (a) (b)
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Physics, 17 for Biology and 20 for Chemistry. If 4 1
0.25 8S#!+!E! x!12 3
! 5 ;2!"/ q1 #
3!) E. !AH 2"73
C#!5 ;2!Em . <Am. !) !8S # (c) (d)
the total number of students in class 11 was 60, 8 8
0.5
and all these students chose at least one of the
+!E!x!12 3
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three subjects mentioned here, and exactly five x – 3!12 3
4!Q#!' D<!) !8S ##!E. !- o! x – 3!12 3
4 P
 of these students chose all the three subjects, r as!%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ *!") !8="#0!' i =!#!Em . <Am. !#1<!38S#4 3 1
both P(T)  , P(T) 
The probability of passing neither = 0.1 then what is the probability that A randomly 35 42 4 4
(a) (b)
Probability of passing hindi exam selected student of class 11 of the school will 60 55
have chosen exactly one subject out of these 1 P(6)  5
= 1 – (0.1 + 0.75) + 0.5 28 27 Probility 6  ,
(c) (d) 6 6
= .15 + 0.5 = 0.65 three subjects? 60 59

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3 1 1 Sol.. (d) 60. Two letters selected from the word ‘TENDULKAR’. Sol. (c)
Favorable outcomes =  = The probability that both are vowels is:
4 6 8 2 1 A B
P(T)  , P(T)  3 ‘TENDULKAR’ ` f !' ! !5&;!8S
#!L*!12
3
4! # 3
! ) !i E;!1 # 3 4
3 1 1 5 3
Total no. of outcomes =    ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12
? (P) (P)
4 6 4 6 4 5
then, 3 4 1 1
P(even) P(even)  2 1 (P) (P)
7 7 (a) (b)
1 1 3 9 12 4 5
P(E)   
8 8 8 2 3 3 1 4 1
1 5 8 Favorable outcomes = × 5 5 they will contradict each other    
 3 7 (c) (d) 4 5 5 4
8 24 24 9 12
3 1 7
56. A man is known to speak the truth 3 out of 5 2 3 1 4 Sol. (b) =    100 = 35%
times. He throws a dice and reports that it is ‘1’. Total no. of outcomes = × + × 20 5 20
3 7 3 7 Favorable outcomes = 3C2
Find the probability that it is actually 1. 63. The probability of solving a problem by three
*) !5 7<!O!7!3' !@ !A;!' 8!A. #!) !". *!/ #!/ 0!124!E1!%' Then, Total no. of outcomes = 9C2 students A, B and C are 3/7, 5/9 & 1/5
%J) 0!12
!5 2;!";%C[!) ;0!12!=1!M!12
4!Q' ) <!%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ * then, respectively. What is the probability that the
2 problem is solved?
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4 2  21 3
P  7   3 3 1 !A, B 5 2
0<#!- o 3 ;!C!u; !*) !' 7i =!) !1. !) ;#!) <!%F"=) 0
3 1 2 4 7  10 5 P 98  
r

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(a) (b)  36 12 k 7` I 3/7, 5/9!5 2;!1/5 124!Q' ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12
!") !' 7i =
13 8 7 21 2 1. !1 !/ =L<?
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4 1 58. A letter of the English alphabet is chosen at
(c) (d) 61. A speaks the truth 5 times out of 7 and B speaks 64 32
8 13 random. Probabiliy of getting a vowel is. 8 times out of 9. What is the probability that they (a) (b)
a n by

a n by

315 315
Sol: (a)
53 L/F<!E_[7 . !) !*) !5&;!= c"a- ) ! G%!' !8S
#!/ 0!12
4!*) will contradict each other in stating the same
3 2 251 155
P(T)  , P(T)  5 fact? (c) (d)
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5 i E;!5 #!) <!9"=) 0!12 4 315 315

A 7 73
! ' ! 5!A;!' 8!A. 0!12 ! 5 ;2! B 9!73
! ' ! 8!A;!' 8!A. 0 Sol. (c)
1 5 5 6 12
4!(=!%F"=) 0!12 ! ") !E!*) !1<!0+=!A00!' 7=!*) B ^' ;!)
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P(1)  , P(1)  6 (a) (b) 3 4

