EXTRA QUESTIONS

1. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue is
double that of a red ball. Determine the number of blue balls in the bag.

 P(E) =
Let the number of blue balls in the bag be x
Total number of balls in the bag = 5 + x
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 P(E) =

𝑥 +6
18
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i) Not red ii) white

 P(E) =
Total number of balls =
6 𝑥=24
𝓍 =4
∴ 𝑥= 4 ,2 𝑥=8 , 3 𝑥=12

P(getting not red) =

P(getting white) =
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 P(E) =
𝓍 can be any of the number 1, 4, 9, 16 and y can be any of the number 1, 2, 3, 4.

Total outcome = 4x 4 = 16

P(getting xy more than 16) =

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Let b be the number of blue Let g be the number of green

marbles marbles

P(getting blue marbles) = P(getting green marbles) =

𝑏 1 Given, 𝑔 4
Given, = =
54 3 54 9

∴ 𝑏=18 ∴ 𝑔=24

Blue + Green + White = 54

18 + 24 + White = 54

Number of white marbles = 12

6. Cards marked with numbers 3,4,5,…, 50 are placed in a box and mixed
thoroughly .One card is drawn at random from the box. Find the
probability that the number on the drawn card is
 i) divisible by 7 ii) is a perfect square.  
 P(E) =
Total outcomes = 48
i) Favourable outcome = 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49

P ( divisible by 7) =

ii) Favourable outcome = 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49

P ( is a perfect square) =
7 A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing
cards. Find the probability of getting neither a red card nor a queen.

 P(E) =
Total outcomes = 52

Number of red cards=26

Number of queens = 2
Favourable outcome = 52 – (26+2)
= 52 – 28
= 24
P ( getting neither a red nor a queen) =