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alphabet outcomes 17. Aletter of English is chosen al

of the experiment whose Determine the probability that the
1. Write the name
has to be among the set of
events that are completely Consonant. chosen llreatnedom.r isa
outcome is unknown.
known but whose exact 18. Agame of chance consistsof spinning
an
probability of getting arroW which
2. A fair dice is rolled. What is the comes to rest pointing at one of the
numberx such that 1 <x s6. 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and these numbers l,2,S,
are equally likely
3. For an event A, find P(A) +
4. Aman is known to speak
P(not A).
truth 5 out of7 times. He
throws a dieanda number other than six
comes up.
Eindthe probability that the arrow will point
factor of 8.
19, The king, queen andjack of diamonds
outcomes.
Findthe probability that he reports it is a six. are
5. A man know to speak truth 5 out of 6 times.
He from a pack of 52 cards and then the
shuffled. Acard is drawn from the packremoved
is wel.
draws a face card from a pack of 52 playing cards.
Find theprobability that he reports it is a face card.
remai()ning cards,
Find the probability of getting a cardiof
6. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 800 20.
(ii) a jack
Aticket is drawn at random from a bag
diamonds,
eggsis0. 125. Find the number of bad eggs in the lot.
7. The probability of getting a bad pen in a lot of 400
tickets numbered from 1to 40. Find
the containing
pens is 0.25. Find the number of good pen in the lot. that the selected ticket has a number which
multiple of 5.
probability
8. Archana calculates that probability of her winning
the first prize in a lottrey is 0.04. If 12000 tickets are 21. Three cards of spades are lost from a pack of 52
sold, how many tickets has she bought? playing cards. The remaining cards were well shufled
9. Acard is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack and then a card was drawn at random from them
of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting a Find the probability that the drawn cards is of black
red face card. colour.
10. A die is thrown once. What is the probability of 22. Two different dice are tossed together. Findthe
getting a number greater than 4? probability
11. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of (i) that the number on each dice is even
the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find (ii) that the sum of numbers appearing on two
the probability that the card drawn is an ace. dice is 5.
12. A bag contains 3 red balls, 5 black balls and 4 white 23. Find the probability that a leap year should have
balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What
is the probability that the ball is white?
exactly 52 tuesday.
13. A letter is chosen at
24. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled deck
random from the letters of the of playing cards. Find the probability that the card
word 'ASSASSINATION' Find the probability that drawn is
the letter chosen is a vowel?
14. One card is drawn from a () a card of spade or an ace
cards. Find the probabilitywell-shuffled
of
deck of 52 (iü) a red king
hearts. getting the jack of (iüi) neither a king nor a
15. Two (iv) either a king or queen
players, Sangeeta and Reshma, play a queen.3,4, 5, ....,.50 are placed
match. It is known that the probability of tennis 25. Cards marked with numbers
match by Sangeeta is 0.62. What is
the
winning the in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn
16.
winning the match by Reshma? probability of at random from the box. Find
the probability
that
Fillin the blanks: number on the drawn card is
()
Probability ofa sure event is
(ü) Probability (i) divisible by 7
of an
(iii) The
probability impossible is
of an event event
(i) a number which is a perfect square.
26. All the three face cards of ispades are rermovedfrom
and (other
lies between than sure
(iv) Adieimpossible event) a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Acardisthen
is rolled once. drawn at pack.Findthe
a prime The probability of getting random from the remaining
number is probability of getting
(i) a black face card,
(iü) a queen,
(iiü) a black card.
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king, queen and
remOved
jack of clubs are
fromarea
deckof52playingcards andthe remaining cards
27. bag, the
shuffled. A card is drawnfrom the remaining cards. 5 probability of drawing the white ball is
y.Find the value of x.
Findthe probability of getting a card of
36. At a fete, cards
(i) heart bearing
number on one card, are numbers
1 to 1000, one
(i) queen put in a box. Each player
(iiü)clubs. select one card at random and
that card is not
28. Cardsbearing numbers 1,3,5, .......3.5 are kept in replaced. If the selected card has a perfect
abag.. Acard is drawn at random from the bag. Find greater than 500, the player wins a prize. Whatsquare
is the
probability that
the probability of getting a card bearing () the first player wins a prize?
(a) a prime number less than 15.
ü) the second player wins a prize, if the first
b a number divisible by 3 and 5. won?
has
29. Two dice are rolled once. Find the probability of 37. Red queens and black jacks are
removed from a pack
getting such numbers on the two dice, whose product of 52 playing cards. A card is drawn at random from
is 12. the remaining cards, after reshuffling them. Find the
Allkings, queens and aces are removed from a pack probability that the drawn card is
of 52 cards. The remaining cards are well shuffled () a king
and then a card is drawn from it. Find the probability (i) of red colour
that the drawn card is (iii) ´a face card
(i) ablack face card. (iv) a queen
(ii) a red card. 38. Cards numbered 1 to 30are put in a bag. A card is
31. Abag contains 5 red balls, &white balls, 4 green balls drawn at random from this bag. Find the probability
and 7black balls. If one ball is drawn at random, find that the number on the drawn card is
the probability that it is (i) black (ii) red (ii) not () not divisible by 3.
green. (iü) a prime number greater than 7.
32. A bag contains 12 balls out of which x are white. (iüü) not a perfect square number.
39. A card is drawn ae random from a well-shuffled deck
() If one ball is drawn at random, what is the
probability that it will be a white ball? of playing cards. Find the probability that the card
drawn is
(ii) If6 more white balls are put in the bag, the () a card of spade or an ace.
probability of drawing a white ball will be
(ü) a black king.
double than that in (i). Findx. (ii) neither a jack nor a king
33. The probabilityof selecting ared ballat random from (iv) either a king or a queen
a jar that contains only red, blue and orange balls is 40. Abox contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to 70.
1
.Theprobability of selecting a blue ball at random If one card is drawn at random from the box, find
If the jar contains 10 orange
the probability that it bears
from the same jar is (i) a one digit number.
balls, find the total number of balls in the jar. (üi) a number divisible by 5.
(üi) an odd number less than 30.
A bag contains 18 balls out of which xballs are red. (v) a composite number between 50 and 70.
bag,
() If one ball is drawn at random from the
that it is not red?
what is the probability
bag, the | Value Based Questione
(ü) If 2 more red balls are put in the 9
will be 8
probability of drawing a red ball 1. In answering aquestion of MCQ test with 4 choices
dravwing a red ball in per question, one of them being correct, a student
times the probability ofvalue of x. knows the answer, guesses or copies the answer. A
the first case. Find the student guesses the answer. What is the probability
that his answer is correct? Shivam does not knowthe
of which x are white.
35. A bag contains 24 balls out answer to one of the question in the test. Which value
random the probability of
lI one ball is drawn at 12 more white balls are would Shivam violate if he copies the answer? How
y.
drawing a white ball is from the would an act like the abOve hamper his character
to the bag. Now if a ball is drawn development in the coming years?
added
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probablity
2. Honey goes to school either by a car driven by his (a) find the of getting set-J
driver or uses his bicycle. Probability that he will use (b) find the probability of getting set-JI
3 (c) if you are actively
the car is
7 Environment campaign, particwhich
ipating in Save
(a) What is the probability that he will use his
bicycle for going to the school? 4.
you would prefer and why?
A group consists of 12 persons, of
mobile set
(b) Monu is the best friend of Honey, which mode
of transport should Monu suggest to Honey
extremely patient, other 6 are
rest are extremely kind. extremelywhi
A person from
ch 3are
honest and
for going to the school and why? is selected at random. Assuming that eachthe group
3. Samsung Electronics has launched two new mobile is equally likely to be selected, find
of selecting a person who is () the
persOn
hand sets: Set-I. and set-II. Set-I is cheaper as
compared toset-II. But set-II has an built-in device extremely
(ii) extremely kind or honest. Which of
probabipatielntiy
to recharge the battery with auto-cut power supply values you prefer more. the above
when it is fully charged. In a lot there are 250pieces
set-I and 100 set-II. If a mobile is picked at random:

