PROBABILITY case study

1. Rani was playing cards with her family .The !$ & $ &
(a) '% (b) '% (c) '% (d) !%
deck has 52 cards. If her brother drew one card
i. Find probability of getting a king of red colour. (iii) not a Rs 10 coin
! ! ! ! !% $# ! )!
a) "# b) !$ c) %" d) & (a) $! (b) '% (c) % (d) '%
ii. Find the probability of getting a face card. (iv) of denomination of atleast Rs 10
! ! " $ !' $# ! !#
a) "# b) !$ c) !$ d) !$ (a) '% (b) '% (c) !) (d) '%
iii. Find the probability of getting a jack of hearts. (v) of denomination of atmost Rs 5
! ! $ $
a) "# b) %" c) %" d) "# #)
(a) '%
$#
(b) '% (c) '%
&
(d) '%
!'

iv. Find the probability of getting a red face card.

$ ! ! ! 4. Nishtha is playing daw crane game which
a) "# b) !$ c) %" d) &
consists of 58 teddy bears, 42 pokemons, 36
v. Find the probability of getting a spade. tigers and 64 monkeys. Nishtha picks a puppet
! ! ! !
a) "# b) !$ c) %" d) & at random. Now, find the probability of getting
2. Rahul and Ravi planned to play Business in (i) a tiger
which they were supposed to use two dice. $ ( ! ")
i. Ravi got first chance to roll the dice. What is the (a) %+ (b) %+ (c) "% (d) %+
probability that he got the sum of the two numbers (ii) a monkey
appearing on the top face of the dice is 8? (a) "%
' &
(b) "% (c) "%
!#
(d) %
!
! % !
a) "# b) $# c) !' d) 0
(iii) a teddy bear
ii. Rahul got next chance. What is the probability &! "( "( &!
that he got the sum of the two numbers appearing (a) %+ (b) %+ (c) !++ (d) !++
on the top face of the dice is 13? (iv) not a monkey
% ! ! ' !) !)
a) 1 b) $# c) !' d) 0 (a) "% (b) "% (c) "% (d) "%
iii. Now it was Ravi’s turn. He rolled the dice. (v) not a pokemon
What is the probability that he got the sum of the ") &$ #! )(
two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice (a) !++ (b) !++ (c) !++ (d) !++
is less than or equal to 12 ? 5. Rohit wants to distribute chocolates in his
% !
a) 1 b) $# c) !' d) 0 class of three types: Milk chocolate. White
iv. Rahul got next chance. What is the probability chocolate and Dark chocolate. If the total
that he got the sum of the two number of students in the class is 54 and
numbers appearing on the top face of the dice is everyone gets a chocolate, then answer
equal to 7 ? (i) If probability of distributing milk chocolates is
% % !
a) ( b) $# c) # d) 0 !
$
, then the number of milk chocolates Rohit has is
v. Now it was Ravi’s turn. He rolled the dice.
What is the probability that he got the sum of the (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 30
two numbers appearing on the top face of the dice (ii) If probability of distributing dark chocolates is
&
is greater than 8 ? , then the number of dark chocolates Rohit has
% ! % (
a) 1 b) $# c) !' d) !' (a) 18 (b) 25 (c) 24 (d) 36
3. Two friends Richa and Sohan counted the total (iii) The probability of distributing white
coins they both had. After counting they find that chocolates is
they have fifty Rs 1 coins, forty eight Rs 2 coins, !! ' ! "
(a) ") (b) "! (c) ( (d) (
thirty six Rs 5 coins, twenty eight Rs 10 coins and
eight Rs 20 coins. Find the probability that the (iv) The probability of distributing both milk and
coin chosen is white chocolates is
$ % ! !
(i) Rs 5 (a) !) (b) ( (c) $ (d) ")
!) $# !' !
(a) %% (b) '% (c) '% (d) !% (v) The probability of distributing all chocolates is
! $
(ii) Rs 20 coin (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) &

