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  • A box contains 100 balls, numbered from 1 to 100. If three balls are selected at random and with replacement from the box, what is the probability that the sum of the three numbers on the balls selected from the box will be odd?


  • Options
  • A. 1/6
  • B. 1/3
  • C. 1/2
  • D. 1/4

  • Correct Answer
  • 1/2 

    Explanation

    P(odd) = P (even) = 1 2 1(because there are 50 odd and 50 even numbers)

     

    Sum or the three numbers can be odd only under the following 4 scenarios:

     

    Odd + Odd + Odd =  1 2 * 1 2 * 1 2 1 8

     

    Odd + Even + Even =  1 2 * 1 2 * 1 2 = 1 8

     

    Even + Odd + Even =  1 2 * 1 2 * 1 2 = 1 8

     

    Even + Even + Odd =  1 2 * 1 2 * 1 2  =  1 8

     

    Other combinations of odd and even will give even numbers. 

     

    Adding up the 4 scenarios above:

     

    1 8 1 8 + 1 8 1 8  =  4 8  =  1 2


  • Probability problems


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    • 1. In a throw of a coin, find the probability of getting a head.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 1/2
    • C. 1/4
    • D. 0.1
    • Discuss
    • 2. The letters of the word CASTIGATION is arranged in different ways randomly. What is the chance that vowels occupy the even places ?

    • Options
    • A. 0.04
    • B. 0.043
    • C. 0.047
    • D. 0.05
    • Discuss
    • 3. A box contains 5 detective and 15 non-detective bulbs. Two bulbs are chosen at random. Find the probability that both the bulbs are non-defective.

    • Options
    • A. 5/19
    • B. 3/20
    • C. 21/38
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Four dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability that two of them show the same face and remaining two show the different faces.

    • Options
    • A. 4/9
    • B. 5/9
    • C. 11/18
    • D. 7/9
    • Discuss
    • 5. Two dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the probability of getting a total of 9.

    • Options
    • A. 1/3
    • B. 1/9
    • C. 8/9
    • D. 9/10
    • Discuss
    • 6. A number is selected at random from the numbers 1 to 30. What is the probability that it is divisible by either 3 or 7 ?

    • Options
    • A. 1/30
    • B. 2/30
    • C. 1/25
    • D. 1/2
    • Discuss
    • 7. A fair coin is tossed 11 times. What is the probability that only the first two tosses will yield heads ?

    • Options
    • A. (1/2)^11
    • B. (9)(1/2)
    • C. (11C2)(1/2)^9
    • D. (1/2)
    • Discuss
    • 8. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards , each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn. Find the probability that the card drawn is neither a spade nor a king.

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 9/13
    • C. 1/2
    • D. 4/13
    • Discuss
    • 9. The probability of occurance of two two events A and B are 1/4 and 1/2 respectively. The probability of their simultaneous occurrance is 7/50. Find the probability that neither A nor B occurs.

    • Options
    • A. 25/99
    • B. 39/100
    • C. 61/100
    • D. 17/100
    • Discuss
    • 10. From a pack of 52 cards, two cards are drawn together at random. What is the probability of both the cards being kings?

    • Options
    • A. 1/15
    • B. 1/221
    • C. 25/57
    • D. 35/256
    • Discuss


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