INTEGRATED EXERCISE
Very Short Answer Type Questions (i) a red king (ü) a queen or a jack.
11. A card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of plaving
1, One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of
the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find cards. Find the probability of drawing (i) aface
the probability that the card is red and a king. card (ii) a red face card.
2. A bag contains 3 red and 2 blue marbles is drawn at
12. 1000 tickets of a lottery were sold and there are 5
prizes on these tickets. If John has purchased one
random. What is the probability of drawing a blue
marble? lottery ticket, what is the probability of winning a
3. A card is drawn at random from a well prize?
shuffled deck 13. The probability of guessing the correct answer toa
of 52 cards. Find the probability of getting a club.
certain test is P If the
4. Out of 400 bulbs in a box, 15 bulbs are defective. One 12 probability of not guessing
1
bulb is taken out at random from the box. Find the the correct answer to this question is÷then
3
findthe
probability that the drawn bulb is not defective. value ofp.
5. From a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards one 14. There are 1000 sealed envelopes in a box, 10 of
card is
drawn at random. Find the probability that it is a them contain a cash prize of 100 each, 100 of them
King or a Queen. contain a cash prize of 50 each and 200 of them
6. 20 tickets, on which numbers 1to 20 Contain a cash prize of 10 each and rest do not
are written,
are mixed thoroughly and then a ticket is drawn at Contain any cash prize. If they are well shuffled and
random out of them. Find the probability that the an envelope is picked up out, what is the probablity
number on the drawn ticket is a multiple of 3 or 7. that it contains no cash prize?
15. A bag contains slips numbered from 1 to 100. I
7. A card is drawn at random from a
well
shuffled pack Fatima chooses a slip at random from the bag, it wll
of 52 playing cards. Find the either be an odd number or an even number. Since
neither a red card nor a queen.probability of getting this situation has onlytwo possible outcomes, s0,the
Short Answer Type Questions probability of each is 21 Justify.
8. A coin is tossed two 16. In afamily having three children, therei maybenogirl,
times. Find the probability of
getting at least one head, one girl, two girls or three girls. So, the probability
9. A ticket is drawn at of each is 1 Isthis correct? Justify your answet.
random from a bag containing
tickets numbered from 1to 40. 4
that the selected ticket has a Find the probability 17. Apoorv throws two dice once and computes the
multiple of S.
number which is a dice.
the
10. Acard is drawn at [AI 2011J product of the numbers appearing on that
random from a
of 52 cards. Find the well-shuffled pack Peehu throws one die and squares the number
getting
probability of getting appears on it. Who has the better chance of
the number 36? Why?
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18. Astudent says that if you throw a die, it will show
up 1ornot 1. Therefore,, the probability of getting 1 26. Alot consists of 48
andthe probability of getting 'not 1' each is cqual to
mobiles phones of which 42 are
good, 3have only minor
1Is this correct? Give reasons. defects. Varnika will buy adefects and 3 have major
trader will only buya mobilephone if it is good but
if it has no major the
One phone is selected at defect.
Short Answer Type Questions II is the probability that it israndom from the lot. What
() acceptable to Varnika?
0 Find the probability that anumber selected at
ondom from the numbers 1, 2, 3, .., 35 is a (ü) acceptable to the trader?
() prime number 27. A number is
() multiple of 7 selected at random from the
(i) multiple of 3or5
3,
5,5,7,7,7,9,9, 9,9. Find the probabilitynumbers
that the
20. Abox has cards numbered 14 to 99, Cards are
selected number their
is average.
28. If a number x is chosen from the
a numbery is selected from the number
mixed thoroughly and a card is drawn from the bag 1, 2, 3 and
at random. Find the probability that the number on numberS 1,4,9. Find
théprobability that xy = 10.
the card, drawn from the box is 29. A number xis chosen from the numbers - 43, - 2,
(a) an odd number -1,0, 1,2,3, 4. Find the probabilitythat |x|<3.
(b) a perfect square number
(c) a number divisible by 7. 30. Three different coins are tossed together. Find the
21. From a well-shuffled pack of playing cards, black probability of getting () exactly two heads (ii) at least
jacks, black kings and black aces are removed. A two heads (iüi) at least two tails.
card is then drawn at random from the pack. Find 31. From a pack of 52 playing cards, Jacks, Queens
the probability of getting and Kings of red colours are removed. From the
(a) a red card, remaining, a card is drawn at random. Find the
(b) not a diamond card. probability that drawn card is: (i) a black King
22. The king, queen and jack of clubs are removed from a (ti) a card of red colour (ii) a card of black colour
deck of 52 playing cards and then well shuffled. One
card is selected from the remaining cards. Find the 32. There are 100 cards in a bag on which numbers from
probability of getting 1to 100are written. Acard is taken out from the bag
(t) a heart at random. Find the probability that the number on
the selected card (i) is divisible by 9 and is a perfect
(i) a king square (ù) is a prime number greater than 80.
(iüi) a cub
(iv) the 10' of hearts. 33. In a single throw of a pair of different dice, what is
23. From a group of 3 boys and 2 girls we select two probability of getting (i) a prime number on each
children. What is the set representing the event: dice? (iü) a total of9 or 11?
() one girl is selected 34. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the
(ü) at least one girl is selected? probability of:
marked? 1and
4. BoxAcontains25 slips of which 19 are () getting a number greater than 3 on each die
contains 50 slips of
other are marked R5 each. Box B others are marked (ü) getting a total of 6 or 7 of the numbers on
which 45 are marked? 1 each and two dice
poured into a third
13each. Slips of bothboxes are 35. A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good,
drawn at random. What
box and reshuffled. A slip is 1? 8 have minor defects and 4 have major defects.
is marked other than
Is the probability that it marked 0, 1, 1, 1, 6, 6. Two Ramesh, a shopkeeper will buy only those shirts
3. A die has its six faces score is which are good but 'Kewal' another shopkeeper will
together and the total not buy shirts with major defects. A shirt is taken out
Such dice are thrown
recorded. of the box at random, What is the probability that
possible?
different scores are () Ramesh will buy the selected shirt?
() How many 7?
What is the probability of gettingatotalof (ii) Kewal' will buy the selected shirt?
(i)
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Long Answer Type Questions (ii) The second player wins prize, if
not won. the first has
36. A dice is thrown twice. Find the probability that 40. The adjacent figure shows a disc
() 5may not come either time. on which a player spins an arrOW 2
(ü) same number may not come on the dice twice. The fraction is formed,
thrown two times.
where 'a' is the number of 4
37. A coin is tossed. If it results in a head a coin is tossed,
sectors on which the arrow stops
otherwise a die is thrown. Describe the following on the first spin and b' is the
events:
number of the sectors in which the
() A = getting atleast one head arroOw stops on
the second spin. On each spin, each sector has
() B= getting an even number equal
chance of selection by the arTow. Find the probablity
(iiü) C= getting a tail that the fraction >1.
(iv) D= getting atail and an odd number.
38. 20cards numbered 1,2, 3, ...20 are put in a box and 41. A game of chance consists of 3 2
mixed thoroughly. Shashi draws a cards from the box. spinning an arrow on a circular
4
Find the probability that the number on the card is board, divided into 8 equal
(i) odd parts, which comes to rest 5

