Anees Hussain May 2003

Probability, Permutation and Combination

Set 3

1. Tammie has 10 cards numbered from 1 to 10. If 5. Alan has a flock of sheep from which he will choose 4
she deals 2 cards to Tarrell without replacing to take with him to the livestock show. If Alan has 15
any of them, what is the probability that Tarrell distinct possible groups of sheep he could take to the
will get both a 2 and a 3? show then which of the following is the number of
a) 1/5 sheep in his flock?
b) 1/45 a) 30
c) 1/50 b) 15
d) 1/90 c) 7
e) 14/45 d) 6
e) 5
2. A die with x sides has consecutive integers on
its sides. If the probability of NOT getting a 4 on 6. In a drawer there are 8 blue, 6 green and 4 magenta
either of two tosses is 36/49, how many sides shirts. If 2 shirts are drawn at random, what is the
does the die have? probability at least one of the shirts will be blue?
a) 4 a) 25/153
b) 5 b) 28/153
c) 7 c) 5/17
d) 8 d) 4/9
e) 13 e) 12/17

11! 7. A certain firm has 8 men and 4 women. Three

3. The fraction is equivalent to which of the
77 employees are selected to represent the company at a
following? convention, what is the probability that the
a) 27 33 52 representatives will NOT all be men?
b) 29 34 52 a) 14/55
c) 28 34 52 b) 3/8
d) 28 34 52 72 c) 41/55
e) 28 34 52 11 d) 2/3
e) 54/55
4. A chef is making a new style of salad, which will
contain 2 kinds of lettuce, one kind of tomato, 8. Kurt has 4 jars yellow, 2 of red and 3 jars of brown
one kind of pepper and two kinds of squash. If paint. Kurt will combine 3 jars of paint into a new
the chef has 8 kinds of lettuce, 4 kinds of container to make a new color which he will name
tomatoes, 5 types of peppers and 4 kinds of according to the following conditions:
squash from which to choose, then how many Brun Y if the paint contains 2 jars of brown and no yellow
different styles of salads can he make? Brun X if it contains 3 jars of brown
a) 640 Jaune X if the paint contains atleast 2 jars of yellow
b) 1120 Jaune Y if the paint contains exactly 1 jar of yellow
c) 2240 What is the probability that the new color will be
d) 3360 Jaune?
e) 13440 a) 5/42
b) 37/42
c) 1/21
d) 4/9
The probability of drawing 2 blue gumballs e) 5/9
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9. (with replacement) from a jar that contains only 13. The probability that a certain type of machine will break
blue and pink gumballs is 9/49. What is the down in the first month of operation is 0.1. If a firm has
probability of drawing a pink gumball? 2 such machines, which are installed at the same time,
a) 1/49 what is the probability that, at the end of the first
b) 4/7 month, just one has broken down?
c) 3/7 a) 0.01
d) 16/49 b) 0.09
e) 40/49 c) 0.10
d) 0.9
If 2 candies are drawn at random from a jar that e) 0.18
10. contains only red and blue candies and not
replaced, there is a 70% chance of selecting 14. In a fleet of 120 cars, each has either an A/C or Power
atleast one red. If there is a total of 5 candies in Steering. If 80 cars have an A/C and 60 have Power
the jar, how many of them are red? Steering, and one car is picked at random, what is the
a) 5 probability that it will have both an A/C and Power
b) 4 Steering?
c) 3 a) 7/6
d) 2 b) 1/3
e) 1 c) 1/6
d) 1/2
Two ordinary dice are thrown. What is the e) 6/7
11. probability that the sum of the scores obtained
is greater than 9? 15. The probability that I have to wait at a traffic light on my
a) 7/36 way to school is 0.25. What is the probability that on 2
b) 1/6 consecutive days, I have to wait on at least one
c) 19/36 morning?
d) 3/12 a) 3/16
e) 5/36 b) 7/16
c) 1/2
A bag contains 4 red counters and 6 black d) 9/16
12. counters. A counter is picked at random from e) 5/8
the bag and not replaced. Find the probability
that the counters are different colors. 16. A die is thrown 3 times. What is the probability of
a) 4/15 scoring a 2 on just one occasion?
b) 6/15 a) 25/72
c) 8/15 b) 36/72
d) 10/15 c) 49/72
e) 9/15 d) 64/72
e) 16/72

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Probability Test 3: (Tammie has 10 cards)

Answers
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. D
5. D
6. E
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. C
13. E
14. C
15. D
16. A

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