SAMPLE PROBLEMS IN PROBABILITY

1. A drawer contains 18 identical blue socks, and 14 identical red socks. If you wear socks in the dark
and choose 2 socks at random from the drawer, what is the probability that you will have a matched
pair of socks?

2. The probabilities that three Pokémon trainers catch a legendary Pokémon are 1/5, 1/3, and 1/2,
respectively. If each of them tries to catch it:

A. What is the probability that exactly one of them catches a legendary Pokémon?

B. Given that exactly one catches it, evaluate the probability that it is the third trainer.

C. If exactly one catches it, what is the probability that it is the second trainer?

3. Three chalks are drawn successively from a chalk box containing 4 pink and 6 orange chalks. If the first
chalk drawn is replaced before the second draw, but not replaced before the third draw, determine the
probability that all three chalks are of the same color.
4. During the Hogwarts Triwizard Tournament, there's a round of 200 questions, each pertaining to
various magical spells and creatures, with 4 possible answers for each question. Contestants must
answer questions 80 to 200, which cover advanced magical knowledge they haven't encountered
before. In a daring move, one contestant relies solely on guesswork for these questions. What is the
probability that they guess correctly on 25 to 30 of these questions?

5. What is the probability of getting a sequence of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 if you roll a die 6 times?

6. With a throw of three dice, what is the probability of getting a 9 or 11?

7. In the wizarding world, there's a rare magical illness that affects 1 in 50,000 wizards. There's a fairly
accurate diagnostic spell for this condition. The spell correctly identifies the illness 99% of the time if
the person truly has it, and it correctly identifies those without the illness 99.7% of the time.

A. Evaluate the probability that a selected wizard who tested positive from the spell really has the
illness?
B. What is the probability that a wizard who was identified by the spell to be negative has the
illness?
8. During the Quidditch World Cup, the tournament follows a best-of-seven format, where the first team
to win four matches claims victory. Let's say team Gryffindor has a 55% chance of winning against
team Slytherin. Both teams Gryffindor and Slytherin compete against each other in the championship
matches.
A. What is the probability that Gryffindor will win the tournament in 5 games?
B. What is the probability that Gryffindor will win the tournament in 6 games?
C. What is the probability that Gryffindor will win the series?

9. If 60% of a department store’s customer are female and 75% of the female customers have charge
accounts at the store, what is the probability that a customer selected at random is a female and has a
charge account?

10. Students are attending classes onsite at DHVSU Main campus. It's found that 25% of students live
within a 10-km radius of the university, 52% live between 10-20 km away, and 17% live more than 20
km from the campus. If 25 students are randomly selected from the campus population, determine the
probability that nine of them live within 10 km, seven live between 10-20 km, and six live more than
50 km from the university.