126 7.3. PROBABILITY Ifa ‘trial’ can have n equally likely outeomes and a ‘success’ can occur in s ways (from the n), then the probability of a ‘succes: ‘A single card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of the following results: (a) the card is a Queen, (b) the card is a Club, (c) the card is the Jack of Hearts. There are 52 equally likely outcomes of the ‘trial? (drawing a card) (a) p (Queen) = $= (b) p (Club) = B= 2 (c) p Wack of Hearts) = Exercise 11 1. If one card is picked at random from a pack of 52 playing cards, what is the probability that it is: (a) a King, (b) the Ace of Clubs, (©) a Heart? . Nine counters numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 are placed in a bag. One is taken out at random. What is the probability that it is: (@) as, (b) divisible by 3, (c) less than 5, (@) divisible by 47 y 3. A bag contains 5 green balls, 2 red balls and 4 yellow balls. One ball is taken out at random. What is the probability that it is: (2) green, (b) red, () yellow? 4, A cash bag contains two 20p coins, four 10 coins, five Sp coins, three 2p coins and three ip coins. Find the probability that one coin selected at random is: (a) 2 10p coin, (b) a 2p coin, (c) asilver coin. 5. A bag contains 8 orange balls, 5 green balls and 4 silver balls. Find the probability that a ball picked out at random is: (a) silver, (b) orange, (©) green. One card is selected at random from those below. 2 Find the probability of selecting: (a) a Heart, (b) an Ace, (c) the 10 of Clubs, (d) a Spade, (e) a Heart or a Diamond . A pack of playing cards is well shuffied and a card is drawn. Find the probability that the card is: (a) a Jack. (b) a Queen or a Jack, (c) the ten of Hearts, (@ a Club higher than the 9 (count the Ace as high). . The number of matches in ten boxes is as follows: 48, 46, 45, 49, 44, 46, 47, 48, 45, 46. One box is selected at random. Find the probability of the box containing: (a) 49 matches, (b) 46 matches, (c) more than 47 matches, 9. One ball is selected at random from those below. a