Problems Based On Tossing a Coin
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1 . What is the Probability getting only one head
when two coins are tossed ?
a) 1/2 b) 4/2 c) 1/4 d) 2/5
2. Find a probability that atleast one head
appears in a single throw of three coins
a) 8/7 b) 7/10 c) 7/8 d) 2/4
3. Find the probability of getting atleast two
tails when three coins are tossed.
a) 8/7 b) 1/2 c) 7/8 d) 2/4
4. Find the probability of getting atmost two
heads when three coins are tossed.
a) 8/7 b) 1/2 c) 7/8 d) 2/4
5. Three coins are tossed together. Find the
probability of getting:
(i) exactly two heads (ii) at most two
heads (iii) at least one head and one
tail (iv) no tails
a) 3/8 b) 7/8 c) 3/4 d) 1/8
6. four coins are tossed together. Find the
probability of getting:
(i) exactly three tails (ii) at least two heads
(iii) atmost two Heads
a) 1/4 b) 11/16 c) 11/16 d) 1/16
7. A coin is tossed 3 times ,the probability of getting head and
tail alternatively
a) 8/7 b) 1/2 c) 7/8 d) 1/4
8. Let’s suppose three coins are tossed together and we have
to find the probability of getting:-
1) At least one head
2) At most one head
a) 8/7 b) 1/2 c) 7/8 d) 1/4
1 .At least one head means the minimum number of heads is
one (i.e. number of heads should be one or can be more
than one)
2 . At most one head means the maximum number of heads
should be one (i.e. number of heads should not be more
than one)
Problems Based On Dices
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* If ‘n’ dices are rolled ,exhaustive cases are
1. three dices are thrown simultaneously. What
is the probability getting sum 13 ?
a) 22/36 b) 13/216 c) 21/216 d) 1/36
2. three dices are thrown simultaneously. What
is the probability getting sum 12 or 15.
a) 22/216 b) 13/216 c) 35/216 d) 1/36
3. Find probability of getting prime no lessthan
four when dice is thrown ?
a) 8/7 b) 1/2 c) 2/3 d) 1/3
4. two dices are thrown simultaneously. What
is the probability getting sum 7.
a) 22/6 b) 1/6 c) 5/6 d) 1/61
5. two dices are thrown simultaneously. What is
the probability getting sum i) 5 ii) 9 iii)10.
a) 5/36 b) 1/9 c) 1/12 d) 1/61
6. three dices are thrown simultaneously. What
is the probability getting sum i)10 ii)8
iii) 4 or 11?
a) 27/216 b) 21/216 c) 30/216 d) 1/36
Problems Based On Pack Of Cards
1. Two cards are drawn a pack from a 52 cards.
find the probability that two cards being
king?
a) 1/216 b) 1/221 c) 3/216 d) 1/36
2. One card is drawn a pack from a 52 cards.
find the probability that queen of club or king
of heart?
a) 1/26 b) 1/21 c) 3/26 d) 1/36
3. The probability that a card drawn in the pack of
52 cards will be a diamond or King is ?
a) 1/26 b) 4/13 c) 3/26 d) 16/52
4. From a pack of 52 cards two cards drawn at
random what is the probability of( i) both
cards are black cards or both cards are hearts
cards? (ii) both black or jack
s
a) 31/102 b) 331/1326 c) 33/102 d) 16/52
5. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards
what is the probability that the card either
a red card or a king ?
a) 1/26 b) 7/13 c) 3/26 d) 16/52
6. From a pack of 52 cards two cards are drawn
together at random. what is the
probability of both cards are being king ?
a) 1/216 b) 7/213 c) 3/216 d) 1/221
7. Two cards are drawn from a back of 52 cards
the probability that one is a spade and one
is a heart is ?
a) 13/216 b) 7/213 c) 3/216 d) 13/102
Problems Based On Balls
1. bag contains like 2 blue ,4 red ,5 green , 1
yellow balls
i) four balls are picked at random . What is the
probability that none is green.
ii) 2 balls are picked at random .find the
probability of both are blue?
iii) one ball is picked at random. What is the
probability of that either it is blue or
yellow
iv) two balls are picked at random. What is the
probability that atleast one is red ?
a) 7/99 b) 1/66 c) 1/4 d) 19/33
Problems Based On Committee
1. A committee is to be formed by choosing 2
boys and 4 girls out of a group of 5 boys
and 6 girls .what is the probability that a
particular boy and a girl is selected ?
a) 13/16 b) 7/21 c) 3/16 d) 4/15
2. In a class there are 15 boys and 10 girls .
three students are selected at random.
The probability That 1 girl and 2 boys are
selected as ?s
a) 21/46 b) 7/21 c) 3/16 d) 13/12
3. Four persons are chosen at random from a
group of 3 men, 2 women and 4 children.
the chance that exactly 2 of them are
children is ?
a) 13/21 b) 7/13 c) 3/26 d) 10/21
4. 6 men, 5 women to form the committee of 5
members , i) you should have 2 women
ii) atleast 2 women
a) 200 b) 381 c) 281 d) 199