ENGINEERING PROBABILITY

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Q1. A small college requires its students to take at least one mathematics subject and at least one science subject. A survey of 140 of its sophomore students show that: 60 completed their mathematics requirement 45 completed their science requirement (S), 20 completed both requirements (M and S), Use a Venn diagram to find the 2/2/13 number of the students who had

Q2. There are 5 main roads between the cities A and B and 4 between B and C. In how many ways can a person drive from A to C and return, going through B in both trips, without driving on the same road twice? a. 160 c. 120 2/2/13

Q3. In how many ways can five people sit in a car, two in the front seat and three in the back seat, if a particular two of the five are to avoid the drivers position?
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Q4. How many 3-digit numbers may be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 if (a) no digit may be repeated in a given no.? (b) digits may be repeated in a given no.? 2/2/13

Q5. How many permutations can be made from the letters in the word MONDAY if (a) 4 letters are used at a time? (b) all letters are used? (c) all letters are used but the first is a vowel? 2/2/13

Q6. (a) In how many ways can 9 distinct books be arranged in a shelf? Suppose 4 different mathematics books and 5 different physics books shall be arranged in a shelf. In how many ways can such books be arranged (b) if the mathematics books are not to be separated? (c) if the 2/2/13

Q7. There are 8 flags of different colors. Any arrangement of 5 of them in a row constitute a signal. (a) How many signals can be made? (b) If one of the flags is red, how many signals can be made if each signal includes the red flag? (c) How many signals can be 2/2/13

Q8. Determine the possible permutations of the letters in the word MISSISSIPPI.

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Q9. Find the number of ways two balls, four dolls, and six guns can be given to 12 children, if each child gets a toy.
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Q10. In how many can 6 persons be seated around a table with 6 chairs (a) if they can sit anywhere? (b) if two individuals wanted to be seated side by side? (c) if two individuals must not sit next to

Q11. In how many ways can four couples be seated at a round table with the men and women alternating?
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Q12. Solve for n in the equation nP4 = 6(nP2).

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Q13. In a Mathematics Examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In how many ways can he make his choice? A. 120
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C. 530 D. 320

B. 720

Q14. A bag contains 4 red balls , 3 white balls and 9 blue balls. Find: (a) the no. of ways of drawing any 3 balls; (b) the no. of ways of drawing 3 red balls; (c) the no. of ways of drawing 3 balls such that 2 are white and one is blue; (d) the no. of ways of drawing 3 balls of different colors.
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Q15. In how many ways can 7 mathematics teachers be employed from 10 men applicants and 7 lady applicants if 3 or 4 are to be men?
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Q16. There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once. What is the minimum no. of days they can all play without any team playing more than one game in any 2/2/13 day?

Q17. During a board meeting, each member shakes hands with all other members. If there were a total of 91 handshakes, how many members were in the meeting? A. 15 C. 9 2/2/13 B. 12 D. 14

Q18. Assuming equal probabilities for boys and girls, find the probability in families with 3 children that (a) all are boys, (b) there are two girls and one boy.
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Q19. A pair of dice is tossed. Find the probability that the sum of the numbers coming up is less than 11.
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Q20. Each of the first 9 letters of the alphabet and each of the first 9 positive integers is written on a separate slip of paper. These slips, which are identical, are placed in a box and thoroughly mixed. What is the probability, in a 2/2/13

Q21. In one parlor game, twenty-one tickets numbered 1 to 21 are in a box. If one ticket is drawn at random, determine the probability that it is a multiple of 3 or 7. a. 8/21 c. 3/7 2/2/13 b. 10/21 d. 11/21

Q22. A pair of dice is thrown. If it is known that one die shows a 4, what is the probability that the other die shows a 5?
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Q23. Two balls are drawn in succession from a bag containing 4 green balls and 3 red balls. Given that the first ball drawn is red, (a) what is the probability that the second ball drawn is green? (b) Repeat (a) if the red ball is replaced 2/2/13

Q24. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 cards and then a second card is drawn. Find the probability that the first card is a spade and the second a club if (a) the first card is replaced before the second card is 2/2/13 drawn, (b) if the first

Q25. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that one ball is white and one ball is black. Assume that the first ball is returned 2/2/13

Q26. In 4 throws of a die, what is the probability of exactly 2 aces?

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Q27. The probability of getting at least two heads when a fair coin is tossed four times is: A. 11/16 C. 13/16 B. 1/4 D. 3/8
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Q28. Suppose that 30% of the employees in a large factory are smokers. What is the probability that there will be exactly two smokers in a randomly chosen five-person work group? a. 0.3671 c. 0.3087 2/2/13

Q29. In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out of 4 choices, of which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in the test, what is the probability of getting 6 right of pure guesswork? 2/2/13

Q30. In making 100 draws from an ordinary deck of cards (replacing the card drawn before making the next draw), what is the expected no. of times 2/2/13 that a heart is drawn?

Q31. There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a first and second prize. What is the probability of a man winning a prize if he owns 5 tickets? a. 50% c. 25% b. 20% d. 40% 2/2/13

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