Probability

2019

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

1. A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting the outcome each
time. If getting the same result in all the tosses is a success, find the
probability of losing the game.
2. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number which
(a) Is a prime number
(b) Lies between 2 and 6.
3. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting:
(a) A prime number
(b) A number divisible by 2
(c) A composite number

2018

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

4. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability:

(a) Of getting a doublet
(b) Of getting a sum 10, of the numbers on the two dice.
5. An integer is chosen at random between 1 and 100. Find the probability
that it is:
(a) Divisible by 8
(b) Not divisible by 8.

2017

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

6. A number is chosen at random from the numbers -3, -2, -1, 0,1, 2, 3.
What will be the probability that square of this number is less than or
equal to 1?
7. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900
apples is 0.18. what is the number of rotten apples in the heap?

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

8. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the
product of the numbers appeared is less than 18.
9. Find the probability that in a leap year there will be 53 Tuesdays.

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Short answer type questions [3 marks]

10. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the
numbers obtained
(a) have a sum less than 7
(b) have a product less than 16
(c) is a doublet of odd number.
11. a bag contain 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.

long answer type questions [4 marks]

12. Peter thrown two different dice together and finds the product of the two
numbers obtained. Rina throws a die and squares the number obtained.
Who has the better chance to get the number 25?
13. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the
numbers obtained have
(a) Even sum, and
(b) Even product
14. A box contains 90 discs which have are numbered from1 to 90. If one
disc is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears (i)
a two-digit number, (ii) a number divisible by 5.

2016

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

15. Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5, …, 50 are placed in a box and mixed
thoroughly. A card is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability
that the selected card bars a perfect square number.
16. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability of getting neither a red card nor a queen.
17. 20 tickets, on which number 1 to 20 are written, are mixed thoroughly
and then a ticket is drawn at random out of them. Find the probability
that the number on the drawn ticket is a multiple of 3 or 7.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

18. In a single throw of a pair of different dice, what is the probability of

getting (a) a prime number on each dice? (b) a total of 9 or 11?
19. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability of:
(a) Getting a number greater than 3 on each die.
(b) Getting a total of 6 or 7 of the numbers on two dice.

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 20. A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good, 8 have minor defects
and 4 have major defects. Ramesh, a shopkeeper will buy only those
shirts which are good but ‘Kewal’ another shopkeeper will not buy shirts
with major defects. A shirt is taken out of the box at random. What is the
probability that
(a) Ramesh will buy the selected shirt?
(b) ‘Kewal’ will buy the selected shirt?
21. Three different coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting
(a) Exactly two heads
(b) At least two heads
(c) At least two tails.
22. There are 100 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:
(a) Is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square.
(b) Is a prime number greater than 80?
23. A game consist of tossing a one-rupee coin 3 times and noting the
outcome each time. Ramesh will win the game if all the tosses show the
same result, (i.e. either all three heads or all three tails) and loses the
game otherwise. Find the probability that Ramesh will lose the game.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

24. 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 product of x and y is less than 16.
25. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9, 16 and
another number y is selected at random from the numbers 1. 2, 3, 4.
Find the probability that the value of xy is more than 16.

2015

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

26. A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. Determine the

probability that the chosen letter is a consonant.
27. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability that the
product of the two numbers on the top of the dice is 6.
28. A game of chance consists of spinning an arrow which comes to rest
pointing at one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and these are equally
likely outcomes. Find the probability that the arrow will point at any
factor of 8.

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Short answer type question [3 marks]

29. Two different dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting:
(a) The sum of numbers on two dice to be 5.
(b) Even number on both dice.
30. Three distinct coins are tossed together. Find the probability of getting:
(a) At least 2 heads
(b) At most 2 heads.
31. All red face cards are removed from a pack of playing cards. The
remaining cards were well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random
from them. Find the probability that the drawn card is
(a) A red card
(b) A face card
(c) A card of clubs.
32. The probability of selecting a red ball at random from a jar that contains
only red, blue and orange balls is ¼. The probability of selecting a blue
ball at random from the same jar is 1/3. If the jar contains 10 orange
balls, find the total number of balls in the jar.
33. A game consists of tossing a one-rupee coin three times and noting its
outcome each time. Find the probability of getting
(a) Three heads
(b) At least two tails.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

34. A bag contains 25 cards numbered from 1 to 25. A card is drawn at

random from the bag. Find the probability that the number on the drawn
card is;
(a) Divisible by 3 or 5.
(b) A perfect square number.
35. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck of playing cards.
Find the probability that the card drawn is
(a) A card of spade or an ace
(b) A black king
(c) Neither a jack nor a king
(d) Either a king or a queen.
36. 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
(a) A one digit number
(b) A number divisible by 5
(c) An odd number less than 30
(d) A composite number between 50 and 70.