() even pointing at one of the numbers 6 7

(üi) a prime 1, 2, 3, .. 8, which are equally

(iv) divisible by 3 likely outcomes. What is the probability that the
(v) divisible by3 and 2 both. arrow willpoint at (i)an odd number (i) a number
greater than 3 (iü) a number less than 9.
39. At a fete cards bearing numbers 1to 500, one on each 42. A numberx is selected at random from the numbers
card, are put in a box. Each player selects one card at 1,4,9, 16 and another numbery is selected at random
random and that card is not replaced. If the selected from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the probability that
card bears a number which is a perfectsquare of an
even number the player wins prize. the value of xy is more than 16.
43, A numberx is selected at random from the numbers
(i) What is the probability that the first player
1,2, 3 and 4. Another number yis selected at random
wins a prize?
from the numbers 1, 4,9 and 16. Find the probability
that product of xand y is less than 16.
ASSESS YOURSELF
1. Anunbiased die is thrown what is the probability of 7. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the
getting a multiple of 3. probability that the sum of the two numbers
2. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. Find appearing on the top is less than or equal to 10.
the probability of getting two heads. 8. The king, queen and jack of diamonds are removed
3. The king, queen and jack of clubs are removed from from a pack of 52 cards and then the pack is well
adeck of 52 playing cards and the well shufled. One shuffled. A card is drawn from the remaining cards.
card is selected from the remaining cards. Find the Find the probability of getting acard of (i) diamonds,
probability of getting a heart. (ii) a jack
4. Abag contains 5black, 7red and 3white balls. Aball 9. A bag contains cards which are numbered from 2t0
is drawn from the bag at random.Find the probability 90. A card is drawn at random from the bag. Find
that ball drawn is red?
the probability that it bears
5. A bag contains lemon flavoured candies only.Malini (a) a two digit number,
takes out one candy without looking into the bag. (b) a number which is a perfect square.
What is the probability that she takes out an orange
flavoured candy. 10. Card marked with numbers 1,3, 5, ... 101 are placed
6. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting: drawn
in a bag and mixed thoroughly. Acard isthen the
() aprime number that
at random from the bag. Findthe probability19. (ü) a
(ü) anumber divisible by 2. number on the drawn card is (i) less than
prime number less than 20.
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11. 17cards numbered 1,,2, 3, ...., 16, 17 are put
boxandI mixed thoroughly. One person draws aincarda the basket. What is the
from the box. Find the
written on the card is probability that the name
cardis:
probability that the number (i) the name of the girl
onthe
(i) odd (iü) the name of a boy.
(ü) a prime 15. A bOx contains cards
Acard is drawn at numbered
3, 5, 7,9, ...,.35, 37.
(iüi) divisible by 3 random from the box. Find the
(iv) divisible by 3and 2both. probability that the number on the drawn card is a
12. Three coins are tossed. Find the probability of prime number.
16. Find the probability of getting a head in a
() getting exactly one head a coin.
throw of
(iü) getting at least one head and one tail. 17, 1f odds in favour of an event be 2:3, find the
42 An urn contains 9 red, 7 white and 4 black balls. A probability of non-0ccurrence of this event.
ball is drawn at random. Find the probability that the 18. A box has cards numbered 114 to 199. Cards are
balldrawn is mixed thoroughly and a card is drawn from the bag
i) red at random. Find the probability that the number on
(ü) white the card, drawn from the bOx is
(üi) red or white (a) an odd number
(iv) white or black 6) a perfect square number
(v) not red. L19. If odds against an event be 3:4, find the probability
of occurrence of this event.
14. In a class, there are 18 girls and 16 boys. The class
teacher wants to choose one pupil for class monitor. 20. A coin is tossed successively two times. Find the
What she does,she writes the name of each pupil probability of
on a card and puts them into a basket and mixes (a) getting both heads
thoroughly. A child is asked to pickup a card from (b) getting both tails

