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Probability Questions and Solutions

The document contains a series of probability questions related to weather, dice throws, and card draws. It includes calculations for various scenarios such as the likelihood of rain, outcomes when rolling dice, and drawing cards from a standard deck. Each question focuses on determining specific probabilities based on defined conditions.

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Probability Questions and Solutions

The document contains a series of probability questions related to weather, dice throws, and card draws. It includes calculations for various scenarios such as the likelihood of rain, outcomes when rolling dice, and drawing cards from a standard deck. Each question focuses on determining specific probabilities based on defined conditions.

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Q1. The probability that it will rain tomorrow is 0.85.

What is the probability that it will not rain


tomorrow?

Q2. A die is thrown. Find the probability of getting:

( i) a prime number

(ii) 2 or 4

(iii) a multiple of 2 or 3.
Q3. In a simultaneous throw of a pair of dice, find the probability of getting:

(i) 8 as the sum

(ii) a doublet

(iii) a doublet of prime numbers

(iv) a doublet of odd numbers

(v) a sum greater than 9

(vi) an even number on first

(vii) an even number on one and a multiple of 3 on the other

(viii) Neither 9 nor 11 as the sum of the numbers on the faces

(ix) a sum less than 6123212121321

(x) a sum less than 7

(xi) a sum more than 7

(xii) at least one dice rolls a 6

(xiii) a number other than 5 on any dice.


Q5. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card was drawn
is:

(i) a black king

(ii) either a black card or a king

(iii) black and a king

(iv) a jack, a queen or a king


(v) neither a heart nor a king

(vi) spade or an ace

(vii) neither an ace nor a king

(viii) neither a red card nor a queen.

(ix) other than an ace

(x) a ten

(xi) a spade

(xii) a black card

(xiii) the seven of clubs

(xiv) jack

(xv) the ace of spades

(xvi) a queen

(xvii) a heart

(xviii) a red card

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