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2014

Short answer type question [2 mark]

37. Rahim tosses two different coins simultaneously. Find the probability of
getting at least one tail.
38. Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability
(a) That the number on each die is even.
(b) That the sum of numbers appearing on the two dice is 5.
39. Two different dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability that the
sum of numbers appearing on the two dice is 10.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

40. A bag contains cards numbered from 1 to 49. A and C is drawn from the
bag at random, after mixing the cards thoroughly. Find the probability
that the number on the drawn card is
(a) An odd number.
(b) A multiple of 5.
(c) A perfect square
(d) An even prime number.
41. All the black face cards are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The
remaining cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn at random.
Find the probability of getting a
(a) Face card
(b) Red card
(c) Black card
(d) King
42. Cards numbered from 11 to 60 are kept in a box. If a card is drawn at
random from the box, find the probability that the number on the drawn
card is
(a) An odd number
(b) A perfect square number.
(c) Divisible by 5.
(d) A prime number less than 20
43. Five cards – the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well
shuffled with their faces downwards. One card is then picked up at
random.
(a) What is the probability that the drawn card is the queen?
(b) If the queen is drawn and put aside, and a second card is drawn, find
the probability that the second card is (i) and ace (ii) a queen.

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 44. 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
(a) Not divisible by 3
(b) A prime number greater than 7.
(c) Not a perfect square number.
45. A piggy bank contains hundred 50 p coins, fifty Rs 1 coins, twenty Rs 2
coins and ten Rs 5 coins. If it equally likely that one of the coins will fall
out when the bank is turned upside down, find the probability that the
coin which fell
(a) Will be a 50 p coin
(b) Will be of value more than Rs 1
(c) Will be of value less than Rs 5
(d) Will be a Rs 1 or Rs 2 coin.

2013

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

46. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability that the drawn card is neither a jack nor an ace.
47. A die is tossed once. Find the probability of getting an even number or a
multiple of 3.
48. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability that the drawn is neither a king nor a queen.
49. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting at
least one head.
50. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting
exactly two heads.
51. Three cards of spades are lost from a pack of 52 playing cards. The
remaining cards were well shuffled and then a card was drawn at
random from them. Find the probability that the drawn card is of black
colour.
52. Out of cards numbered from 1 to 20, which are mixed thoroughly, a card
is drawn at random. Find the probability that the drawn card bears a
number which is a multiple of 3 or 7.

Long answer type questions [4 marks]

53. A group consists of 12 persons, of which 3 are extremely patient, other 6

are extremely honest and rest are extremely kind. A person from the
group is selected at random. Assuming that each person is equally likely
to be selected, find the probability of selecting a person who is
(a) Extremely patient

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 (b) Extremely kind or honest.
54. A box contains cards numbered 3, 5, 7, 9, …, 35, 37. A card is drawn at
random from the box. Find the probability that the number on the drawn
card is a prime number.
55. A die is thrown twice. Find the probability that
(a) 5 may not come either time.
(b) Same number may not come on the die thrown two times.
56. A bag contains 12 balls, out of which x are white.
(a) If one ball is drawn at random, find the probability that it is a white
ball.
(b) If 6 more white balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a
white ball is double than that in (i). find x.
57. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Determine the probability that the
difference of the numbers on the two dice is 2.

2012

Short answer type question [2 marks]

58. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards.

Find the probability of getting
(a) A red king
(b) A queen or a jack

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

59. A box contains 100 red cards, 200 yellow cards and 50 blue cards. If a
card is drawn at random from the box, then find the probability that it
will be (i) a blue card (ii) not a yellow card (iii) neither yellow nor a blue
card.
60. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the
probability of getting (i) a king of red colour (ii) a face card (iii) the queen
of diamonds.
61. A box contains 35 blue, 25 white and 40 red marbles. If a marble is
drawn at random from the box, find the probability that the drawn
marble is (i) white (ii) not blue (iii) neither white nor blue
62. All kings, queens and aces are removed from a pack of 52 cards. The
remaining cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn from it. Find
the probability that the drawn card is
(a) A black face card
(b) A red card

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 63. Card marked with number 1, 3, 5, …, 101 are placed in a bag and mixed
thoroughly. A card is then drawn at random from the bag. Find the
probability that the number on the drawn card is (i) less than 19 (ii) a
prime number less than 20.
64. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting the following:
(a) A prime number
(b) A number lying between 2 and 5

2011

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

65. A coin is tossed two times. Find the probability of getting at least one
head.
66. A coin is tossed two times. Find the probability of getting both heads or
both tails.
67. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered
from 1 to 40. Find the probability that the selected ticket has a number
which is a multiple of 5.
68. Two different dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability that
the sum of the two numbers appearing on the top of the dice is 7.

