Probability

A uniform die is thrown at random.
Find the probability that

the number on it is :
(i) 5
(ii) greater than 4
(iii) even.
In a single throw with two uniform dice find the probability of

throwing
(i) Five
(ii) Eight.
Four cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find

the probability that
(i) They are a king, a queen, a jack and an ace.
(ii) Two are kings and two are aces.
(iii) All are diamonds.
(iv) Two are red and two are black.
(v) There is one card of each suit.
(vi) There are two cards of clubs and two cards of diamond
What is the chance that a non-leap year should have fifty-three
sundays ?
If six dice are rolled, then the probability that all show different
faces is
A bag contains 20 tickets marked with numbers 1 to 20. One

ticket is drawn at random. Find the probability that it will be a
multiple of
(i) 2 or 5,
(ii) 3 or 5
An urn contains 8 white and 3 red balls. If two balls are drawn
at random, find the probability that
(i) both are white,
(ii) both are red
(iii) one is of each colour
The letters of the word ‘article’ are arranged at random. Find
the probability that the vowels may occupy the even places.
The letters of the word ‘failure’ are arranged at random. Find

the probability that the consonants may occupy only odd
positions.
Twenty books are placed at random in a shelf. Find the

probability that a particular pair of books shall be :
(i) Always together
(ii) Never together
n persons are seated on n chairs at a round table. Find the

probability that two specified persons are sitting next to each
other
In a random arrangement of the letters of the word
‘MATHEMATICS’, find the probability that all the vowels come
together.
There are four hotels in a certain town. If 3 men check into

hotels in a day, what is the probability that each checks into a
different hotel ?
A committee of 4 persons is to be appointed from 3 officers of the
production department, 4 officers of the purchase department, two
officers of the sales department and 1 chartered accountant. Find the
probability of forming the committee in the following manner :
(i) There must be one from each category
(ii) It should have at least one from the purchase department
(iii) The chartered accountant must be in the committee
A committee of four has to be formed from among 3 economists, 4

engineers, 2 statisticians and 1 doctor.
(i) What is the probability that each of the four professions is
represented on the committee ?
(ii) What is the probability that the committee consists of the doctor and
at least one economist ?
A card is drawn from a well shuffled pack of playing cards. Find the
probability that it is either a diamond or a king
f P(A) = 0·4 , P(B) = 0.7 and P (at least one of A and B) = 0.8, find
P(only one of A and B).
“For two equally likely, exhaustive and independent events A

and B, P(A∩B) is
Let A and B be the two possible outcomes of an experiment

and suppose P(A) = 0·4, P (A∪ B) = 0·7 and P(B) = p
(i) For what choice of p are A and B mutually exclusive?
(ii) For what choice of p are A and B independent ?
A Chartered Accountant applies for a job in two firms X and Y.

He estimates that the probability of his being selected in firm X
is 0·7, and being rejected at Y is 0·5 and the probability of at
least one of his applications being rejected is 0·6. What is the
probability that he will be selected in one of the two firms ?
Probability that a man will be alive 25 years hence is 0·3 and
the probability that his wife will be alive 25 years hence is 0·4.
Find the probability that 25 years hence
(i) both will be alive,
(ii) only the man will be alive,
(iii) only the woman will be alive,
(iv) none will be alive.
(v) at least one of them will be alive.
A problem in statistics is given to two students A and B. The

odds in favour of A solving the problem are 6 to 9 and against B
solving the problem are 12 to 10. If both A and B attempt, find
the probability of the problem being solved.
The probability that a contractor will get a plumbing contract is

2 / 3, and the probability that he will not get an electric
contract is 5 / 9. If the probability of getting at least one
contract is 4/5, what is the probability that he will get both the
contracts ?
A problem in Statistics is given to three students A, B and C
whose chances of solving it are 1 / 3 , 1/ 4 and 1 /5
respectively. Find the probability that the problem will be
solved if they all try independently.
Find the probability of throwing 6 at least once in six throws

with a single die.
The odds that A speaks the truth are 3 : 2 and the odds that B
speaks the truth are 5 : 3. In what percentage of cases are they
likely to contradict each other on an identical point ?
Three groups of children contain respectively 3 girls and 1 boy;

2 girls and 2 boys; 1 girl and 3 boys. One child is selected at
random from each group. Find the chance that the three
selected consist of 1 girl and 2 boys
The probability that a management trainee will remain with a
company is 0·60. The probability that an employee earns more
than Rs. 10,000 per month is 0·50. The probability that an
employee is a management trainee who remained with the
company or who earns more than Rs. 10,000 per month is 0·70.
What is the probability that an employee earns more than Rs.
10,000 per month, given that he is a management trainee who
stayed with the company
A bag contains 5 white and 3 black balls; another bag contains

4 white and 5 black balls. From any one of these bags a single
draw of two balls is made. Find the probability that one of
them would be white and the other black ball.
Two sets of candidates are competing for the positions on the

Board of Directors of a company. The probabilities that the first
and second sets will win are 0·6 and 0·4 respectively. If the first
set wins, the probability of introducing a new product is 0·8,
and the corresponding probability if the second set wins is 0·3.
What is the probability that the product will be introduced ?
. A company has two plants to manufacture scooters. Plant I
manufactures 80 per cent of the scooters and plant II
manufactures 20 per cent. At plant I, 85 out of 100 scooters are
rated standard quality or better. At plant II, only 65 out of 100
scooters are rated standard quality or better. (i) What is the
probability that scooter selected at random came from plant, I
if it is known that the scooter is of standard quality ?
A company launches an advertising campaign of its new

product on TV, radio and in print media in an area where 30%
watch TV, 50% listen to the radio and the rest rely on
newspapers for all information. It is estimated that a person
who sees the advertisement on TV will buy the product with
probability 0·6. A person who has heard it on radio is expected
to buy the product with probability 0·3 and seeing the
advertisement in print will convince a person to buy the
product with probability 0·1. A consumer, chosen at random, is
found to have purchased the product. What is the probability
she heard about the product on radio ?

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A uniform die is thrown at random.

Find the probability that

In a single throw with two uniform dice find the probability of

Four cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find

A bag contains 20 tickets marked with numbers 1 to 20. One

The letters of the word ‘failure’ are arranged at random. Find

Twenty books are placed at random in a shelf. Find the

n persons are seated on n chairs at a round table. Find the

There are four hotels in a certain town. If 3 men check into

A committee of four has to be formed from among 3 economists, 4

“For two equally likely, exhaustive and independent events A

Let A and B be the two possible outcomes of an experiment

A Chartered Accountant applies for a job in two firms X and Y.

A problem in statistics is given to two students A and B. The

The probability that a contractor will get a plumbing contract is

Find the probability of throwing 6 at least once in six throws

Three groups of children contain respectively 3 girls and 1 boy;

A bag contains 5 white and 3 black balls; another bag contains

Two sets of candidates are competing for the positions on the

A company launches an advertising campaign of its new

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