TITLE: PW2:SW2

NAME: Devjyoti Saha DATE: Feb 7, 2020

SECTION: 1 INSTRUCTOR: Engr. E. Sarmiento

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the probability that a card drawn at random from the pack of playing cards may be either a
queen or an ace?

Solution:

There are 52 cards in total.

Hence, total outcomes=52

Number of queen cards = 4
Number of ace cards = 4

So, we get the probability of either a queen or ace,

P (Q U A) = P (Q) U P (A)

=4/52 + 4/52

= 8/52

= 2/13

So, the final answer is = 2/13.

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 2. A bag contains 5 red, 6 white and 7 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability
that both balls are red or both black?

Solution:

It is given that,
A bag contains 5 red, 6 white and 7 black balls.

So, the total number of balls is = 5+6+7= 18

There are 18 balls in the bag out of which two balls can be drawn in 18C2 ways.

According to the question, both the balls are either red or black, which means that the two balls should be of
the same color.

The probability that both balls are red= 5C2

= (5!)/ (2!) (5-2)!

=5!/2!3! = 5*4/2! = 20/2! = 20/2 =10

The probability that both balls are black= 7C2

=7! / (2!)(7-2)! = 7!/ 2!5!= 7*6/2! =42/2! = 42/2 = 21

Out of five red balls two red balls can be drawn in 5C2 ways.
Similarly, two black balls can be drawn from seven black balls in 7C2 ways.

The probability that both balls are red or both black

5C2/18C2 + 7C2/18C2 = ( 5C2 + 7C2 )/ 18C2 = (10+21)/18C2 + 31/18C2

Here, 18C2= 18!/ 2!(18-2)! = 18!/ 2!16! = 18*17/2! = 306/2! = 306/2 + 153

So, the probability that both balls are red or both are black is = 31/18C2 = 31/153.

Final Answer: 31/153

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 3. A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 blue balls and 11 white balls. Three balls are drawn together from the box.
Find the probability that (a) one is red, one is blue and one is white. (b) Two whites and one red. (c)
Three white.

Answer:

Given that,
A bag contains 5 red balls, 8 blue balls and 11 white balls.

Total number of balls = ( 5+8+11) balls = 24 balls

(a)

Total outcomes = 24C3

Number of favorable elements = 5C1*8C1*11C1

= 5*8*11

So, the probability = (5*8*11)/24C3 = 440/2024 = 5/23

(b)

We have total 24 balls .

A total of 3 balls are to be selected.
So, total outcomes = 24C3

Favorable outcomes = Selection of 2 whites and 1 red ball

= 11C2*5C1

So, probability = 11C2*5C1/24C3

= 55*5/2024
=275/2024
=25/184

(c)

Number of way to select three white balls = 11C3

Number of way to select three balls = 24C3

P(Selected balls are white ) = 11C3/24C3

= 165/2024
=15/184

Final Answer

(a) Probability that one is red, one is blue and white =5/23
(b) Probability that two white and one red= 25/184
(c) Probability that three balls are white = 15/184

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