Ace the Fundas of Mathematics with Anshul Singhal Sir

Assignment
By Anshul Singhal Sir

1. Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards. The probability that both are the card of spade is

1 1
(a) (b)
26 4

1
(c) (d) None of these
17

2. Six cards are drawn simultaneously from a pack of playing cards. What is the probability that 3 will be red and 3 black

26
26 C3
(a) C6 (b) 52
C6

26
C 3  26 C 3 1
(c) 52
(d)
C6 2

3. If out of 20 consecutive whole numbers two are chosen at random, then the probability that their sum is odd, is

5 10
(a) (b)
19 19

9
(c) (d) None of these
19

4. A bag contains 3 red, 7 white and 4 black balls. If three balls are drawn from the bag, then the probability that all of them
are of the same colour is

6 7
(a) (b)
71 81

10
(c) (d) None of these
91

5. If four persons are chosen at random from a group of 3 men, 2 women and 4 children. Then the probability that exactly
two of them are children, is

10 8
(a) (b)
21 63

5 9
(c) (d)
21 21

6. A box contains 25 tickets numbered 1, 2, ....... 25. If two tickets are drawn at random then the probability that the product
of their numbers is even, is

11 13
(a) (b)
50 50

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(c) (d) None of these
50

7. From a class of 12 girls and 18 boys, two students are chosen randomly. What is the probability that both of them are
girls

22 13
(a) (b)
145 15

1
(c) (d) None of these
18

8. A word consists of 11 letters in which there are 7 consonants and 4 vowels. If 2 letters are chosen at random, then the
probability that all of them are consonants, is

5 21
(a) (b)
11 55
4
(c) (d) None of these
11
9. Twenty tickets are marked the numbers 1, 2, ..... 20. If three tickets be drawn at random, then what is the probability that
those marked 7 and 11 are among them

3 1
(a) (b)
190 19
1
(c) (d) None of these
190
10. A bag contains 3 white and 7 red balls. If a ball is drawn at random, then what is the probability that the drawn ball is
either white or red

3
(a) 0 (b)
10
7 10
(c) (d)
10 10
11. A bag contains 4 white, 5 red and 6 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, then the probability that one of them is
white is

44 11
(a) (b)
105 105
11
(c) (d) None of these
21
12. A committee of five is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. The probability that a certain married couple will either
serve together or not at all, is

1 5
(a) (b)
2 9
4 2
(c) (d)
9 9

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13. The letter of the word `ASSASSIN' are written down at random in a row. The probability that no two S occur together is

1 1
(a) (b)
35 14
1
(c) (d) None of these
15
14. In a lottery 50 tickets are sold in which 14 are of prize. A man bought 2 tickets, then the probability that the man win the
prize, is

17 18
(a) (b)
35 35
72 13
(c) (d)
175 175

15. A committee has to be made of 5 members from 6 men and 4 women. The probability that at least one woman is present
in committee, is

1 41
(a) (b)
42 42
2 1
(c) (d)
63 7

Assignment Solution
1.
13
C2 13 . 12 1
(c) Required probability  52
  .
C2 52 . 51 17

2.
26 26
C3 . C3
(c) Required probability  52
.
C6

3.
20
(b) The total number of ways in which 2 integers can be chosen from the given 20 integers C2.
The sum of the selected numbers is odd if exactly one of them is given and one is odd.
 Favourable number of outcomes  C1  C1
10 10

10
C1 10 C1 10
 Required probability  20
 .
C2 19

4.
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C3 7 C3  4 C3
(c) Required probability  14
C3
1  35  4 40 10
   .
14 . 13 . 2 14 . 26 91

5.
(a) Total number of ways  9 C 4 , 2 children are chosen in 4 C 2 ways and other 2 persons are chosen in 5 C 2
ways.
4
C 2 5 C 2 10
Hence required probability = 9
 .
C4 21

6.
(c) Required probability is 1P (Both odd numbers are chosen)
13
C2 13 . 12 37
1 25
1  .
C2 25 . 24 50

7.
12  11
12
C2 22
(a) Required probability =   .
30
C2 30  29 145

8.
7
C2 7 . 6 21
(b) Required probability  11
  .
C 2 11 . 10 55

9.
(a) 7, 11 have always to be in that group of three, therefore 3rd ticket may be chosen in 18 ways.
18 18 . 3 . 2 3
Hence required probability is 20
  .
C3 20 .19 .18 190

10.
3
C1  7 C1 10
(d) Required probability  10
 .
C1 10

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11.
4
C1 . 11 4 . 11 . 2 44
(a) Required probability  15
  .
C2 15 . 14 105

12.
7 7
C3 C5 56 4
(c) Required probability  9
 9
  .
C5 C5 126 9

13.
8!
(b) Total ways of arrangements 
2! . 4 !
w  x  y  z 

Now ‘S’ can have places at dot’s and in places of w, x, y, z we have to put 2 A' s, one I and one N.

 4 !
Therefore favourable ways  5  
 2!

5 . 4 ! 2! 4 ! 1
Hence required probability   .
2! 8 ! 14

14.
(a) In 50 tickets 14 are of prize and 36 are blank. Number of ways both the tickets are blank  36 C 2
36
C2 18
Thus the probability of not winning the prize  50
 .
C2 35

18 17
Hence probability of winning the prize  1   .
35 35

15. (b) Total number of ways

 4 C1  6 C 4  4 C 2  6 C 3  4 C 3  6 C 2  4 C 4  6 C1  6 C 5

 60  120  60  6  6  252

No. of ways in which at least one woman exist are

 4 C1 6 C 4  4 C 2 6 C 3  4 C 3 6 C 2  4 C 4 6 C1  246

246 41
Hence required probability   .
252 42

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