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6. In a party, some children decided to play (iii) of green colour
musical chair game. In the game the person ! ! ! !
(a) ' (b) !+ (c) & (d) !"
playing the music has been advised to stop the
(iv) of yellow colour
music at any time in the interval of 3 mins !% % !) !(
(a) !!' (b) "& (c) "& (d) %+
after he start the music in each tur.
(i) What is the probability that the music will stop (v) not of blue colour
! !( !( !#
within first 30 secs after starting? (a) ' (b) "& (c) $! (d) %%
! ! ! !
(a) # (b) % (c) & (d) $ 9. Rahul goes to a fete in Mussoorie. There he
(ii) The probability that the music will stop within saw a game having prizes - wall clocks, power
45 secs after starting is banks, puppets and water bottles. The game
!
(a) &
!
(b) %
!
(c) #
!
(d) ' consists of a box having cards , bearing the
numbers 1 to 200, one on each card. Now, the
(iii) The probability that the music will stop after
winning of prizes has these conditions.
2 mins after starting is
! ! ! !
Wall clock-If the number on the selected card is a
(a) ' (b) % (c) & (d) $ perfect square.
(iv) The probability that the music will not stop Power bank- If the number on the selected card is
within first 60 secs after starting is multiple of 3.
! " & '
(a) $ (b) $ (c) % (d) ( Puppet- If the number on selected card is divisible
by 10.
(v) The probability that the music will stop within
Water bottle-If the number on the selected cant is
first 52 secs after starting is
!! &! $! &! a prime number more than 100 but less than 150.
(a) $+ (b) (+ (c) $% (d) ($
Better luck next time-If the number on the
7. Three persons tossed 3 coins simultaneously . selected card is a perfect cube.
(i) The probability of getting atmost one tail is (i) Find the probability of winning a puppet:
! ! ! ! ! "
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) & (a) % (b) ' (c) !+ (d) !%
(ii) The probability of getting exactly 1 head is (ii) The probability of winning a water bottle is
! ! ! $ ! ! ! !
(a) " (b) & (c) ' (d) ' (a) !' (b) !( (c) "+ (d) !#
(iii) The probability of getting exactly 3 tails is (iii) The probability of winning a power bank is
! ! $ !! $$ !
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) & (d) ' (a) !+ (b) %+ (c) !++ (d) '
(iv) The probability of getting atmost 3 heads is (iv) The probability of winning a wall clock is
! ! ) %! !( ")
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) ' (a) !++ (b) !++ (c) !++ (d) !++
(v) The probability of getting atleast two heads is (v) Probability of getting Better luck next time is
! ! ! ! ! !
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) & (a) &+ (b) '+ (c) "+ (d) #+
8. Prateek goes to a toy shop to purchase a 10. Sunil goes to market for buying an aquarium
building block kit for his son. He found that for his house. The shopkeeper takes out 13 guppy
the kit contains 120 blocks of which 40 are fish. 18 flowerhorn fish, 12 koi fish and 11 angel
red. 25 are blue, 30 are green and the rest are fish and put them in the aquarium that Sunil had
yellow. His son picks up a block at random. (i) If total number of male fish in the aquarium is
Find the probability that the block is 36, then the probability of selecting a female fish
(i) of red colour ! ! ! !
! !
(a) " (b) $ (c) & (d) %
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) $
(ii) The probability of selecting a flowerhorn fish
(ii) not of yellow colour ! ! ! !
! ! !( !(
(a) " (b) $ (c) & (d) %
(a) # (b) & (c) "& (d) "%

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(iii) The probability of not selecting a koi fish is 13. In a toy shop, there is a spinning whed for
" ! ! ) their customers. The spinning wheel has
(a) ( (b) $ (c) & (d) (
different types of prizes as shown in figure A
(iv) The probability of selecting neither angle fish
customer can only spin the wheel after buying
nor flowerhorn fish is
!# "% ' "% something from the shop.
(a) ") (b) %& (c) ") (d) ")
(i) If Mr Sharma spins the wheel, then the
(v) The probability of selecting a guppy fish is probability that he gets 100% discount is
!$ ! ! !
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) %& (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) !+ (c) % (d) &
11. Two friends were playing a game with two (ii) If Anita spins the wheel, then the probability
dice. Ann has a blue dice and Nitish has a grey of getting no
dice. They decided to throw both the dice !
(a) !+
!
(b) %
$
(c) !+
"
(d) %
simultaneously and note down all the possible
(iii) Amshia spins the wheel. The probability that
outcomes appearing on the top of both the dice.
the wheel stops at soccer ball is
(i) The total number of possible outcomes , is ! ! $ "
(a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 6 (a) !+ (b) % (c) !+ (d) %
(ii) The probability of getting the sum of numbers (iv) The probability that one customer wins 15%
on two dice is 16, is discount is
! ! ! ! $ "
(a) 1 (b) $# (c) 0 (d) $% (a) !+ (b) % (c) !+ (d) %
(iii) The probability that both the numbers are (v) The probability of getting a free spin is
! ! $ "
prime numbers, is (a) !+ (b) % (c) !+ (d) %
! ! !
(a) 0 (b) " (c) & (d) ' 14. Mr Verma is a production manager in a
(iv) The probability that product of two numbers factory that makes footballs. On one day, he
is odd, in noticed that at every 100 pieces produced in
! ! ! the factory, 15 are defective. If the total
(a) 1 (b) " (c) & (d) '
number of footballs produced in one day in the
(v) The probability that difference between
factory is 22000, then answer the following
numbers is zero, in
! ! ! ! questions
(a) " (b) & (c) # (d) '
(i) A football is selected at random, then the
12. Four friends are playing with cards. One of probability of selecting a defective football is
them hides all the 2%, 5% and Jacks from the !
(a) "+
!
(b) !+ (c) "+
!
(d) %
!