Answers of above questions are as

follows:
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11, Total number of cards = 52 and number of aces = 4
Important Terms Related to Probability 4 1
Probability of drawing an ace 52 13
Practice Questions Based
12. Total number of balls=3 + 5 + 4 = 12. number of
1. Such an experiment is known as random experiment. white balls = 4
2. When afair dice is rolled then possible outcomes are
1,2, 3, 4, 5 or 6
.:. Probability of drawing a white ball
4
Probability of.x = 1. 12 3
3. Here, P(A)+ P(not A) = 1 13. Total number of letters = 13,
5 Number of vowels = 6
4. P(man will speak the truth) = 6
.. Probability of drawing a vowel = 13
P(man will not speak the truth) =|- 14. Total number of cards = 52 and number of Jack of
when a number other than 6 comes up the probability hearts l
of man's reporting it is a six the probability of man not .:. Probability of drawing aJack of hearts =
1
speaking the truth = 52
15. Probability of winning the match by Reshma
5. Here P(man will speak the truth) = 6 Probability of loosing the match by Sangeeta
when a face card is drawn from the pack of 52 playing = 1-Probability of winning the match by Sangeeta
cards then probability of man's reporting it is a face = 1-0.62 = 0.38
5 16. () Probability of sure event is 1.
card. The probability of man speaking the truth
6. Let number of bad eggs = x
(ü) Probability of impossible event is 0.
(ii) The probability of an event (other than sure and
Probability of getting a bad egg impossible event) lies between 0 and 1.
800
A.T.Q.
X
= 0.125 (iv) A die is rolled once. The probability of getting a
800 prime number is
X= 0.125 × 800 = 100
7. Let number of bad pens = x.
.:. Probability of getting a bad pen = 17. Total numbers (letters) of English alphabet = 26
400
Consonant letters = 21
A.T.Q. = 0.25 21
400 P(getting consonant letter) =
x = 0.25 × 400 = 100 26
.. Number of good pens 18. Total outcomes = 8
400 - 100 = 300 Factors of 8 are 1, 2, 4, 8
8. Let number of tickets bought by Archana = x Required probability =
.:. Probability of winning Ist prize
19. Total number of cards in the deck = 52
12000 Number of cards removed = 3 [king, Queen & Jack of
12000
0.04 diamonds]
X = 0.04 × 12000 = 480. Number of cards remaining
= 52-3 = 49
9. Total outcomes = 52 and favourable outcomes = 6
(red face cards) (i) Number of diamonds left
= 13-3 = 10
.:. Probability of getting a red face card
6 3 [as 3 diamonds have been removed]
10
52 26 Probability of drawing a diamond 49
10. Total possibilities = 6 and favourable possibilities for
number greater than 4 are 2. (i.e. 5, 6). (ii) Number of jacks left
2 = 4-1= 3[as jack of diamond has
.. Probability of getting a number greater than 4 = 6 been removed]
3
Probabilityof drawing a jack = 49
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0 Total number of tickets= 40 and multiple of 5 are 5, (iüi) Total number of kings and queens = 4 kings + 4
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35,40 queens =8
8 Number of cards which are neither kings nor
P(a number which is a multiple of 5) =
40 queens =52- 8= 44
21. Number of cards left = 52 -3 = 49 and number of Probability of drawing neither a king nor a
cards of spade left = 13-3 = 10 44
queen 52 13
Number of black cards left = 13 + 10 = 23
(:: Spade is of black colour) (iv) Number of kings and queens = 4kings + 4queens
Total number of ways to draw a card = 49 =8
Number of ways to draw a black card = 23 Probability of drawing a king or queen= 52
23 2
Required probability = 49
=

