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Probability problems


  • 1. Tickets are numbered from 1 to 18 are mixed up together and then 9 tickets are drawn at random. Find the probability that the ticket has a number, which is a multiple of 2 or 3.

  • Options
  • A. 1/3
  • B. 3/5
  • C. 2/3
  • D. 5/6
  • Discuss
  • 2. Two cards are drawn at random from a well - shuffled pack of 52 cards. what is the probability that either both are red or both are queens?

  • Options
  • A. 17/112
  • B. 55/221
  • C. 55/121
  • D. 33/221
  • Discuss
  • 3. A bag contains 6 black and 8 white balls. One ball is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ball drawn is white?

  • Options
  • A. 3/7
  • B. 4/7
  • C. 1/8
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 4. If p:q are the odds in favour of an event,then the probability of that event is:

  • Options
  • A. p/q
  • B. p/(p+q)
  • C. q/(p+q)
  • D. none
  • Discuss
  • 5. A three-digit number is formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 at random. What is probability that number formed is divisible by 5 ?

  • Options
  • A. 1/4
  • B. 1/5
  • C. 1/2
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 6. The probabilities that drivers A, B and C will drive home safely after consuming liquor are 2 / 5, 3 / 7 and 3 / 4, respectively. What is the probability that they will drive home safely after consuming liquor ?

  • Options
  • A. 3/70
  • B. 4/70
  • C. 9/70
  • D. 1/50
  • Discuss
  • 7. The probability that a card drawn from a pack of 52 cards will be a diamond or a king, is

  • Options
  • A. 5/12
  • B. 4/13
  • C. 5/13
  • D. 3/14
  • Discuss
  • 8. Consider 5 independent Bernoulli?s trials each with probability of success p. If the probability of at least one failure is greater than or equal to 31/32 , then p lies in the interval ?

  • Options
  • A. [1, 32]
  • B. (0, 1)
  • C. [1, 1/2]
  • D. (1, 1/2]
  • Also asked in: CAT, AIEEE, Bank Clerk

  • Discuss
  • 9. There are 10 Letters and 10 correspondingly 10 different Address. If the letter are put into envelope randomly, then find the Probability that Exactly 9 letters will at the Correct Address ?

  • Options
  • A. 1/10
  • B. 1/9
  • C. 1
  • D. 0
  • Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO

  • Discuss
  • 10. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The probability of getting a queen of club or a king of heart is:

  • Options
  • A. 2/13
  • B. 1/13
  • C. 1/26
  • D. 1/52
  • Discuss

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