6
R s

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26 25 P(A) = P(A) =
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L? 7 7
3 1
a th

a th

Favorable outcomes =  1 5 1 5 4
5 6 (c) (d) 1 P(B) = P(B) =
4 21 (a) (b) 9 9
4 9
3 1 2 5 Sol: (a) 1 4
Total no. of outcome =   
5 6 5 6 1 1 P(C) = P(C) =
Total number of vowel in alphabet = 5 (c) (d) 5 5
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Then, 3 7
Total number of alphabet = 26 4 4 4 315 – 64 251
1 Sol.. (c) P =1 –    
7 9 5 315 315
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P= 10 = = 64. In a class, there are 15 boys and 10 girls. Three
A B
1 1 10  13 13 59. A letter is chosen at random from the letters of 8 students are selected at random. The probability
 5
10 3 the word 'ASSASSINATION". Find the probability (P) (P) that 1 girl and 2 boys are selected is:
7 9
57. A man speaks truth 2 out of 3 times He picks that the letter chosen is a vowel ? 2 1 *) !) &!7]3!MO!. HP
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one of the natural numbers in the set S = (1, 2, (P) (P)
` f ! 'ASSASSINATION" ) !5&; 3 ! 73
! ' !*) !5&;!= c"a- ) 7 9 G%!' ! 8S
# ! / 0! 12
4! M!nHP ) <! 5 ;2! V! nHP) 3! ) ! 8S
#! / #! ) <
3, 4, 5, 6, 7) and reports that it is even. The %F"=) 0!(=!12 ?
probability that it is actually even is G%!' !8S # !/ 0!12
4!Q' ) <!%F"=) 0!>0!) <"/ *!") !8S
#!L=!5&;
5 1 2 8 21 25
*) !5 7<!@ !7!3' !V!A;!' 8!A. 0!12!E1!' C!S = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, *) !i E;!12? They will contradict each other =   
7 9 7 9 (a) (b)
46 117
6, 7)!73
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! ") !=1!' 7 6 9
(a) (b) 5 16 1 1 3
12
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50
(d)
25
63 63 3
2 Sol. (a)
A

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(a) (c) (d) Favorable outcomes = 15C2 × 10
C1
5 2 9 cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely
to contradict each other narrating the same Total no. of outcomes = 25C3
1 Sol. (a) then,
(b) incident ?
5 Favorable outcomes = 6
A 75%! 77. 3 ! 73 ! 5 ;2! B 80%! 77. 3
! ' 8! A. 0! 12 ! 73
!' 8
10
C1  15 C2 15  14  10 15  14  5
Total no. of outcomes = 13 P  
1 25
C3 2 25  4  23
(c) A. 0!12 4!") 0#!%F"0` 0!77. 3! 73
! , #) !*) !1<!t C#!) !E_[# 25  24  23
10 Then,
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3 6 (a) 5% (b) 15% 37 21
(d) P= = =
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7 0!12
4
of 3 men, 2 women and 4 children. The chance Favorable outcomes = 88 and then a second number y is randomly selected
that exactly 2 of them are children is: from the numbers 1, 4, 9. What is the probability a
Total no. of outcome = 100 that the product xy of the two numbers will be 53̀ b A#0!12 !a!, ' !' (C;!) <!' 3
]!/ 1v
3 K=!12
!/ 1v!0<;!%1. !t S
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8 ;!w="(0= !3) !@
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= c"a- ) !G%!' !8S
#!/ 0!12 4!%F"=) 0!12 ! ") !, #7!3' !V!Aa8!123
4 then, less than 9? ) !A !x) 0!12!5 ;2!b!, ' ;!' (C;!) <;!' K3=!12!/ 1v!0<;! '^ ;!t S
7E
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(a) (b) P   0.88 R]!\ !73
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!' 3
K=5 3 ! ) !LS _#%J. ! xy, 9!' !) 7!1 L?
1 10 68. There are 40 students in class X of a school of 5 4 a
(c) (d) whom 25 are girls and 15 are boys. The class (a) (b) ! ") !53̀! b 1!' !5"6) !12
%F"=) 0!12 ?
12 21 6 5
teacher has to select one student as a class
Sol. (d) representative. He writes the name of each 5 1 5 2
Favorable outcomes = 5C2 × 4C2 (c) (d) (a) (b)
student on a separate card, the cards being 9 2 11 13
Total no. of outcomes = 9C4 identical. Then she puts cards in a bag and stirs Sol. (c) 5 5
then, Favorable outcomes = (1×1), (1×4), (2×1), (2×4), (c) (d)
them thoroughly. She then draws one card from 12 18
the bag. What is the probability that the name (3×1) = 5 Sol: (c)
5
C 2  4C 2 5  4  4  3 10 Total no. of outcomes = 9
P   written on the card is the name of a boy? 1
9
C4 4 21 then,
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!12
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5 a
24 MO!. HP ) !12 4
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9
66. Five salesmen A,B,C,D and E of a company are