13
22. Two different dice are tossed. Therefore, total 25. Total number of cards in the box = 48
outcomes are 36. (i) Numbers divisible by 7 are
(i) Favourable outcomes for even number on both =7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 (Total 7 numbers]
dice = 9, (2, 2), (2, 4), (2, 6), (4,2), (4, 4), (4, 6), Thus the probability of drawing a number divisible
(6, 2), (6, 4), (6, 6) 7
by 7 =
.:. Probability of getting even number on both 48
are = 9, 1l6, 25,36
dice =
1
() Perfect squares from 3 to 50 [Total 5 numbers]
36 and 49
5
(ii) Favourable outcomes that the sum of the numbers Probability of drawing a perfect square = 48
appearing in two dice is 5are (1, 4), (2,3). (3, 2),
(4, 1), i.e. 4. 26. Cards removed = 3 face cards of spade
:. Probability of getting sum4 of 1numbers Number of cards remaining = 523 = 49
appearing on two dice is 5 = (i) Number of black face cards left =3
36 9 Probability of drawing a black face card =
23. Number of days in a leap year = 366, Number of weeks 3
= 52 49
.:. Number of tuesdays in 52 weeks = 52 (ü) Number of queens = 4-1= 3(Since a queen of
x7 spade has been removed]
Number of days left after 52 weeks = 36652 3
= 2.
Probability of drawing a queen = 49
not be a
Now, exactly 52 tuesday mean there should
(iüi) Total number of black cards = 26-3 = 23
tuesday in the remaining 2 days [as 3 black cards have been removed]
Possible outcome of remaing two days 23
Wednesday), Probability of drawing a black card =
(Monday, Tuesday), (Tuesday, (Friday,
49
(Wednesday, Thursday), (Thursday, Friday),Monday) 27. Given that king, queen and jack of club are removed
Saturday), (Saturday, Sunday) or (Sunday, from a pack then number of remaining cards 49
Total possible outcome = 7 13
5 (i) then probability of getting a heart = 49
Probability of not getting a Tuesday = 7 3
Tuesday = (ü) probability of getting a queen
.: Probability of getting exactly 52 10
49

spade = 13 (iüi) probability of getting a club =

24. (i) Total number of 49
Number of ace =3 28. Total number of cards = 18
is of spade which has
|There are 4 ace but 1ace (a) Prime numbers less than
been included in spades] 15 =3, 5. 7, 11, 13
spades = 16
Totalnumber of ace or 16 P(aprime number less than 15) =
5
or ace =
Probability of drawing a spade 52 18
(b) P(a number divisible by 3 and 5) = 1
18
13
red kings. 29. Favourable events are (4,3). (3,4), (6, 2). (2, 6); Total
(ü) There are 2 2
drawing ared king = 52 number of elementary events = 36
Therefore probability of 4 1
=
1 Required probability 36 9
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6y-30 -y = 10’y= 8
30. No.of kings = 4,No. of queens = 4,No. of aces = 4
No, of cards left = 52 - 12= 40, After removing all When y = 8, equation (ü) becomes
kings, queens and aces I = 2 x 8-10
(i) No. of black face cards in the remaining cards X=6
(2 jacks) =2 Total number of balls in the jar
2 1
Probability of black face card= 40 = = 6+ 8+ 10 = 24
20
34. Number of non red balls = 18 -x
(ii) Out of 12 cards removed, 6 are of red colour. 18-x
No. of redcoloured cards left = 26-6 = 20 Probability that ball drawn is not red =
18
No. of ways to draw a red card = 20
20 Probability that ball drawn is red
Probability of getting a red card = 18
40 2
When 2 more red balls are put in the bag then number
31. Total balls in the bag
of balls in the bag= 20
=5+8 +4 +7=24
Number of red balls = x + 2
(1) Number of black balls = 7. So,Probablity drawing
7 Now
a black ball =
24
Probability that balldrawn is red = X+2
20
(ü) Number of red balls = 5. So, Probability of 9
x+2
drawing a red ball = 5 A.T.Q. 18
24 20
(üi) Number of balls which are not green = Number of x+2
red balls + Number of white + Number of black 20 16
balls =5+8+7= 20 16x +32 = 20 ’x=8
Probability of drawing a ball which is not 35. Total number of ways to draw ball from bag = 24
20 5 Number of ways to draw a white ball =x
green is
24 6
Probability of drawing a white ball =
32. n(S) = 12 24
(i) Let A be the event of drawing a white ball n(A) A.T. Q., = y ..)
24
=x, P(A) = 12 When 12 more white balls are added tothe bag,
(iü) Number of white balls =x + 6 Number of balls in the bag = 24 + 12 =36
Total number of balls = 12 +6 = 18. Number of white balls in the bag = ( + 12)
Let B be the event of drawing a white ball x+12
+6 Probability of drawing a white ball = 36
n(B) =x + 6, P(B) 18 x+12
According to the question, A.T.Q., 36
3*y
P(B) =2P(A) x+12
x+6 2Xx 36
=
x24 {Using ()}
18 12 36x 5x
6r + 36 = 18r x+ 12 =
72
’ 12=36 = x=3
x+ 12 =
33. Let number of red balls in the jar=x 2
’ 2x+ 24 =5x ’ 3x = 24 ’ r = 8
and number of blue balls in the jar = y
Total number of balls in the jar =x ty+ 10 36. Number of ways to draw a card by Ist player 1000
1 perfect square greater than 500 are 529, 576, 625, 676,
Probability of selecting red ball = 4 729, 784, 841, 900, 961
’ =x +y+ 10 .: Probability of Ist player winning the prize = 1000
*+y+ 10 4
when Ist has won the prize then cards left = 999
3r-y = 10 ...i)
(because card is not replaced)
Also
3 I+y+ 10 Cards with no. which a perfect square greater than 500
=8(1 winning number removed)
’xty+ 10 =3y ’x=2y -10 ..(ü)
Probability of second player wins a prize when the
Putting x= y- 10 in equation (i) first player has won =
8

