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PROBABILITY
1. The probability that a certain students passes her examination is 4⁄5 If she passes,
the probability that she does not get a job is 3⁄8 If she does not pass, the probability
that she gets a job is 1⁄4 Us tree diagram to find the probability that she (i) Passes and
gets a job (ii) Gets a job (iii) Does not gets a job.

2. A box contains 7 red balls and 14 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random without
replacement.
(i) Find the probability that both are black
(ii) Find the probability that they are of the same color
3. (a)The probability that, a man will be alive in 30 years times is 3⁄5 the probability that
his wife will be alive in 30 years is 7⁄10 find the probability that;
(i) Both will be alive in 30 years’ time.
(ii) Neither will be alive in 30 years.
(iii) Only one will be alive in 30 years.
(b) A coin is tossed twice what is the probability of getting
(iii) All head (ii) At least one head.
4. (a) Phoebe and her brother Max are in the same class in which there are 25 boys and
15 girls. If 5 boys and 10 girls are selected to attend a social function, find the
probability that
(i) Phoebe and her brother Max are selected (ii) Neither Phoebe nor her brother
Max are selected
(b) Define: (i) Independent event (ii) Mutually exclusive event
(c) Event A and B are mutual exclusive:- given that : P(A) = 1⁄4 and P(B) = 1⁄6 Find
the probability of (A or B)

5. Find the probability of choosing a number divisible by 2 from a set of numbers between
20 and 45.

6. The total number of red and white pieces of chalk that are contained in a box is 20.
How many pieces of white chalk are in the box if the probability of choosing a red piece
of chalk is 2/5, given that the pieces are identical?

7. What is the probability that a month selected at random from the twelve months of
the year will have 31 days?

8. A survey conducted at certain maternity ward showed that 60% of children born were
female. What is the probability that a child, who was born in that ward is a male?

9. If two digits’ numeral is written choosing tens digits from the set {1, 2, 3, 4,} and the
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unit’s digit from {5, 6} what is the probability that a number greater than 20 will
appear?

10. A pair of dice is tossed. Find the probability that the sum of the two numbers obtained
is
(a) At least 8
(b) At most 1
(c) Exactly 6

11. In a family with two children, what is the probability that:

(a) Both are boys (b) At least one is a boy

12. A die and two coins are tossed at the same time find the probability that
(a) A number 6 and two heads will appear.
(b) A number less than 4, a head and tail will appear.
(c) A number multiple of 2 and two tails will appear.

13. A coin is tossed and a card is drawn from an ordinary pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that an ace is drawn and a head is obtained on the coin

14. Two numbers are selected from the integers 1 to 11 inclusively, repetition being
allowed. Find the probability that (a) Both prime (b) Both are powers of 2

15. In the village, the probability that a man selected at random on a Sunday morning
is carrying more than 30kg is 0.7. Find the probability that;
(a) Two men selected at random on a Sunday morning is carrying more than 30kg
(b) Three men selected at random are all carrying more than 30kg

16. A letter is chosen from the word “random” What is the probability that it is an n or
d?

17. What does it mean by saying that the probability of an event is (i) 0 (ii) 1 (b) Give two
examples of impossible of events?

18. A card is selected at random from 50 cards number 1 to 50. Find the probability that
the number on the card is
(a) Divisible by 5
(b) A prime number
(c) A 2 digits’ number ends with digits 2
(d) An even number

19. A die was tossed 100 times, the six numbers with their frequency of occurrence
were recorded in the following table:
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20. If the foreman wants to select plumber for a specific assignment, what is the
probability that selecting plumber with 6 or more years of experience.

21. In a prize drawn, the prize are grocery hampers and garden center vouchers. The
probability that the ticket drawn is for a hamper is 1⁄200 and the probability that it
is for a voucher is 3⁄200 What is the probability that the first ticket is for
(a) Either a hamper or a voucher,
(b) Neither of those.

22. Suppose a student is selected at random from 100 students were 30 are taking
mathematics, 20 are taking chemistry, and 10 are taking mathematics and chemistry.
Find the probability p that the student is taking mathematics or chemistry.

23. The following table shows years of experience for plumbers in a builders company.

23. Years of 24. Number of 25. Probability

experience builders
26. 0 – 2 27. 6 28. 1/8
29. 3 – 5 30. 12 31. ¼
32. 6 – 8 33. 8 34. 1/6
35. More than 8 36. 22 37. 11/24

If the foreman wants to select plumber for a specific assignment, what is the
probability that selecting plumber with 6 or more years of experience.

24. A card is drawn at random the 12 court cards (jacks queen and king)
What is probability that the card is
(a) A red queen
(b) A black king
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(c) Either a red queen or a black king?

25. Akbar is looking for her keys. The probability that she has put them in a pocket is
2/9 and the probability that she has put them in her bag is 1 / 3 find the probability
that
a. She has put them in a pocket or her bag
b. she has put them somewhere else

26. The probability that Sean wins a race is 1/10 and that Ewan wins is 1/5 Find the
probability
(a) Either Sean or Ewan wins the race
(b) Some other person wins the race

27. Two balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 2 blue, 4 white and 5 red balls.
Find: (a) Without replacement probability

(i) Both balls are of same color

(ii) At least one ball is red

(b) With replacement, the probability:

(i) Both balls are of same color