PROBABILITY

DEFINITION: The term ‘probably’ ‘in all likelihood’ , ‘ chance’ ,’odds in favor’ , odds against’ are too familiar nowadays and they have their origin in a branch of mathematics, known as probability.

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#1. Initially, probability was a branch of

Initially, probability was a branch of mathematics

so mathematics is correct answer

#2. When the number of cases favourable to the event A=0 then P(A) is equal to

When P(A) =0 is known to be  an impossible event

#3. Two board divisions of probability are

Two board divisions of probability are Subjective probability and objective probability. Subjective probability is basically dependent on personal judgement and experience

#4. If P(A) =P(B) , then

#5. In a single throw with two dice the probability of getting a sum of five on the two dice is

two dice -> 6*6= 36

(E)= {(2,3) (3,2)(4,1)(1,4)}

P(E)= 4/36

= 1/9

#6. The probability that exactly one head appears in a single throw of two fair coins is

(E) {(H,T)(H,H)(T,H)(T,T)}

one head appear in single throw

P(E)=3/4

#7. The probability of an event can assume any value between

#8. If P(A) = P(B), then the two events A and B are

#9. Two unbiased coins are tossed. The probability of obtaining 'both heads' is

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(E)={(H,H)(H,T)(T,H)(T,T)}

p(E)=1/4

#10. A bag contains 6 white and 5 black balls. One ball is drawn. The probability that it is White is

White balls =6

black balls =5

Total balls = 11

P(white balls)= 6/11

#11. The probability space in tossing two coins is

Two coins = head or tail

correct answer is ={(H,H)(H,T)(T,H)(T,T)}

 

#12. 4 coins are tossed. The probability that there are 2 heads is

(4)²=16

(E)= (H,H,T,T)(H,T,H,T)(T,T,H,H)(T,H,T,H)(H,T,T,H)(T,H,H,T)

(E)=6/16

=3/8

correct answer is  =3/8

#13. The family has 2 children. The probability that both of them are boys if it is known that one of them is a boy

children =2

one of them is a boy

probability of boy =1/2

#14. The expected Number of head in 100 tosses of an unbiased coin is

#15. What is the probability that a leap year selected at ranodom would contain 53 Saturdays

common years days = 365

leap year days =366

366/7= 52.2

That means  52 weeks and 2 days

Total possibility are

{(Sunday,Monday)(Monday,Tuesday)(Tuesday, Wednesday)(Wednesday,Thursday)(Thursday ,Friday)(Friday,Saturday)(Saturday,Sunday)}

There are 7 possibility

favorable outcome= 2(Saturday, Sunday) (Sunday,Monday)

P(E)=2/7

#16. What is the chance of throwing at least 7 in a single cast with 2 dice?

Total number of dice=6*6

=36

Throwing at least 7 with 2 dice will have 21

(E)={(1,6),(2,5),(2,6),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6),(6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5) & (6,6)}

the required probability is 21/36 = 7/12

#17. A card is drawn from a well - shuffled pack of playing cards. The probability that is a king is

favourable case =4C1

Total number of ways =52

P(king)= 4/52

1/13

correct answer is  = 1/13

#18. An experiment is known to be random if the results off the experiment

#19. What is the chance of picking a spade or an ace not of spade from a pack of 52 card ?

A pack of 52 cards contain

13 Spades,13 Hearts,13 Clubs and 13 Diamonds.

Total number of events is 52

16 are favorable to the events A representing picking a spade or an ace not of spade

p(A)=16/52

= 4/13 is correct answer

#20. When expected value is negative the result is

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