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a7 Red queens and black jacks, i.e. 2+ 2 = 4 cards are Number of cards favourable to
removed from a pack of 52 playing cards. Remaining D = 4+ 4=8
cards are 52 4 = 48. 8 2
P(D) = 52 13
Possible outcomes of drawing one card from 48
cards is 48. 41. Number of cards in the box = 65
() Favourable outcomes for drawing a king are 4. (i) Cards bearing one digit numbers are 6,7, 8, 9
4 1 Number of such cards = 4
Probability of drawing a king = 48 12
Probability of card bears a one digit number
(ii) Favourable outcomes for a card of red colour are 4
24 as 2 red queens have been removed and in total 65
there are 26 red cards. (iü) B= Number on the cards is divisible by 5
Cards favourable to B are 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,
.. Probability of drawing a red card = 241
48 2 35,40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70
(iii) Favourable outcomes for a face card (4 kings, 13 1
2 queens, 2 jacks) = 8 P(B) =65 5
than 30 i.e.
Probability of drawing a face card =
8 1
(iüi) C =Cards with an odd number less
48 6
7,9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19,21, 23, 25, 27, 29
(iv) Favourable outcomes for drawing a queen are 2, P(C) = 65
12
as 2 red queens have been removed.
between 50 and
Probability of drawing a queen = 48 24
2 1
(iv) D:Card with composite number
70
i.e. 51, 52, 54,55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,
39. Total possible outcomes of drawing a card from a bag 68, 69
out of 30cards = 30.
:.P(D) 13
(i) Favourable outcomes for acard numbered not
divisible by 3 = 20 (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, Value Based Questions
14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 and 29). 1. Number of choices = 4
Probability of drawing a card numbered not Number of correct choice = 1
20
divisible by 3 = 30 3 .:: Probability that answer is correct = 4
numbered card
(iü) Favourable outcomes for a prime If Shivam copies the answer, he is
violating the value
23 and 29)
greater than 7 = 6 (i.e. 11, 13, 17, 19, of honesty. Cheating may get him marks in
this exam
Probability of drawing a prime number card, but this habit may not let him develop an integrity of
6 1
greater than 7 = character in the long run.
30 5 to
not aperfect square
2. (a) Probability that he will use his bicycle for goingthe
(iiü) Favourable outcomes for and 25) the school = 1-Probability that he will use
numbered card = 25 (leaving 1, 4, 9, 16 4
Probability of drawing a card which
is not a car =1 - 7
25
perfect square = 30 6 (b) Monu should suggest use of bicycle because it
is good for (i) health (ii) saves petrol (üi) no
outcomes = 52 pollution
40. Total number of
3. Total no. of mobile sets = 250+ 100 =350
A = Card is spade or an ace
13+3= 16 250 5
Cards favourableto A= 4 (a) Probability of getting set-I
16 350
P(A) = 52 13 100
(b) Probability of getting set-II 350
B= Card is black king
Number of black kings = 2 1 (c) Prefer set-II because it will save energy and
2 therefore less greenhouse effect.
P(B) = 52 26 4. Number of extremely patient persons =3
a jack nor aking
C= Card is neither cards to Number of extremely honest persons = 6
Number of favourable -4 4 = 44 Number of extremely kind persons = 12-9=3
C= 52 Total number of ways to select a person = lZ
44 11
P(C) = 52 13 () Number of ways to select one extremely patient
either a king or a queen
person =3
D= Card is
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Probability of selecting one extremely patient 9. Total number of tickets=40
3 1
person
12 4
Multiple of 5 are 5,10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
8 1
(ü) Number of ways to select one extremely kind or P(a number which is a multiple of 5) = 40 5
honest person =6+3=9 10. No. of ways to draw a card = 52
.:. Probability of selecting a person ()) No. of ways to draw a red king = 2 (there are
3
Who isextremely kind or honest 2 red kings)
12 4 2 1
(b) Honesty. Required probability = 52 26
Integrated Exercise (ii) No. of queen = 4, No. of jack = 4
1. Total number of cards = 52 No. of ways to draw a queen or jack =8
8 2
Card drawn red and a king = 2 (as there are 2 red Required probability = 52 13
kings)
11. n(S) = 52
probability of drawing a card which is red and a Number of face cards = 4 x 3 = 12
2 1
king==% Number of red face cards = 3 x 2 =6
2. Total number of balls = 3 + 2 =5 (1) Let A be the event of drawing a face card
Number of blue marbles =2 n(A) = 12,
2 P(A)= 2 3
Probability of drawing a blue marble = 52 13
3. Total number of cards in a deck of card = 52 (ü) Let B be the event of drawing a red face card
Number of clubs = 13 n(B) = 6,
13 6 3
Probability of drawing a club = P(B) 52 26
52
4. Total bulbs in a box = 400 12. Total number of tickets 1000, Number tickets with
Defective bulbs = 15 prizes =5
5 = 0.005
Non-defective bulbs = 400 - 15 = 385 .:. Probability of winning a prize =
1000
385 77
P (non-defective bulb) 400 80 13. Probability of given as the correct answer is =1
12
5. Total number of outcomes = 52 the probability of not guessing the correct answer to
Number of kings = 4 this question.
Number of Queens = 4 =1---?
3 3
Number of favourable outcomes = 4 + 4 = 8
o8 2
Probability of adrawing a king or a queeen= p = x 12 =8
2
52
13
14. Total number of enevelopes = 1000
6. Total number of tickets = 20 Let A = envelope contains no cash
Number of ways to draw one ticket = 20 Number of envelopes containing no cash = 1000
(10+ 100 + 200) = 690
Tickets with number multiple of 3or 7:3,6, 7, 9, 12,
14, 15 and 18 P(A) 690 69 = 0.69.
100 T 100
8 2
Required probability = 50
20 15. Yes, P (even number) = 100 2
7. Total number of cards = 52 50
No. of cards neither red nor a queen = 26- 2(black P (odd number) =
100
queen) = 24 16. Total cases are 8. (GGG), (GGB), (GBG), (GBB),
24 6
Required probability = 52 13
(BGG), (BGB), (BGG), (BBB)
3
8. Possible outcomes are HH, HT, TH, TT. no girl = 1.;one girl =:
8'
’ Number of total outcomes = 4 3 1
2 girls = ;3 girls =8
Let A =Atleast one head
Favourable outcomes of event A are HH, HT or TH 17. For Apoorv if he getting (6, 6) then he gets = Number
Number of favourable outcomes = 3 36

