PROBABILITY 1. What is the probability of getting a head in a single toss of a fair coin. 2.

What is the probability of obtaining (i) an even number (ii) a number less than 5 (iii) a number 5 in a single throw of a unbiased die. . !ind the probability that a throw of an unbiased die results in (i) an ace (number 1) (ii) an even number (iii) a multiple of ". #. $ bag contains white% # red and 2 green balls. &ne ball is selected at random from the bag. !ind the probability that the selected ball is (i) white (ii) non ' white (iii) white or green. 5. What is the chance that a non leap year should have 5 (undays. ). What is the chance that a leap year selected at random will contain 5 (undays. ". *n a throw of an unbiased dice find the probability of (i) total " points (ii) total + points +. ,wo unbiased dice are thrown. !ind the probability that the sum of the faces is not less than 1-. .. ,wo dice are thrown are simultaneously and the points are multiplied together% find the probability that the product is #. 1-. What is the probability of getting white balls in a draw of balls from a bo/ containing 5 white balls from a bo/ containing 5 white and # blac0 balls. ADDITIONAL THEOREM 1. &ne card is drawn from a standard pac0 of 52 cards. What is the probability that either 0ing or 1ueen. 2. *n drawing a card from well shuffled pac0 find the probability that the card drawn will be either spade or $rc. . ,he probability that a contractor will get a plumbing contract is 2. $nd the probability that he will not get electric contract is #3.. *f the probability of getting at least one contract is 53)% what is the probability that he will get both the contract4 #. *n a college% there are five lecturers. $mong them% three are doctorates. *f a committee consisting three lecturers is formed% what is the probability that at least two of them are doctorates4 5. $ bag contains - balls numbered from 1 to -. &ne ball is drawn at random. !ind the probability that the no of the ball drawn will be a multiple of a) 5 or " b) or " MULTIPLICATION THEOREM 1. $ man wants to marry a girl having 1ualities% white comple/ion ' the probability of getting such a girl is 1 in 2-. 5and some dowry ' the probability of getting this is 1 in 5-. Westerni6ed manner ' the probability here is 1 in 1--. !ind out the probability of his getting married to such a girl where the possession of these three attributes are independent. 2. $ committee of # people is to be appointed from officers of the production department% # officers of the purchase department% two officers of the sales department and one chartered accountant. !ind the probability of forming committee in the following manner. i. ,here must be one from each category. ii. *t should have at least one from the purchase department iii. ,he chartered accountant must be in the committee. . ,here are 5 white and " red balls in a bo/. $ ball is drawn and then replaced. What is

the probability that a white and a red ball are drawn in that order. i. with replacement of balls ii. without replacement of balls #. a husband and a wife appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. ,he probability of husbands selection is 13. and that of wife selection is 135. What is the probability that% i. both of them will be selected ii. only one of them will be selected iii. none of them will be selected 5. ,hree groups of persons contain boys and 1 girl% 2 boys and 2 girls% 1 boy and girls respectively. &ne person is selected at random from each group. What is the probability that the group selected consists of 1 boy and 2 girls4 ). ,he personnel department of a company has records show the following of 2-engineers. Age Bachelors Masters Total Degree degree 7nder .11-- ' #25$bove ##15*f an engineer is selected at random from the company% find the probability that a) 5e has only a bachelors degree b) 5e has a masters degree given that he is over #c) 5e is under - given that he has only a bachelors degree. ". ,he data for the promotion status and academic 1ualification regarding 1-8mployees of a company is as follows. Promotional stat s MBA non ! MBA Total 9romoted 12 #+ ):ot ' promoted 1+ 22 #,otal "1-$t random one employee is pic0ed up. What is the probability that $. 5e is an ;<$ <. 5e is promoted =. 5e is promoted given that he is an ;<$ >. 5e is an ;<$ promoted given that he is promoted.