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Probability problems


  • 1. Out of sixty students, there are 14 who are taking Economics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class ?

  • Options
  • A. 8/15
  • B. 7/15
  • C. 1/15
  • D. 4/15
  • Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO

  • Discuss
  • 2. In a simultaneous throw of two dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 7 ?

  • Options
  • A. 1/6
  • B. 1/4
  • C. 1/20
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 3. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of the club or a king of the heart is?

  • Options
  • A. 1/26
  • B. 1/13
  • C. 2/13
  • D. 1/52
  • Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Bank Clerk, Bank PO

  • Discuss
  • 4. Out of first 20 natural numbers, one number is selected at random. The probability that it is either an even number or a prime number is ?

  • Options
  • A. 16/19
  • B. 1
  • C. 3/2
  • D. 17/20
  • Also asked in: Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO

  • Discuss
  • 5. A brother and a sister appear for an interview against two vacant posts in an office. The probability of the brother?s selection is 1/5 and that of the sister?s selection is 1/3. What is the probability that only one of them is selected?

  • Options
  • A. 1/5
  • B. 3/4
  • C. 2/5
  • D. 3/5
  • Discuss
  • 6. A bag contains 7 green and 5 black balls. Three balls are drawn one after the other. The probability of all three balls being green, if the balls drawn are not replaced will be:

  • Options
  • A. 123/897
  • B. 23/67
  • C. 7/44
  • D. 12/45
  • Discuss
  • 7. 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
  • Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO

  • Discuss
  • 8. A bag contains 8 red and 4 green balls. Find the probability that two balls are red and one ball is green when three balls are drawn at random.

  • Options
  • A. 56/99
  • B. 112/495
  • C. 78/495
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. If P(A)=4/9;then the odd against the event A is:

  • Options
  • A. 4:9
  • B. 4:5
  • C. 5:4
  • D. 4:14
  • Discuss
  • 10. If a card is drawn at random from a pack of 52 cards,what is the chance of getting a spade or ace?

  • Options
  • A. 0.25
  • B. 5/13
  • C. 0.20
  • D. 4/13
  • Discuss

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