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Probability Homework Solutions Guide

The document contains a set of probability questions and problems, including multiple-choice questions about basic probability concepts and calculations. It also includes several practical problems requiring the calculation of probabilities based on specific scenarios, such as drawing balls from bags and rolling dice. The questions cover various aspects of probability theory, suitable for a homework assignment.

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Probability Homework Solutions Guide

The document contains a set of probability questions and problems, including multiple-choice questions about basic probability concepts and calculations. It also includes several practical problems requiring the calculation of probabilities based on specific scenarios, such as drawing balls from bags and rolling dice. The questions cover various aspects of probability theory, suitable for a homework assignment.

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SARA- COMPLETE SOLUTION FOR LEARNING

X-CBSE HOMEWORK-2 [ PROBABILITY ]

1) If E is an event, then the value of P(E) + P(𝐸)̅̅̅ is :-


(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d)None of these
2) If P(E) is 38% for an event E, then the probability of failure of this
event is:-
(a) 12%
(b) 62%
(c) 100%
(d)0
3) In a survey, it is found that every fifth person possess a vehicle.
The probability of a person ‘not possessing the vehicle ‘ is :-
(a) 1/5
(b) 4/5
(c) 3/5
(d)1
4) Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
(a) 2/3
(b) -1/5
(c) 15%
(d)0.7
5) If ‘p’ is the probability of an impossible event then, p = ………..?
(a) 2/3
(b) 0.1
(c) 1
(d)0
6) The probability of a sure event is :-
(a) 0 (c) 2
(b) 1 (d)None of these
7) What is the probability that an ordinary year has 53 Sundays?
(a) 6/13 (c) 2/7
(b) 1/7 (d)3/8
8) A bag contains 9 red, 7 white and 4 black balls. A ball is drawn
randomly. The probability that the ‘ball drawn is not red’ is :-
(a) 9/20 (c) 2/11
(b) 9/11 (d)11/20
9) If a die is thrown, and the probability of getting a number less than
5 is given by ‘p’ then, which of the following is true for ‘p’?
(a) 1 (c) 0<p<1
(b) 0 (d)P>1
10) If red face cards are removed from the deck of 52 playing
cards, then the probability of getting a black jack is :-
(a) 2/46 (c) 4/48
(b) 2/52 (d)2/23

SOLVE THE FOLLOWING


Q1. Find the probability that a leap year selected at random has 53
Fridays.
Q2. Two natural numbers are selected at random from 1 to 20. Find the
probability that their difference is 1.
Q3. Bag-A has 3 red balls, 4 black balls and 5 blue balls. Bag-B has 5 red
balls, 2 black balls and 7 blue balls. A bag is selected at random from
these two bags, and then a ball is picked from that bag at random. Find
the probability of drawing a black ball.
Q4. Three dice are rolled simultaneously. The sum of the numbers which
show up is 5. Find the probability that at least one of the three numbers
is 2.
Q5. Two squares are picked at random from an 8 by 8 standard
chessboard. Find the probability that the two squares share exactly one
corner.
Q6. In a small school, there are three sections of class – X. The first
section has 7 boys and 4 girls; the second has 6 boys and 7 girls; the third
has 8 boys and 5 girls. The teacher needs to select one student from the
entire class for a ceremony. She first selects a section at random, and
then picks a student at random from this section. What is the probability
that the selected student is a boy?

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