A card is selected at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. The probability of its being a face card is
3/26
3/13
2/13
1/2
(2) 3/13
If the probability of a player winning a game is 0.79, then the probability of his losing the same game is:
1.79
0.31
0.21%
0.21
(4)
Probability of loosing the game
= 1 – Probability of winning the game
= 1 – 0.79 = 0.21
From the data 1, 4, 7, 9, 16, 21, 25, if all the even numbers are removed, then the probability of getting at random a prime number from the remaining is :
2/5
1/5
1/7
2/7
(2)
Given data : 1, 4, 7, 9, 16, 21, 25
After removing even numbers data is: 1, 7, 9, 21, 25
Prime number : 7
Thus, required probability = 1/5
Two dice are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that 6 will come up at least once?
1/6
7/36
11/36
13/36
(3)
Total possible number of outcomes = 36
Number of outcomes in which 6 will come up at least once = 11
Required probability
Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting sum of numbers on the two dice as 2, 3 or 5, is:
7/36
11/36
5/36
4/9
(1)
When two dice are tossed together,
Total possible outcomes = 62 = 36
No. of cases getting sum two : {(1, 1)}
No. of cases getting sum three : {(1, 2)(2, 1)}
No. of cases getting sum five : {(1, 4)(4, 1), (2, 3), (3, 2)}
Thus total cases getting sum 2, 3 or 5 = 7
Therefore, required probability = 7/36
All queens, jacks and aces are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. The remaining cards are well-shuffled and one card is picked up at random from it. The probability of that card to be a king is :
1/10
1/13
3/10
3/13
(1) 1/10
The probability of getting a chocolate flavoured ice cream at random, in a lot of 600 ice creams is 0.055. The number of chocolate flavoured ice creams in the lot is :
33
55
11
44
(1) 33
Two dice are thrown at the same time and the product of the numbers appearing on them is noted. The probability that the product of the numbers lies between 8 and 13 is :
7/36
5/36
2/9
1/4
(1) 7/36
Two dice are rolled together. The probability of getting the sum of the two numbers to be more than 10, is
1/9
1/6
7/12
1/12
(4)
Total number of outcomes = 36
Sum of two numbers to be more than 10 = {(6, 5) (5, 6) (6, 6)}
Required Probability = 3/36 = 1/12
A box contains cards numbered 6 to 55. A card is drawn at random from the box. The probability that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square, is
7/50
7/55
1/10
5/49
(3)
Given, A box contains card numbered 6 to 55.
Total number of cards = 50
Perfect square number are = 9, 16, 25, 36, 49
Required Probability = 5/50 = 1/10
What is the probability that a number selected randomly from the numbers 1, 2, 3, …, 15 is a multiple of 4 ?
4/15
6/15
3/15
5/15
(3)
Given numbers are 1, 2, 3, …, 15.
∴ The number of possible outcomes = 15
The outcomes favourable to event E ‘getting a multiple of 4’ are 4, 8, 12.
∴ Number of favourable outcomes of event E = 3
∴ Probability that a number selected randomly is a multiple of
Two dice are thrown together. The probability that they show different numbers is:
1/6
5/6
1/3
2/3
(2)
When two dice are thrown together, the possible outcomes are:
Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes = 36
Let
Probability of happening of an event is denoted by p and probability of non-happening of the event is denoted by q. Relation between p and q is
p + q = 1
p = 1,q = 1
p = q - 1
p + q + 1 = 0
(1)
P(happening of the event) + P(not happening of the event) = 1
Sum of probability of happening and non-happening of an event is always 1. So, p + q = 1
In a group of 20 people, 5 can’t swim. If one person is selected at random, then the probability that he/she can swim, is
3/4
1/3
1
1/4
(1)
It is given that in a group of 20 people, 5 can not swim.
∴ Number of people who can swim = 20 − 5 = 15
Thus, probability that a person selected at random can swim
In a single throw of two dice, the probability of getting 12 as a product of two numbers obtained is:
1/9
2/9
4/9
5/9
(1)
When two dice are thrown together, the possible outcomes are:
(1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (1, 5), (1, 6),
(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6),
(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 4), (3, 5), (3, 6),
(4, 1), (4, 2), (4, 3), (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6),
(5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6),
(6, 1), (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6).
Therefore, the total number of possible outcomes = n(S)=36
Now, the outcomes favourable to event E ‘getting 12 as the product of two numbers obtained’ are
(2, 6), (3, 4), (4, 3), (6, 2).
So, the number of favourable outcomes = n(E)=4
Therefore, the probability of getting 12 as a product of two numbers obtained
Two coins are tossed together. The probability of getting at least one tail is:
1/4
1/2
3/4
1
(3)
When two coins are tossed, the total possible outcomes are
The outcomes favourable to event E‘at least one tail’ are
An event is very unlikely to happen. Its probability is closest to
0.0001
0.001
0.01
0.1
(1)
The probability of an event which is very unlikely to happen is closest to zero and from the given options 0.0001 is closest to zero.
Three unbiased coins are tossed together. Then:
(i) the probability of getting exactly 2 heads is 1/2.
(ii) the probability of getting atleast one head is 7/8.
(iii) the probability of getting atmost 2 tails is 7/8.
(iv) the probability of getting exactly one tail is 3/8.
Choose correct option from the following:
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iii)
(3)
When three unbiased coins are tossed together,
Possible outcomes are HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH, TTT.
The number of all possible outcomes is 8 ⇒ n(S) = 8
(i) The outcomes favourable to the event E ‘exactly two heads’ are HHT, HTH, THH i.e., n(E)=3 P(E)= Probability of getting exactly 2 heads =3/8, statement (i) is not true.
(ii) The outcomes favourable to the event F ‘atleast one head’ are HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH i.e., n(F)=7
P(F)=Probability of getting atleast one head =7/8, statement (ii) is true.
(iii) The outcomes favourable to the event G ‘atmost two tails’ are HHH, HHT, HTH, THH, HTT, THT, TTH i.e., n(G)=7
P(G)=Probability of getting atmost 2 tails =7/8, statement (iii) is true.
(iv) The outcomes favourable to the event H ‘exactly one tail’ are HHT, HTH, THH i.e., n(H)=3
P(H)=Probability of getting exactly one tail =3/8, statement (iv) is true.
So, option (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Then:
(i) the probability that the card will be diamond is 1/2.
(ii) the probability that the card will be an ace of heart is 1/52.
(iii) the probability that the card will not be a card of hearts is 3/4.
(iv) the probability that the card will be a king or queen is 1/26.
Choose correct option from the following:
(i), (ii) and (iii)
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(3)
It is given that one card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards.
So, the number of possible outcomes = 52
(i) There are 13 cards of diamond in a deck
So, probability of getting a card of diamond = 13/52 = 1/4, statement (i) is not true.
(ii) There is one ace of heart in a deck.
So, probability of getting an ace of heart =1/52, statement (ii) is true.
(iii) There are 39 cards which are not a heart So, probability of not getting a heart = 39/52 = 3/4, statement (iii) is true.
(iv) There are 8 cards which are king or queen. Probability of getting a king or queen = 8/52, 2/13, statement (iv) is not true.
So, options (ii) and (iii) are correct.