PROBABILITY THEORY: MATH SOLUTIONS

Which is the probability of getting 3 in the July 2012 it rained on 5 days. What is the
throw of a dice? probability of not raining on 8th July?
Possible event= 6 5 days were rainy among first 7 days. 8th July is
the 2nd week.
Favorable event= 1
So the possibility of raining any of the 7
Probability=1/6
days=5/7
So the possibility of not raining any of the 7
A ball is drawn at random from a bag days=1-(5/7)=(7-5)/7=2/7
containing 12 blue, 16 white and 20 black
balls. What is the probability that the ball is
blue? Thirty tickets are numbered serially form 1
to 30. The tickets are mixed thoroughly and
Possible event= 12+16+20=48
one ticket is drawn at random. Find the
Favorable event= 12 probability that drawn is (i) an even number
(ii) divisible by 4 (iii) less than 8 (iv) greater
Probability=12/48=1/4 than 22.
What is the probability that the ball is white? 1-30 even numbers= 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18,
Possible event=48 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 (15 in total)

Favorable event= 16 Divisible by 4= 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 (7 in total)

Probability= 16/48 =1/3 Less than 8= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (7 in total)

What is the probability that the ball is not Greater than 22= 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (8
white? in total)

Probability of being white=1/3 So the answers:

Probability of not being white=1-1/3=2/3 i. 15/30=1/2

ii. 7/30
iii. 7/30
iv. 8/30=4/15
A coin is tossed thrice. What is the
probability of getting head most of times? In a certain lottery 570 tickets have been
sold. Rahim has bought 15 tickets. The
3 times can possibly be head
tickets are missed together thoroughly and
What is the probability of getting T the least one ticket is drawn at random for the first
number of times? price. What the probability of Rahim getting
the first prize.
All of them can be head and 0 would be the least
time. Possible event= 570
Favorable event= 15

According to report of Chittagong Probability=15/570=1/38

meteorological office, in the first week of
What is the probability of getting an even Answer to the Q NO. 11 from the chapter
number or a number divisible by 3 in a single (14)-
throw of a dice?
Possible event= 2000
Possible event= 6
P (Violated once) = 46/2000= 23/1000
Even number 1-6= 2, 4, 6 (3)
P (Violated more than 4 times) =5/2000
Divisible by 3= 3, 6 (2)
=1/400
So, favorable events would be 2, 4, 6, 3, 6 (5)
NB: the question is erroneous.
But here, 3 is mentioned twice. So the actual
favorable events would be= 4
So the probability= 4/6= 2/3

According to report of a rural health centre,

in a certain period, 155 babies were born
whose weight less than the normal weight,
386 babies were born with normal weight
and 98 babies were born with more than
normal weight. One baby is selected at
random from amongst these babies; what
the probability that the baby was born with
more than normal weight?
Possible event= 639
Favorable event= 98
Probability= 98/639

Managerial 157 Inspection 52 Production

1473 Office work 215. One employee is
chosen at random; what is the probability
that the person is in managerial position?
What the probability that the person is
engaged in managerial or production work?
What is the probability that the person is not
engaged in production?
Total event= 1897
P (Managerial position) = 157/1897
P (Managerial or production) = 1630/1897
P (Not engaged in production) = 424/1897