deck of 52 cards and then shuffles the remaining

(ii) A football is selected at random, the
cards. Now, he tells to one of his friend to pick a ! !$ $ !)
card at random from the remaining cards. (a) "+ (b) "+ (c) & (d) "+
(i) The probability of getting 6 of spades (i) The total number of defective footballs
! ! produced in one day is
(a) 0 (b) "+ (c) &+ (d) 1
(a) 4200 (b) 3300 (c) 9200 (d) 11000
(ii) The probability of getting a black diamond is
! ! (iv) The total number of non-defective footballs
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) &
produced in one day is
(iii) The probability of getting a face card is (a) 18700 (b) 17800 (c) 12800 (d) 11000
! ! ! !
(a) (b) (c) (d) (v) If the probability of selecting a defective
$ % ) (
'
(iv) The probability of getting a club is football is "% , then the number of non-defective
! !
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) & footballs produced in one day, if everyday same
(v) The probability of getting a red card is number of footballs produced in the factory, is
! ! (a) 13640 (b) 9200 (c) 7040 (d) 14960
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) " (d) &
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15. Two families-Gupta's and Singhals are lived in (i) The probability that the selected carton is of
a colony, Gupta family has two children while apple juice is
Singhal family has 3 children. ! ' !$ (
(a) "% (b) "% (c) "% (d) "%
(i) Find the probability that Mr Singhal has
(ii) The probability that the selected carton is not
exactly 2 girls and 1 boy.
! ! ! !
of orange juice is
(a) " (b) & (c) # (d) ' !& !! !) &
(a) "% (b) "% (c) "% (d) "%
(ii) The probability that Gupta has atmost 1 girl is
! " &
(iii) The probability of selecting a carton of guava
(a) $ (b) $ (c) 1 (d) % juice is
(iii) The probability that Singhal's has no boy is %! !# "!
(a) !"% (b) !"% (c) 0 (d) !"%
! " "
(a) $ (b) $ (c) 1 (d) % (iv) Vishal buys 4 cartons of apple juice, 3 cartons
(iv) The probability that Gupta's has atleast 1 boy of orange juice and 3 cartons of guava juice. A
! ! ! !
(a) " (b) & (c) # (d) ' customer comes to Vishal's shop and picks a
tetrapack of juice at random. The probability that
(v) The sum of probabilities that both families
the customer picks a para juice, if each carton has
have exactly two girls is
! ! ) 10 tetrapacks of juice, is
(a) !" (b) & (c) !" (d) 0 ! " $ "
(a) !+ (b) !+ (c) !+ (d) %
16. Vishal goes to a store to purchase juice cartons
(v) If the storekeeper bought 14 more cartons of
for his shop. The store has 80 cartons of
apple juice, then the probability of selecting a
orange juice, 90 cartons of apple juice, 38
tetrapack of apple juice from the store is
cartons of mango juice and 42 cartons of "% %+ )% !++
guava juice. (a) !") (b) !") (c) !") (d) !")

17. In the month of May, the weather forecast department gives the prediction of weather for the month of
June. The given table shows the probabilities of forecast of different days
Days Sunny Cloudy Partially cloudy Rainy
Probability 1/2 x 1/5 y
If the forecast is 100% correct for June, then answer the following questions.
(i) The number of sunny days in June, is
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 20
(ii) If the number of cloudy days in June is 5, then x =
! ! ! !
(a) & (b) # (c) ' (d) !+
(iii) The probability that the day is not rainy w
!$ !! !
(a) !% (b) !% (c) !% (d) None of these
$
(iv) If the sum of x and y is !+ then the number of rainy days in June is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(v) Find the number of partially cloudy days.
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

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