Solve the probability of the following.
1. There are 9 novels, 5 biographies, 3 poetry books, and 7 science books on a shelf. If Paula
selects a book at random, what is the probability that it is a biography or a poetry book?
2. Sigmund picked a pair of socks out of his drawer without looking in the drawer. Sigmund has 3
pairs of black dress socks, 4 pairs of brown dress socks, 3 pairs of black sport socks, and 5 pairs
of white sport socks. What is the probability that Sigmund will select a pair of black socks or a pair
of sport socks?
3. There are 12 DVDs, 7 video games, 14 CDs, and 3 videotapes on Jaime’s bedroom shelf. If
Jaime selects an item at random from the shelf, what is the probability that it is a DVD or a video
tape?
4. There are eight shirts in your closet, four blue and four green. You randomly select one to wear
on Monday and then a different one on Tuesday. What is the probability that you wear blue shirts
both days?
5. A basket contains five apples and seven peaches. You randomly select one piece of fruit and
eat it. Then you randomly select another piece of fruit. What is the probability that the first piece of
fruit is an apple and the second piece is a peach?
6. Tom has 4 navy socks and 6 black socks in a drawer. One dark morning, he randomly pulls out
2 socks. What is the probability that he will select a pair of navy socks?
7. There are 2 glasses of root beer and 4 glasses of cola on the counter. Dave drinks two of them
at random. What is the probability that he drank 2 glasses of cola?
8. Steve reaches into a bag with 5 marbles, 3 yellow marbles, and 2 green marbles, and randomly
selects one. Then, he puts the marble back, and Sam reaches into the same bag and randomly
selects a marble. What is the probability that both guys selected a yellow marble?
9. A bowl contains 4 tangerines and 5 clementines. John randomly selects one piece of fruit, and
then Pam randomly selects one of the remaining pieces of fruit. What is the probability that John
selects a tangerine and Pam selects a clementine?
10. A green die and a red die is tossed. What is the probability that a “4 shows on the green die
and a “5” shows on the red die?
11. The probability of a student passing in science is ⅘ and the of the student passing in both
science and maths is ½. What is the probability of that student passing in maths knowing that he
passed in science?
12. In a survey among few people, 0.60 read Hindi newspaper, 0.40 read English newspaper and
0.20 read both. If a person is chosen at random and if he already reads English newspaper, What
is the probability that he also reads Hindi newspaper?
13. Andrea is a very good student. The probability that she studies and passes her mathematics
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test is . If the probability that Andrea studies is , find the probability that Andrea passes her
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mathematics test, given that she has studied.
14. Out of a class of 20 students, your teacher chooses students at random to present their
projects. What is the probability that she chooses you first, and then chooses Kim second?
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15. The probability that Janice smokes is . The probability that she Smokes and develops lung
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cancer is . Find the probability that Janice develops lung cancer, given that she smokes.
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16. The probability that Sue will go to Mexico in the winter and to France in the summer is 0.40.
the probability that she will go to Mexico in the winter is 0.60. Find the probability that she will go to
France this summer, given that she just returned from her winter vacation in Mexico.