Probability


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A basket contains 3 blue, 2 green and 5 red balls.

  1. If three balls are picked at random, what is the probability that atleast one is red ?









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    Total Number of outcomes = 10C3 = 120
    Number of outcomes not containing red balls = 5C3 = 10
    ∴ Probability that at least one is red = 1 - 10/120

    Correct Option: C

    Total Number of outcomes = 10C3 = 120
    Number of outcomes not containing red balls = 5C3 = 10
    ∴ Probability that at least one is red = 1 - 10/120 = 11/12


  1. If four balls are picked at random, what is the probability that two are green and two are blue ?











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    Total number of outcomes = 10c4 = 210
    Favourable number of outcomes = 3c2 x 2c2

    Correct Option: B

    Total number of outcomes = 10c4 = 210
    Favourable number of outcomes = 3c2 x 2c2 = 3 x 1 = 3
    ∴ Required probability = 3/210 = 1/70



  1. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability that the drawn cards are both aces ?









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    n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 cards out of 52
    52C2 = (52 x 51) / (2 x 1) = 1326
    n(E) = Number of ways of drawing 2 cards out of 4
    = 4C2 = (4 x 3)/2 = 6

    Correct Option: A

    n(S) = Number of ways of drawing 2 cards out of 52
    52C2 = (52 x 51) / (2 x 1) = 1326
    n(E) = Number of ways of drawing 2 cards out of 4
    = 4C2 = (4 x 3)/2 = 6
    ∴ P(E) = 6/1326 = 1/221


  1. A card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. A card is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is neither a heart nor a king ?









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    There are 13 hearts and 3 more kings
    ∴ P(heart or a king) = (13 + 3)/52 = 4/13

    Correct Option: B

    There are 13 hearts and 3 more kings
    ∴ P(heart or a king) = (13 + 3)/52 = 4/13
    ∴ P (neither a heart nor a king) = 1 - 4/13 = 9/13



  1. if from each of the three boxes containing 3 white and 1 black, 2 white and 2 black and 1 white and 3 black balls, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that 2 white and 1 black ball will be drawn is ?









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    You can have
    W, W, B or W, B, W or B, W, W

    Correct Option: A

    You can have
    W, W, B or W, B, W or B, W, W

    Reqd. probability
    = 3/4. 2/4. 3/4 + 3/4. 2/4. 1/4 + 1/4. 2/4. 1/4
    = 9/32 + 3/32 + 1/32 = 13/32