P(A) =
3
Then Probability of getting (6, 6) = 136
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But Peehugot 36 when he got 6, 13
1 Probability of drawing a heart = 49
Probability of getting6= 6 (ii) Number of king = 4
So. Peehu has better chance of getting 36. Number of kings left = 4-l=3
18. No, .:. P(1)= But P(not 1) 3
6 Probability of drawing a king = 49
It means P(2, 3, 4, 5, 6) = (üi) 3 clubs are removed
6 Number of clubs left =13 -3 = 10
19, Total given numbers are from 1,2,...35, i.e. 35. Probability of drawing a club =
10
() Favourable numbers for a prime number are: 49
(iv) There is only one '10' of hearts.
2.3. 5,7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, i.e., 11 1
Therefore, probability of selecting a prime Probability of drawinga '10' of hearts = 49
number
Total favourable numbers
23. Let boys be B,, B,, B, (3Boys)
for a prime number
Let girls be G,, G, (2 girls)
11 Set representing one girl is selected
Total given numbers 35 () (B,G,, B,G,, B,G,, B,G, B,G, B,G,]
(iü) Favourable numbers for a multiple of 7are 7, 14, (i) {B,G, B,G,,B,G,, B,G, B,G, B,G, G,G,]
21, 28,35, i.e. 5 24. Total number of slips = 25 + 50 = 75
Probability of selecting a number, multiple of 7 Number of slips marked with 1= 19 + 45 = 64
Total favourable numbers .:. Number of slips marked other than 1=7564 = 11
for a multiple of 7 11
.:. Required probability = 75
Total given numbers 25. Posible outcomes
5 =
(0,0),(0, 1),(0, 1), (0, 1), (0, 6), (0, 6)
35 7 (1, 0), (1, 1), (1, 1),(1, 1), (1, 6), (1, 6)
(üi) Favourable numbers for a multiple of3 or 5 are: (1,0). (1, 1), (1, 1), (1, 1), (1, 6). (1, 6)
3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12,15, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 30, 33, (1,0), (1, 1),(1, 1), (1, 1), (1, 6), (1, 6)
35, i.e. 16
(6,0), (6, 1, (6, 1), (6, 1), (6, 6), (6, 6)
Probability of selecting a number, multiple of 3 (6,0), (6, 1), (6, 1), (6, 1), (6, 6). (6, 6)
or 5 Different total scores are 0, 1, 6, 2, 7 or 12
Total favourable numbers,
multiple of 3 or 5
Let A =getting a total of 7
16 No. of favourable outcomes are = 12
Total given numbers 35 12 1
P(A) = 36 3
Favourable outcomes
20. Probability Total outcomes 26. Total number of phones = 48
43 1 Let A = phone is good
(a) P(odd no.) = 86 Number of good phones = 42
6 3 42 7
(b) P(perfect square no.) = 86 43
P(A) =
48
13
(c) P(divisible by 7)= 86 :. Probability that Varnika will buy a phone = 7
8
21. As black jacks, black kings and black aces are removed Let B = Phone has no major defect number of Phones
Then remaining cards are52-6=46. having no major defects = 48-3 = 45
Total outcomes of drawing the card are 46. P(B) = 45_ 15
(a) Favourable outcomes of a red card are 26. 48 16
26 13
Probabilityof ared card =
46 23
Probability that phone is acceptable tothe trader
15
(b) Favourable outcomes for not a diamond are 16
46 13 = 33 27. Average of 3, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7,9,9,9, 9 is
Probability of not a diamond card = 33
46 3+5+5+7+7+7+9+9+9+9
10
22. Card removed= king, queen and jack of clubs = 3 - 3+10+21+ 36 70
Cards left = 52-3= 49 10 10
(i) Number of hearts = 13
P(the selected auber is the average i.e. 7) = 3
10
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28. x can take values 1, 2, and 3 Numbers on the card favourable to eventB are
y can take values 1, 4, 9. 83, 89,97
3
xy can take one of these values .:. P(B) = 100
[1 x 1,1 x 4,1 x 9, 2 x 1, 2 x 4,2 x 9, 3 × 1,3 x 4, 33. Total outcomes = 36
3 x 9]
(i) let A=aprime number on each die.
= [1, 4,9, 2, 8, 18, 3, 12, 27] Favourable outcomes of event A are
In none of these cases y = 10
xy = 10 is an impossible cvent
(2, 2), (2,3), (2, 5), (3, 3), (3, 2), (3, 5), (5, 2),
P(ry = 10) = 0 (5, 3), (5,5)
29. Total possible outcomes = 9 .:. P(A) =
36 4
|x|<3forx = -2, -1,0, 1 and 2 (ü) let B = atotal of 9 or 11
5
:: P(that |x| <3) = ä Favourable outcomes of event Bare
(3,6), (4, 5),(5, 4), (5,6), (6, 3), (6, 5)
30. () Possible outcomes HHH, HHT HTH, THH, 6 1
TTH, THT, HTT, TTT P(B) = 36 6
Total number of possible outcomes = 8 34. Total number of outcomes = 30
Let A = getting exactly two heads (i) let A =getting a number greater than 3 on each
Favourable outcomes to event A are HHT,HTH die.
or THH. Favourable outcomes of event A are
3
P(A) = 8 (4, 4), (4, 5), (4, 6), (5, 4), (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 4),
(6, 5), (6, 6)
(i) LetB= getting atleast two heads
Favourable outcomes to Bare HHT, HTH, THH P(A) = 36 4
or HHH. (iü) let B = getting a total 6 or 7 of the numbers on
4
P(B) 2
two dice.
Favourable outcomes to event B are
(ü")) Let C= getting atleast two tails
Favourable outcomes to event C are TTH, (1, 5),(1, 6), (2, 4), (2, 5), (3, 3), (3, 4), (4,2),
THT, HTT or TTT (4,3), (5, 1), (5, 2),(6, 1)
4 11
P(C) = P(B) = 36
35. Total number of shirts = 100
31. Number of cards left in the pack = 52-6 = 46
(i) let A = black king is drawn (i) let A=shirt is good.
Number of black king in the pack=2 Number of good shirts = 88
21 88 22
.: P(A) = 46 23 P(A) = 10025
(ü) B= A card of redcolour is drawn Probability that Ramesh will buy the selected
No. of red cards left in the pack=26-6 = 20 shirt 22
20 10 25
P(B) = 46 23
(ü) let B = Shirt has no major defects.
(iüü)) let C=Acard of black colour is drawn
Number of shirts with no major defect = 100 4
No. of black card in the pack= 26 = 96
26 13
P(C) = 46 23 96 24
P(B) 100 25
32. Total number of cards = 100
Probability that Kewal will buy the selected
(i) let A= number on the card is divisible by 9 and 24
is a perfect square shirt =
25
Numbers on the card favourable to A are 9, 36,
36. No. of total outcome = 36
81
3 (i) Number of outcomes when 5 may not come either
P(A) = time = Outcome except
100
(ü) let B = Number on the card is a prime number (1,5), (2,5),. (3, 5),(4, 5), (5, 1), (5,2), (5,3). (5, 4),
greater than 80 (5, 5), (5, 6), (6, 5) = 36 11 = 25
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Probability that 5 may not come either time (3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3,4), (3, 5), (3, 6)
25
36 (4, 1),(4,2), (4, 3), (4, 4). (4, 5), (4, 6)
(ii) Number of outcome when same number may not (5,1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5, 4), (5,5), (5, 6)
come on the dice thrown two times = Number of (6,1). (6, 2), (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5), (6, 6)
outcomes Total number of outcomes
a
Let A= Fraction >1
Except (1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (4, 4), (S, S), (6, 6)
= 36-6 = 30 Outcomes favourable to event A are
. Probability that same number may not come (2, 1), (3, 1), (3, 2), (4, 1), (4,2), (4, 3)
on the dice thrown two times =
30 5 (5, 1), (5, 2), (5, 3), (5,4), (6, 1), (6, 2)
36 6 (6, 3), (6, 4), (6, 5)
37. Total outcomes 15 5
(H.H). (H, T). (T, 1), (T, 2). (T, 3), (T, 4), (T, 5), (T, 6) P(A) = 36 12
A =(H, H), (H, T) 41. Possible outcomes are 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7 or 8
B= (T, 2), (T, 4), (, 6) .:. Total number of possible outcomes = 8
C= (H. T, (T, 1). (, 2). (T, 3). (T, 4), (T, 5), (T, 6) (i) let A = arrow will point at an odd number
D= (T, 1).(T, 3), (T, S) Favourable outcomes to event A are 1,3, 5 or 7
38. Total cards = 20 4
P(A) =
() Probability of drawing a card bearing an odd
than 3
number=
10 1 (iü) let B = arrow will point at a number greater
20 2 Favourable outcomes to event B are 4,5,6,7 or8
(ü) Probability of drawing a card bearing an even P(B) =
10 1
number=
less than 9.
20
(iüi) letC= arrow will point at a number
(üü) Probability of drawing a prime number {2, 3, 5, Favourable outcomes to event Care 1, 2,3, 4, 5,
8 6, 7 or 8
7, 11, 13, 17, 19} =
20 This is a sure event
(iv) Probability of drawing 6a number divisible by 3, . P(C) = 1
{3, 6,9, 12, 15, 18}= 20 10 42. Possible outcomes are

