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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • 9/13 

    Explanation

    There are 13 spades ( including one king). Besides there are 3 more kings in remaining 3 suits

     

    Thus   n(E) = 13 + 3 = 16

     

    Hence  n E ¯ = 52 - 16 = 36  

      

    Therefore,  P E = 36 52 = 9 13


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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The card is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is neither a spade nor a Jack?

    • Options
    • A. 9/13
    • B. 4/13
    • C. 10/13
    • D. 8/13
    • Discuss
    • 9. Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads ?

    • Options
    • A. 4/3
    • B. 2/3
    • C. 3/2
    • D. 3/4
    • Discuss
    • 10. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 4 or 15 ?

    • Options
    • A. 6/19
    • B. 3/10
    • C. 7/10
    • D. 6/17
    • Discuss


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