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(1 ) An insurance agent insures Uves of 5 men, all of ~e same age and in good health. The probability that a man of this
_age will survive the next 30 years is known to be 3 ._Find the probability that in !he next 30 years at most 3 men will
survive. [Ans. 0.5391) (March 2013) (3 marks)
(2) The probability that a certain kind-of component will survive a check test is 0.6. Find the probability that exactly 2
of the next 4 tested components survive. [Ans. 0.3456] (March 2013) (3 marks)
(3) The probability that a person who undergoes a kidney operation will be recovered is 0.5. Find the probability that
of the ·6 patients who undergo similar operations:
(a) none will recover. (b) half of them will recover. [Ans. (a) 0.015675, (b) 0. 3135) (Oct. 2013) (3 marks)
(4) Given that X ~ B(n = 10, p), if E(X) = 8 ,"flnd the value of p. [Ans. 0.8) (March 2014) (2 marks)
(SJ A fair coin is tossed 8 times. Find the probability that it shows heads at least once.
[Ans. 0.9960) (March 2014) (3 marks)
(6) The probability that a -certain kind of component will survive a check test is 0.5. Find the probability that exactly
two of the next four components tested will survive. - [Ans. 0.375) (Oct. 2014) (2 marks)
(7) GivenX ~ B(n,p). Ifn = 20, E(X) = 10, findp, Var. (X) and S.D. (X).
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, [Ans.p =
2 , V(X)'= 5, S.D. (X) = ✓5) ((!ct. 2014) (3·marks)
(8) A fair coin is tossed five times. Find the probability that it shows exactly three times head.
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[Ans. - ] (March 2015) (2 marks)
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(9) Given X ~ B(n, p ). If E(X) = 6, and Var(X) = 4.2, find the value of n.
[Ans. n = 20, p = 0.3] (Oct. 2015, July 2016, March 2019, 2022) (2 marks)
(10) Each of the total five questions in a multiple choice examinatiC>n has four choices, only one of which is correct. A
student is attempting to guess the answer. The random variable x is the number of questions answered correctly.
What is the probability that the student will give atleast one correct answer? [Ans. 0. 7627] (Oct. 2015) {3 marks)
(11) If the probability that a fluorescent light has a useful life of at least 800 hours is 0.9, find the probabilities that among
20 such lights at least 2 will not have a useful life of at least 800 hours. [Given: (0.9) 19 = 0.1348]
[Ans. 0.60908] (July 2016) (3 marks)
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UTTAM;s XII Mathematics (Sci.) Papers with Solution

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(12) The probaQility that a bomb will hit a target is o 8 Find the probability that out 0 10
will hit the target. . . . , (Ans, 0.1376) (March 2017) (2 IDUka)

( 13) A fair coin is tossed 8 times. Find the probability that it shows heads. ··
(a) exactly 5 times (b) at least once. 2017 3
(Ans, (a) 0.2187 _(b) 0.99609) (March 1 ( maru)
(14) Given X - B(n, p). If n = 10 andp = 0.4, find E(X) and var.(X). ·
[Ans, E(Xl = 4, V(X) = 2 .41 (July 2017, March 2018) (2 marks)
(15) Suppose that 80% of all families own a television set. If 5 families are interviewed at random, fln d tbe probability _
·that (a) three families own a television set. (b) at least two families own a television set. ·
(Ans. (a) 0.2048, (b) 0.993281 (July 2017) (3 marks)
(16) A fair coin is tossed 9 times. Find the probability-tha t it shows head exactly 5 ttmes.
[Ans. 0.2461 (March 2018) (3 marks)
(17) Suppose that 80% of all faviilies own a television set. If 10 families are interviewed at random, find the probability
tha:t at most three families own a television set. (Ans, 0 .00086) (July 2018) ·(3 marks)
( 18) Suppose that 80% of all families own a television set. If 10 families are interviewed at random, find the probability
that seven families own a television set. [Ans,' 0.2013) (July 2019) (3 marks)
(19) The probability that a person undergoes a kidney operation will recover is 0 .7. Find the probability that of
six
patients who undergo similar operations half of them will recover. [An~. 0.1852) (July 2019) (3 mark)

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(20) If X - B(n, p) and n = IO, E(X)' ~ 5, then find the value of p. [Ans. p = J (March 2020) (1 mark)
(21) A fair coin is tossed 8 times. Find the probability that :
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(i) it shows no head. (ii) it shows head at least once. ,1 255
[Ans. (i) (ii) I (March 2020) (4 marks)
(22) If a fair coin is tossed 10 times, find the probability of getting 256 256
(i) exactly six heads. (ii) at least six heads. 105 193
[Ans. (i) (ii) I (Oct. 2021) (3 marks)
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(23) If a fair. coin is tossed 10 times, find the probability of getting at most six h d [An
ea s. , s. -53 I (March 2022) (3 marks)
(24) It is known that 10% of certain articles manufactured are defective Wh t
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, · a 1s the probability that in a random sample
of 12 such articles 9 articles are defective? 22 9a
[Ans. ~ I (July 2022) (3 marks) ·
(25) A die is thrown 6 times. If 'getting an odd number' is a success, find the 1 1
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- probability of at least 5 successes.
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[Ans. - I (March 2023) (3 marks)
(26) Given that X - B(n, p). If p = 0 .6 and E(X) = O·6 , find nan
. d Var(x) . 64

(27) Ten eggs are drawn successively with repiacement f [Ans. n = lO, Var(x) = 2.4) (July 2023) (2 marks)
. .. . rom a 1ot of contain· 1 o •
Find the probability that there is atleast one de" t· mg O 1/o defective eggs. .
1ec 1ve egg. [Ans P(X 1 ( 9 ) 10 -
(28) A die is thrown 6 times, if 'getting an odd n b ,. · =::: ) = I - - I (July 2023) (3 marks)
um er is success find th 0 .
' e prob a b 1'l'ity ofI 5 successes.

[Ans. P(X = 5 l = ~ I (March 2024) (3 marks)

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