() Probability of drawing a number divisible by 2and (1,1), (1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (4, 1), (4,2), (4, 3), (4, 4),
3 both (6, 12, 18) =
3 (9, 1), (9,2), (9,3),(9,4), (16, 1), (16, 2), (16, 3), (16,4),
20 Total number of possible outcomes = 16
number
draw a card. Perfect
39. () There are 500 possible ways to 4, 16, 36, 64, 100, let A =xy is more than 16 i.e. product of the
squares of even numbers are is more than 16
Favrouable outcomes to A are
144, 196, 256, 324, 400, 484.
perfect
Number of ways to draw a no. of which is a (9,2), (9, 3), (9, 4), (16, 2), (16, 3) or (16, 4)
11
Square of even number =
6
winning a prize = P(A) = 16 =

.:. Probability of first player 43, Possible outcomes are

11
500 (1, 1),(1, 4), (1, 9),(1, 16), (2, 1),(2, 4)
of cards left = 500-1 (2,9), (2, 16),(3, 1), (3, 4), (3, 9), (3, 16)
(ü) For second players No. = 499
(4, 1), (4, 4), (4, 9), (4, 16)
by Ist players and
(:: One card has been drawn . Total number of outcomes=16
it has not been replaced] let A = Product of x and y is less than 16 i.e. product
of even
perfect square
Also No. of cards bearing of the selected number is less than 16
number= 11 Favourable outcomes to event A are
[:: Ist player has not won :. Card drawn by him
square even number] (1, 1),(1,4), (1, 9). (2, 1), (2, 4), (3, 1), (3, 4) or (4, 1)
does not bear a perfect = P(A) =
8
Probability of IInd player winning a prize 16
11
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40. Possible outcomes
(1, 5), (1,6) 1. 2.
(1, 1),(1,2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 5), (2, 6) 4

(2, 1), (2, 2), (2, 3), (2,4),

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