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

69. A game consists of tossing a coin 3 times and noting its outcome each
time. Hanif wins if he gets three heads or three tails, and loses otherwise.
Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game.
70. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of getting such numbers on
two dice, whose product is a perfect square.
71. A box contains 80 discs which are numbered from 1 to 80. If one disc is
drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears a perfect
square number.
72. Cards marked with numbers 5, 6, 7, … , 74 are placed in a bag and
mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the
probability that the number on the card is perfect square.

2010

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

73. A card is drawn at random from a well – shuffled pack of 52 playing

cards. Find the probability of getting a red face card.
74. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of getting a number greater
than 4?

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 75. A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that the same number will
come up either time?

Short answer type questions [3 marks]

76. Card bearing number 1, 3, 5, …., 35 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn
at random from the bag. Find the probability of getting a card bearing
(a) A prime number less than 15.
(b) A number divisible by 3 and 5.
77. From a well-shuffled pack of 52 playing cards, black jacks, black kings
and black aces are removed. A card is then drawn at random from the
pack. Find the probability of getting
(a) A red card
(b) Not a diamond card.

Answer key

1. ¾ 6. 3/7
2. (a) ½ (b) ½ 7. 162
3. (a) ½ (b) ½ 8. 13/18
4. (a) 1/6 (b) 1/12 9. 2/7
5. (a) 6/49 (b) 43/49
10. (a) 5/12 (b) 25/32 (c) 1/12
11. 45 16. 7/13
12. Rina 17. 2/5
13. (a) ½ (b) ¾ 18. (a) ¼ (b) 1/6
14. (i) 9/10 (ii) 1/5 19. (a) ¼ (b) 11/36
15. 1/8 20. (a) 22/25 (b) 24/25
21. (a) 3/8 ((b) ½ (c) ½
22. (a) 3/100 (b) 3/100 27. 1/9
23. ¾ 28. ½
24. ½ 29. (a) 1/9 (b) ¼
25. 3/8 30. (a) ½ (b) 7/8
26. 21/26
31. (a) 10/23 (b) 3/23 (c) 13/46
32. 24 34. (a) 12/25 (b) 1/5
33. (a) 1/8 (b) ½
35. (a) 4/13 (b) 1/26 (c) 11/13 (d) 2/13
36. (a) 4/65 (b) 1/5 (c) 12/65 (d) 3/13

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37. ¾ 39. 1/12
38. (a) ¼ (b) 1/9
40. (a) 25/49 (b) 9/49 (c) 1/7 (d) 1/49
41. (a) 3/23 (b) 13/23 (c) 10/23 (d) 1/23
42. (a) ½ (b) 2/25 (c) 1/5 (d) 2/25
43. (a) 1/5 (b) (i) ¼ (ii) 0
44. (a) 2/3 (b) 1/5 (c) 5/6
45. (a) 5/9 (b) 1/6 (c) 17/18 (d) 7/18
46. 11/13 53. (a) ¼ (b) ¾
47. 2/3 54. 11/18
48. 11/13 55. (a) 25/36 (b) 5/6
49. ¾ 56. (a) x/12 (b) x = 3
50. 3/8 57. 2/9
51. 23/49 58. (a) 1/26 (b) 2/13
52. 2/5
59. (i) 1/7 (ii) 3/7 (iii) 2/7
60. (i) 1/26 (ii) 3/13 (iii) 1/52
61. (i) ¼ (ii) 13/20 (iii) 2/5
62. (a) 1/20 (b) ½ 70. 2/9
63. (i) 3/17 (ii) 7/51 71. 1/10
64. (a) ½ (b) 1/3 72. 3/35
65. ¾ 73. 3/26
66. ½ 74. 1/3
67. 1/5 75. 1/6
68. 1/6 76. (a) 5/18 (b) 1/18
69. ¾ 77. (a) 13/23 (b) 33/46

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