[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(i) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(i) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(ii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(i) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.
8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(ii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(iii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(iv) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(ii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(iii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(v) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(vi) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of
getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(iii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card
drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting
 (iv) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(vii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(viii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(iv) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball
is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(v) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(ix) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(x) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(v) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(vi) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xi) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of
getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(vi) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card
drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting
 (vii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xiii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xiv) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(vii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball
is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(viii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xv) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xvi) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(viii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(ix) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xvii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xviii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of
getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(ix) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card
drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting
 (x) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xix) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xx) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(x) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball
is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(xi) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xxi) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xxii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(xi) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.
5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(xii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xxiii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is
18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xxiv) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of
getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(xii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card
drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball

is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting
 (xiii) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xxv) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xxvi) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers
appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(xiii) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is

[Link] of the following cannot be the probability of an event?

(A) 2/3, (B) -1.5, (C) 15%, (D) 0.7

2. If P(E) = 0.05, what is the probability of ‘not E’?

3. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the
probability that the ball drawn is

(i) red?

(ii) not red?

4. 12 defective pens are accidentally mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at a
pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lot. Determine
the probability that the pen taken out is a good one.

5. box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears

(i) a two-digit number

6. Suppose you drop a die at random on the rectangular region shown in Fig. 15.6. What is the
probability that it will land inside the circle with a diameter 1m?

7. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball
is double that of a red ball, determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

8. The probability of an event that cannot happen is _____. Such an event is called

9. A piggy bank contains hundred 50p coins, fifty ₹1coins, twenty ₹2coins and ten ₹5

coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coins will fall out when the bank is turned

upside down, what is the probability that the coin

10. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at

random from a tank containing 5male fish and 8female fish (see below figure). What

is the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish?

11. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability of

getting

(xiv) a king of red colour

12. Five cards—the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with

their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(xxvii) What is the probability that the card is the queen?

13. The probability of an event that is certain to happen is ………. Such an event is called ………

14. A bag has 5 white marbles, 8 red marbles and 4 purple marbles. If we take a marble randomly,
thenwhat is the probability of not getting purple marble?
15. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting doublet?

16. A box contains cards numbered 9 to 53. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability

that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square is :

17. A card is selected from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of being a red face card is

18. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is

19. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. The
probabilitythat the selected ticket has a number which is a multiple of 5 is

20. Two different dice are thrown together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers
lessthan 7 is:

21. Assertion (A): The probability of getting exactly one head in tossing a pair of coins is 1/2.

Reason (R): The sample space of two coin tossed is = {HH, TT, HT, TH} = 4

22. Assertion (A): The probability of winning a game is 0.4, then the probability of losing it, is 0.6.

Reason (R): P(E) + P (not E) = 1

23. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays in a leap year.

24One card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability
that the card drawn is (i) either a red card or a king, (ii) neither a red card nor a queen.
25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the
bagis thrice that of a red ball, find the number of blue balls in the bag.

26. Cards numbered 1 to 30 are put in a bag. A card is drawn at random from this bag. Find the

probability that the number on the drawn card is

(i) not divisible by 3.

(ii) a prime number greater than 7.

27. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The reaming cards are well

shuffled and then a card is drawn at random. Find the probability of getting (i) face card (ii) red card

(xxviii) black card.

28. Two dice are thrown at the same time. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers

appearing on the top of the dice is

29.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,

find the probability that it bears

(i) a one digit number. (ii) a number divisible by 5.

(iii) an odd number less than 30. (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.

30. The probability of an impossible event is ...............

[Link] 29 is removed from (1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 29) then find the probability of getting a

prime number

32. A card is drawn at random from a deck of playing cards. Find the probability of

getting a face card

33. In 1000 lottery tickets there are 5 prize winning tickets. Find the probability of

winning a prize if a person buys one ticket.

34. Find the probability of multiples of 7 in 1, 2, 3, .......,33, 34, 35.

35.A box contains 12 balls of which some are red in colour. If 6 more red balls are

put in the box and a ball is drawn at random, the probability of drawing a red

ball doubles than what it was before. Find the number of red balls in the box.

36. An integer is chosen random between 1 and 100. Find the probability that (i) it

is divisible by 8, (ii) Not divisible by 8

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting (i)

exactly two heads, (ii) at least two heads

38. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Another

number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9 and 16. Find the

probability that the product of x and y is less than 16.

39. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a

black ball from the bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of

black balls in the bag.

40. There are hundred cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A

card is taken out from the bag at random. Find the probability that the number on the

selected card. [CBSE 2016]

(a) It is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square

(b) is a prime number greater than 80.

41. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting

a prize. Also verify P(E) + P( E ) = 1 for this event

42. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball

is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the balls drawn is

(i) White or blue (ii) red or black

(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black

43. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are

placed in a box. A person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip.

What is the probabilty of his losing the game?

44. Ramesh got ` 24000 as Bonus. He donated ` 5000 to temple. He gave ` 12000

to his wife, ` 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter.

Calculate the probability of

45. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early

in the morning, 25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning

walk. Rest of the students have joined the laughing club. What is the probability

of students who have joined laughing club?

46. A box contains cards numbered from 11 to 123. A card is drawn at random from

the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn card is:

(xiv) A square number (ii) a multiple of 7.

47. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that:

(i) 5 will come up at least once

(ii) 5 will not come up either time

48. Red queens and black jacks are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find

the probability that the card drawn from the remaining cards is:

(i) a card of clubs or an ace (ii) a black king

(iii) neither a jack nor a king (iv) either a king or a queen

49. A box contain 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a card is

drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it will be: [CBSE 2012]

(a) a blue card

(b) not a yellow card

(c) neither yellow nor a blue card

50. A die is thrown once. find the probability of getting an odd number.

51. A single letter is selected from the word PROBABILITY. The probability it is a

vowel = ...............

52. Find the probability of having 53 friday in a year

53. A coin is tossed twice. Find the probability of getting atleast one tail.

54. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is

0.18. The number of rotten apples are ...............

55. From a deck of 52 playing cards, king, queen and jack of a club are removed and

a card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability that the card

drawn is