JUBILEE HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL, HYDERABAD

SEC/MATH/PWS(2021-22)
PROBALILITY

Name: Date:
Roll No:___________________________________________ Class/Sec: IX

1. From a group of 2 boys and 3 girls, we select a child. Find the probability of this child
being a girl.
2. In a GK test a student was given 50 questions one by one. He gave the correct
answer for 30 questions. Find the probability of giving incorrect answers.
3. 17 cards numbered 1, 2, 3… 16, 17 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. One
person draws a card from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card is
(a) Odd (b) a prime (c) divisible by 3 (d) divisible by 2 and 3 both.
4. What is the probability of an impossible event?
5. What is the probability of a certain event?
6. Given below is the frequency distribution of wages (in Rs) of 30 workers in a certain
factory:
Wages (in Rs.) 110- 130- 150- 170- 190- 210- 230-
130 150 170 190 210 230 250

No. of workers 3 4 5 6 5 4 3

A worker is selected at random. Find the probability that his wages are:
i) less than Rs 150 ii) at least Rs 210
ii) more than or equal to 150 but less than Rs 210.
7. Marks obtained by the students of two sections of class 9 this listed in the following
table.
Marks obtained 0 – 10 10 - 20 20 - 40 40-45 45 - 60 60 - 70 70 - 85

No. of students 4 8 20 10 12 6 10

Find the probabilities of the students getting the marks

(a) Above 60 (b) Between 40 to 60 (c) Below 40
8. An insurance company selected 2000 drivers at random in a particular city to find a
relationship between age and accidents. The data obtained are given in the following
table:
Age of drivers Accidents in 1 year
(in years)
0 1 2 3 Over3

18-29 440 160 110 61 35

30-50 505 125 60 22 18

Above 50 360 45 35 15 9

Find the probabilities of the following events for a driver chosen at random:
(i) Being 18-29 years of age and having exactly 3 accidents in a year
(ii) Being 30-50 years of age and having one or more accidents in a year
(iii) Having no accidents in a year
9. A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting:
(a) a prime number (b) a number greater than 2 (c) a number divisible by 2.

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