Probability


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Five boys and five girls are sitting in a row. Find the probability that

  1. All the boys are sitting together.











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    Required probability = 6!5!/10!

    Correct Option: D

    Required probability = 6!5!/10! = 1/42


  1. All the girls are sitting together.











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    We have, 5 boys and 5 girls.
    Since, all the girls are sitting together, we consider them as one. Now, we can arrange 5 boys and 1 girl in 6! ways and these 5 girls (whom we considered as one) can also be arranged in 5! ways.
    ∴ Favorable number of ways = 6!5!
    and total number of ways to arrange 5 boys and 5 girls = 10!

    Correct Option: A

    We have, 5 boys and 5 girls.
    Since, all the girls are sitting together, we consider them as one. Now, we can arrange 5 boys and 1 girl in 6! ways and these 5 girls (whom we considered as one) can also be arranged in 5! ways.
    ∴ Favorable number of ways = 6!5!
    and total number of ways to arrange 5 boys and 5 girls = 10!
    ∴ Required probability 6!5!/10! = 1/42



  1. A box contains 24 marbles, some are green and other are blue. If a marble is drawn at random from the box, the porbability that it is green is 2/3. The number of blue balls in the box is









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    Let the number of green marble = x
    Then, Probability of getting a green marble
    = xc1 / 24c1 = 2/3

    Correct Option: D

    Let the number of green marble = x
    Then, Probability of getting a green marble
    = xc1 / 24c1 = 2/3
    ⇒ x/24 = 2/3
    ⇒ x = 16


  1. All the girls are not sitting together?











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    Required probability = 1- probability that all the girls sit together

    Correct Option: A

    Required probability = 1- probability that all the girls sit together
    = 1 - 1/42 = 41/42



Direction: Study the given information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
A basket contains 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green marbles

  1. If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that either all are green or all are red ?











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    Total number of ways of selection of 3 marbles out of 12
    = n(S) = 12C3 = 220
    Total number of favorable events = n(E)
    = 3C3 + 4C3 = 1 + 4 = 5

    Correct Option: D

    Total number of ways of selection of 3 marbles out of 12
    = n(S) = 12C3 = 220
    Total number of favorable events = n(E)
    = 3C3 + 4C3 = 1 + 4 = 5
    ∴ Required probability
    = 5/220 = 1/44