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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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287. Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?
a. 1/36
b. 1/9
c. 1/18
d. 1/20
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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287. Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?
a. 1/36
b. 1/9
c. 1/18
d. 1/20
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
288. Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
a. 1/6
b. 1/8
c. 1/4
d. 1/7
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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288. Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
a. 1/6
b. 1/8
c. 1/4
d. 1/7
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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289. In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is
a. 1/6
b. 1/9
c. 1/12
d. 1/18
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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289. In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is
a. 1/6
b. 1/9
c. 1/12
d. 1/18
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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292. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting 3 tails up?
a. 1/8
b. 1/16
c. 1/4
d. 7/8
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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292. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting 3 tails up?
a. 1/8
b. 1/16
c. 1/4
d. 7/8
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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293. The probability of getting at least two heads when a coin is tossed four times is,
a. 11/16
b. 13/16
c. 1/4
d. 3/8
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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293. The probability of getting at least two heads when a coin is tossed four times is,
a. 11/16
b. 13/16
c. 1/4
d. 3/8
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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294. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tails?
a. 1/8
b. 3/8
c. 1/4
d. 1/2
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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294. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tails?
a. 1/8
b. 3/8
c. 1/4
d. 1/2
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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295. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at
random, what is the probability that at least one of them got a credit?
a. 19/27
b. 8/27
c. 2/3
d. 1/3
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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295. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at
random, what is the probability that at least one of them got a credit?
a. 19/27
b. 8/27
c. 2/3
d. 1/3
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
296. There are 3 questions in a test. For each question 1 point is awarded for a correct answer and
none for a wrong answer. If the probability that Janine correctly answers a question in the test
is 2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the test.
a. 8/27
b. 4/9
c. 1/30
d. 1/27
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
296. There are 3 questions in a test. For each question 1 point is awarded for a correct answer and
none for a wrong answer. If the probability that Janine correctly answers a question in the test
is 2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the test.
a. 8/27
b. 4/9
c. 1/30
d. 1/27
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
297. In the CE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject is 0.8.
What is the probability that an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of the 3 board
subjects?
a. 70.9 %
b. 80.9 %
c. 85.9 %
d. 89.6 %
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
297. In the CE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject is 0.8.
What is the probability that an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of the 3 board
subjects?
a. 70.9 %
b. 80.9 %
c. 85.9 %
d. 89.6 %
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
298. In a multiple-choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out of 5 choices, of
which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right
of pure guesswork?
a. 10 %
b. 6 %
c. 0.44 %
d. 0.55 %
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
298. In a multiple-choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out of 5 choices, of
which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right
of pure guesswork?
a. 10 %
b. 6 %
c. 0.44 %
d. 0.55 %
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
299. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls, and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at
random. Determine the probability that it is red or white.
a. 1/3
b. 7/12
c. 5/12
d. 1/4
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

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299. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls, and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at
random. Determine the probability that it is red or white.
a. 1/3
b. 7/12
c. 5/12
d. 1/4
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
300. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at time. Find
the probability that both balls are white. Assume that the first ball is returned before the
second ball is drawn.
a. 25/81
b. 16/81
c. 5/18
d. 40/81
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
300. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at time. Find
the probability that both balls are white. Assume that the first ball is returned before the
second ball is drawn.
a. 25/81
b. 16/81
c. 5/18
d. 40/81
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
301. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without
replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
a. 5/16
b. 5/28
c. 5/32
d. 5/14
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
301. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without
replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
a. 5/16
b. 5/28
c. 5/32
d. 5/14
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
302. An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and 1
white in two consecutive draws from the urn?
a. 0.24
b. 0.27
c. 0.53
d. 0.04
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
302. An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and 1
white in two consecutive draws from the urn?
a. 0.24
b. 0.27
c. 0.53
d. 0.04
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
303. From 20 tickets marked with the first 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the
chance that it will be multiple of 3 or 7?
a. 1/2
b. 8/15
c. 3/10
d. 2/5
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BSEE 06 - Venn Diagr am, Per mutation, Combination and Pr obability

Probability
303. From 20 tickets marked with the first 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the
chance that it will be multiple of 3 or 7?
a. 1/2
b. 8/15
c. 3/10
d. 2/5