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Three blue balls, five green balls and a number of red balls are
PROBABILITY put together in a sack. One ball is picked at random from the
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sack. If the probability of picking a blue ball is 6, find
1. Two fair dice, A and B, each with faces numbered 1 to 6 are
(i) The number of red ball in the sack.
thrown together
(ii) The probability of picking a green ball.
(a) Construct a table showing all the equally likely outcomes
3. The table shows three classes A, B and C in a certain school.
(b) From your table list the pair of numbers on the two dices
The three classes are put together to select a prefect.
for which the sum is
CLASS A B C
(i) 5
BOYS 16 13 13
(ii) 10
GIRLS 14 22 18
(iii) More then 10
What is the probability that the prefect will be
(iv) At least 10
(i) A boy
(c) Find the probability that the two dices show
(i) Different scores (ii) A girl in class B?
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(ii) Same scores 4. The probabilities that two boys pass an examination are 3 and
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(d) Find the probability that the sum of the numbers on the , find the probability
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two dices is (i) The two boys pass the examination
(i) 5 (ii) Only one of the boys pass the examination.
(ii) 10 5. The probability of two candidates, A and B, passing an
(iii) More than 10 2 3
examination are and respectively. Find the probability that
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(iv) At least 10
(a) Only one candidate will pass
(b) At least one candidate will pass
6. Two fair dice are tossed at the same time.
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(b) Find the probability of shows the frequency of these letters.
(i) A total of 6 or 8 Card P Q R S
(ii) The same number on the two dice; Frequency 2 4 3 1
(iii) A total of not less than 5 If two cards are selected at random from the pack without
7. If a number is chosen at random from the set of integers replacement, find the probability that both bear the same
{𝑥: 7 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 26}, find the probability that the number chosen letter P.
is prime or multiple of 3. 12. A box contains 25 balls of which y are red.
8. A bag contains 6 red, 8 black and 10 yellow identical beads. (i) If a ball is selected at random from the box, what is the
Two beads are picked at random, one after the other, without probability that it is red?
replacement. Find the probability that (ii) When 15 more balls of which 7 are red are added, the
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probability of selecting a red ball becomes 8. Find the
(b) One is black and the other is yellow.
number of red balls altogether in the box.
9. Two fair dice are thrown. M is the event described by ‘’the
13. A farmer bought 3 seeds. The probability of each of them
sum of the scores is 10’’ and N is the event described by ‘’ the 3
germinating is 4. If he plants all of them, find the probability
difference between the scores is 3’’
that only one of them germinant.
(a) Write out the element of M and N
14. A building contractor tendered for two independent contracts,
(b) Find the probability of M or N.
X and Y. the probabilities that he will win contract X is 0.5 and
(c) Are M and N mutually exclusive? Give reason.
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not win contract Y is 0.3. what is the probability that he will
10. In a class, the probability that a student passes a test is 5 .
win:
what is the probability that if 2 student are chosen at random
(a) Both contracts;
from the class, one would pass and other would fail?
(b) Exactly one of the contracts?
(c) Neither of the contracts?
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15. The probabilities that Manful, John and Ernest will pass an that he passes at least one of the subjects is 12, what is the
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examination are 3, and 4 respectively. Find the probability probability that he passes both subjects?
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that all three will pass examination. (c) in a class of 30 students, 25 offer Biology, 21 offer Physics
16. A number is selected at random from each of the sets {2, 3, 4} and each student offer at least one subject. If a prefect is
and {1, 3, 5}. Find the probability that the sum of two numbers selected from the class, what is the probability that she
is greater than 3 and less than 7. offers one subject only?
17. A fair dice is thrown two times.
(a) Construct a table of the outcomes
(b) Calculate the probability that the;
(i) Sum of the outcomes is 8
(ii) Product of outcomes is less than 10
(iii) Outcomes contains at least a 3.
18. If two numbers are selected at random one after the other,
with replacement from the set A={5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, find the
probability of selecting one prime number.
19. A box contains five blue, three red and two white identical
balls. If 2 balls are selected at random, one after the other
with replacement, from the box, find the probability of Thank you!
selecting:
(a) Two blue or two reds balls;
(b) One red and one white ball.
20. (a) The probabilities that Mensah will pass a Mathematics and
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an Economics tests are 4 and 8 respectively. If the probability