PROBLEM 1:

A box is filled with candies in different

colors. We have 64 white candies, 53 green
ones, 42 red ones, 33 yellow ones and 21
blue ones. If we have selected one candy
from the box without peeking into it, find
the probability of getting a green or red
candy.

Solution: Let S be the sample space, A be

the event of getting a green candy and B be
the event of getting a red candy.
Now n(S ) = 64+53+42+33+21= 213
N (A) = 64
N (B) = 42
Probabilitty of getting green candy or red
candy:
Number of desired outcomes
All possible outcomes

64
So P (A) = 213

42
Also P (B) = 213
PROBLEM 2:
At a car park there are 120 vehicles, 80
of which are cars, 30 are vans and the
remainder are trucks. If every vehicle is
equally likely to leave, find the probability
of:
a. van leaving first
b. car leaving first
Solution:
a. Let S be the sample space and A be
the event of a van leaving first.
n (S) = 120
n (A) = 30
Probability of a van leaving first:
30
P (A) = 120 =
b. Let S be the sample space and B be
the event of a car leaving first.
n (S) = 120
n (B) = 80
Probability of a car leaving first:
80
P (B) = 120 =
PROBLEM 3:
A survey was taken on 40 classes at a
school to find the total number of left –
handed students in each class. The table
below show the results:
No. of
left – 0 1 2 3 4
handed
students
Frequen
cy (no. 1 2 10 17 10
of class)

A class was selected at random.

a. Find the probability that the class has
2 left – handed students.
b. What is the probability that the class
has at least 3 left – handed students
Solution:
a. Let S be the sample space and A be
the of a class having 2 left – handed
students.
n (S) = 40
n (A) = 10
 10 1
P (A) = 40 = 4

b. Let S be the sample space and B the

event of a class having at least 3 left –
handed students.
n (S) = 40
n (B) = 17+10 = 27
27
P (B) = 40

PROBLEM 4:
From a deck of 52 cards we draw 2
cards one by one without replacement. Find
the probability that both cards are Aces.
Solution:
Clearly, n(S) = 52
Let n (A) = event of drawing first king
4
N (A) = 4 = >> P (A) = 52

Let B = event of drawing second king when

first is drawn
N (B) = 3
Also we have drawn a card already so,
3
P(B)= 51
So the probability of occurrence of both A &
B is given by the product of individual
probabilities.

=> P(A∩B)={P(A)} {P(B)}

4 3
= 52 . 51

1 1
= 13 . 17

= 2211

PROBLEM 5:
Saric puts 55 chips in a box in which 24
are yellow, 16 are blue and 15 are black. If
Saric picks one chip at random, what is the
probability that he selects a yellow chip?
Solution:
Clearly, n(S) = 55
Let n (A) = event of selecting a yellow chip
N (A) = 24
Probability of selecting a yellow chip
Number of desired outcomes
All possible outcomes
 24
P (A) = 55

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