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Probability problems


  • 1. 
    The probability that a man can hit a target is 3/4. He tries 5 times. The probability that he will hit the target atleast three times, is

  • Options
  • A. 291/364
  • B. 371/464
  • C. 471/502
  • D. 459/512
  • Discuss
  • 2. 
    A dice is rolled three times and sum of three numbers appearing on the uppermost face is 15. The chance that the first roll was four is

  • Options
  • A. 2/5
  • B. 1/5
  • C. 1/6
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 3. 
    If a 4- digit number is formed at random using the digit 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 without repetition, then the probability that it is divisible by 5, is

  • Options
  • A. 4/5
  • B. 3/5
  • C. 1/5
  • D. 2/3
  • Discuss
  • 4. 
    If three marbles are picked at random, what is the probability that at least one is blue?

  • Options
  • A. 7/12
  • B. 37/44
  • C. 5/12
  • D. 7/44
  • 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. 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
  • 7. 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
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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
  • 10. One card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards, each of the 52 cards being equally likely to be drawn find the probability the card drawn is red.

  • Options
  • A. 2/3
  • B. 1/2
  • C. 1/52
  • D. 13/51
  • Discuss

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