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Maths
Probability–01 DPP-01

1. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the 1

probability of getting at least one head. (3) 1 (4)
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3 3
(1) (2)
4 7 7. If three cards are selected at random from a well -
5 1 shuffled deck of 52 cards, then what is the
(3) (4)
4 4 probability of getting two black and one red card?
11 13
(1) (2)
2. In a throw of a coin, the probability of getting a 34 34
tail is equal to 3 13
(3) (4)
7 1 34 4
(1) (2)
2 2
5 3 8. Three cards are selected at random from a well-
(3) (4)
2 2 shuffled deck of /52 cords. What is the probability
that one card is of spade, one card is of club and
3. Two coins are tossed together. What is the one card is of red colour?
probability of getting at most 2 tails? 19 169
(1) (2)
1 50 850
(1) (2) 1
2 159 169
(3) (4)
3 850 80
(3) (4) 2
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9. A bag contains 3 white and 2 red balls. Two balls
4. The total number of outcomes when a coin is are selected at random. What is the probability that
tossed 5 times is equal to both 1 balls are of red colour?
(1) 14 (2) 32 1 3
(1) (2)
(3) 44 (4) 16 10 10
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5. Three coins are tossed simultaneously. The (3) 3 (4)
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probability of getting exactly two tails is
5  10. 10. A bag contains 2 violet marbles and 7 blue
(1) (2)
8 8 marbles. Two marbles are selected at random from
3 1 the bag. What is the probability that both the
(3) (4)
7 8 marbles are of same colour?
1 11
(1) (2)
6. Three dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the 18 18
probability of getting the sum of numbers 11 7
appearing on the upper face of dice is 5 ? (3) (4)
5 18
3 1
(1) (2)
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Answer Key
1. (2) 6. (2)
2. (2) 7. (2)
3. (2) 8. (2)
4. (2) 9. (2)
5. (2) 10. (2)
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Hints & Solutions

1. Solution (2) 5. Solution (2)
Let S be the sample space when two wins are Let S be the sample space when three wins are
tossed tossed simultaneously. Then,
Then,  n s  8
S  TT,TH, HT, HH  n S  4 Let E be the event of getting exactly two tails
Let E be the event of getting at least one head. Then, n  E   TTH,THT, HTT  n  E   3
Then,
n E 3
E  TH, HT, HH  n  E   3 P  E   
n  S 8
n  E 3
P  E   
n S 4 6. Solution (2)
Let s be the sample space when three dice are
2. Solution (2) thrown simultaneously.
Let S be the sample space when a coin is tossed Then, n s   6  6  6  216 .
once.
Let E be the event of getting the sum equal to 5 .
Then,
Then,
S  H,T  n S  2
E  1,1,3 , 1,3,1 , 3,1,1 , 1, 2, 2 ,  2,1, 2 ,  2, 2,1
Let E be the event 'getting a tail'
n 6 1
Then, n  E  6 P  E     .
n S 216 36
E  T  n  E   1
n  E 1
 Required probability  P  E    7. Solution (2)
n S 2 Let s be the sample space of selecting 3 cords out
of 52 cards.
52  51 50
3. Solution (2) Then, n  s   52 c3   26 17  50
Let S be the sample space when two coins are 3 2
tossed together. Let E be the event of getting two black cards and
Then, one red card
S  HH, HT,TH,TT  n S  4 Then, n  E   the number of ways of selecting 2
Let E be the event of 'getting at most two tails' black cords out of 26 black colours and one red
Then, card out of 26 red cards
E  HH, HT,TH,TT  n  E   4 26  25
 26 c2  26 c1   26  13 25  20
n  E 4
2
P  E   1 n  E  13 25  26 13
n S 4 P  E    
n S 26 17  50 34
4. Solution (2)
Number of outcomes when a coin is tossed once 8. Solution (2)
 2(H or T) Let s be the sample space of selecting 3 cards out
of 52 cards.
Number of outcomes when a win is tossed five
times  25  2  2  2  2  2  32 .
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Then, 3 2
Then, n  E   3C2  3
52  51 50
n s   52 2 c3   26 17  50 2
3 2 1 n  E 3
P  E   
Let E be the event of getting one spade card, one n S 10
clubs card and one red card.
Then, n  E   the number of ways of selecting
10. Solution (2)
one card out of 13 spade cards  one card out of Number of violet marbles  2
13 club cards and one card out of 26 red cards Number of blue marbles  7
13 C1 13 C1  26 C1  1313 26 Total number of marbles  2  7  9
n  E  1313 26 169 Let s be the sample space of getting 2 marbles out
P  E    
n S 26 17  50 850
of 9 marbles.
98
Then, n  s   9 c2   36 .
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9. Solution (2)
Let E be the event of getting same colour marbles
Number of red balls  2
Number of white balls  3 Then, n  E   the number of ways of selecting 2
Total number of balls  2  3  5 marbles out of 2 violet marbles or 2 marbles out of
Let S be the sample space of getting two balls out 7 blue marbles
of 5 balls.  76 
 2 C2  7 C2  1     1  21  22.
5 4  2 
Then, n  s   5 c2   10
2 n  E  22 11
P  E    .
Let E be the event of getting two red balls. n S 36 18

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