QUESTION

Two person A and B throw 3 dices(six-faced). If A gets 14, what is the probability of B getting a Higher number? Ans: 5/54
 QUESTION

What is the chance that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays? Ans: 2/7
 QUESTION

A box contains 3 white, 5 red and 8 blue balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that :
• All of them are white
• Two of them are white
• Exactly one is white
• At least one is white
• Each ball is different color
• [ Ans: i)1/560 ii)39/560 iii)234/560 iv)286/560 v)120/560 ]
 QUESTION

20 examination papers are placed at random on a table. Find the probability that the best and worst papers are :
• Always together
• Never together
• [ Ans: i)1/10 ii)9/10 ]
ADDITION THEOREM

 𝑷 𝑨∪𝑩 =𝑷 𝑨 +𝑷 𝑩 −𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩
 For Mutually exhaustive events: 𝑷 𝑨 ∪ 𝑩 = 𝑷 𝑨 + 𝑷 𝑩

 Two important formulas

ഥ =𝑷 𝑨 −𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩
 𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩
ഥ∩𝑩 =𝑷 𝑩 −𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩
 𝑷 𝑨

 𝑷 𝑨∪𝑩∪𝑪 =𝑷 𝑨 +𝒑 𝑩 +𝒑 𝑪 −𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩 −𝑷 𝑨∩𝑪 −𝑷 𝑩∩𝑪 +𝑷 𝑨∩𝑩∩𝑪

 For Mutually exhaustive events: 𝑷 𝑨 ∪ 𝑩 = 𝑷 𝑨 + 𝑷 𝑩 +𝑷 𝑪
 QUESTION

Probability of passing English exam is 2/3 and the probability that he passes both Maths and English exam is 14/45. The
probability that he passes at least one exam is 4/5. What is the probability that he passes Maths exam. Ans:4/9
 QUESTION

An investment consultant predicts that the odds against the price of a certain stock going up are 2:1 and the odds in
favour of the price remaining same are 1:3 . What is the probability that the price of the stock will go down. Ans:5/12
 QUESTION

An speaks truth 60% if the cases and B speaks truth 70% of the cases. What is the probability that they both contradict
each other ? Ans:46/100