si

si
) !8=#!) ;#!12 4!E1!%F d=) !"Ep +<[!) !#7!*) !5. L!) H[! %; 71. On the disc shown below, a player spins the arrow
considered for a three member trade delegation ". K0<!12 ]!) H![*) !/ 2
' !123
4!"%J;!E1!*) !+2 . !73!) H![;K0<!12!5 ;2 twice. The fraction , - is formed, where a is the 5 3
to represent the company at an international
a n by

a n by
, q1!35a- <!0;1!' !"7. !. 0<!12 4!E1!"%J;!+2 . !' !*) !) H!["#) . 0< number of the sector where the arrow stops after
trade conference. What is the probability that A the first spin and b is the number of sector where 4
gets selected ? 124!Q' ) <!(=!%F"=) 0!12 ! ") !) H[! %;!". K !#7!*) !. HP ) !) ATQ,
the arrow stops after the second spin. On every

n
*) !) 3
%#<!) !%8 #!A,B,C,D!5 ;2!E!) !*) !53
3!' n' 72 0;; $C<
y= 12? Favorable outcomes = (6,1), (6,3) (6,3), (6,4), (6,5)
spin each of the numbered sector has an equal
w=%;!' z7. #!73
!) 3
%#<!) !%F "0"#"6dE!) ;#!) !". *!0<#!' i =<= probability of being the sector on which the arrow (5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3)
2 1 (3,1), (3,2), (2,1) = 15
ja

ja
w=%;! %F
"0"#"673
H. ! ) ! ". *! 7#! / 0! 124! A! ) ! 8S
#! / #! ) < (a) (b) stops. What is the probability that the fraction , -
7 4
R s

R s
is greater than 1? Total no. of outcome = 36
%F"=) 0!(=!12?
1 3 15 5
a th

a th
3 2 (c) (d) P  
(a) (b) 3 8 36 12
5 5
Sol. (d)
4 1
(c) (d) Favorable outcomes = 15
5 5
ty a

ty a
Sol. (a) Total no. of outcomes = 40
Favorable outcomes = 4C2 Then,
di M

di M
Total no. of outcomes = 5C3
then, 15 3
P  
4×3 40 8
4
C 2 6 3 69. If a number x is chosen at random from the
P= 5 2 = = =
C3 5 × 4 × 3 10 5 numbers -2, -1, 0, 1, 2. What is the probability
6 that x2 < 2?
67. A cartoon consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are =" !' 3
K=5 3 !-2, -1, 0, 1, 2!73
!' !*) !' 3K=!x!) != c"a- ) !G%
good, 8 have minor defects and 4 have major
defects. Jimmy, a trader, will only accept the
' !8S# ! / 0!124!%F"=) 0! (=!12! ") ! x2 < 2 12
?
shirts which are good, but Sujatha, another 3 2
trader, will only reject the shirts which have (a) (b)
5 5
major defects. One shirt is drawn at randomfrom
A

A
the carton. What is the probability that it is 1 2
acceptable to Jimmy? (c) (d)
6 5
*) ! Am ( ' !73 ! MNN! ) 7</ 3
! 12
3
! "/ #73
! ' ! UU!5a- <!12 3
]! U!73! 77^. < Sol. (a)
K; A<! 12 !5 2 ;! R! 73
! 5"6) ! K; A<! 12 4! "/ 7<]! *) ! w=%;<]! ) E.
5a- <!) 7</ 3 !) !i E<) ;!) ; L]!. ") #!*) !5q=!w=%;<]!' /S 0] Favorable outcomes = 3 i.e.(–1)2 ,(0)2 ,(1)2
) E. ! , #! ) 7</ 3 ! ) ! 5i E<) ;! ) ; L! "/ #73 ! 5"6) ! K; A<! 12 4 Total no. of outcomes = 5
) C^[#! ' !*) ! ` C[! = c"a- ) ! G%!' ! "#) . <!/ 0<!12 4!Q' ) <!(= then,
%F"=) 0!12 ! ") !=1!"/ 7<!) !i E<) =[! 12 ?
(a) 0.69 (b) 0.99 3
P
(c) 0.77 (d) 0.88 5

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