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Probability problems


  • 1. An unbiased cubic die is thrown.What is the probabiltiy of getting a multiple of 3 or 4?

  • Options
  • A. 1/12
  • B. 1/9
  • C. 3/4
  • D. 1/2
  • Discuss
  • 2. 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 ball drawn is an ace :

  • Options
  • A. 1/13
  • B. 1/12
  • C. 1/14
  • D. 1/15
  • Discuss
  • 3. The probabilities that A and B will tell the truth are 2 / 3 and 4 / 5 respectively . What is the probability that they agree with each other ?

  • Options
  • A. 3/5
  • B. 1/3
  • C. 2/5
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 4. 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 3 or 5 ?

  • Options
  • A. 2/3
  • B. 1/2
  • C. 7/8
  • D. 4/5
  • Also asked in: GRE, GATE, CAT, Bank Exams, AIEEE, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, Analyst

  • Discuss
  • 5. Three fair coins are tossed simultaneously. Find the probability of getting more heads than the number of tails

  • Options
  • A. 2
  • B. 7/8
  • C. 5/8
  • D. 1/2
  • Discuss
  • 6. A number is selected from the numbers 1,2,3,4.......25.The probability for it to be divisible by 4 or 7 is:

  • Options
  • A. 3/25
  • B. 9/25
  • C. 1/25
  • D. None of these
  • Discuss
  • 7. Four persons are to be choosen from a group of 3 men, 2 women and 4 children. Find the probability of selecting 1 man,1 woman and 2 children.

  • Options
  • A. 2/7
  • B. 3/7
  • C. 4/7
  • D. 3/7
  • Discuss
  • 8. Two unbiased coin are tossed. What is the probability of getting atmost one head?

  • Options
  • A. 1/2
  • B. 3/2
  • C. 1/6
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 9. You toss a coin AND roll a die. What is the probability of getting a tail and a 4 on the die?

  • Options
  • A. 1/2
  • B. 1/12
  • C. 2/3
  • D. 3/4
  • Discuss
  • 10. In a charity show tickets numbered consecutively from 101 through 350 are placed in a box. What is the probability that a ticket selected at random (blindly) will have a number with a hundredth digit of 2?

  • Options
  • A. 0.25
  • B. 0.5
  • C. 0.75
  • D. 0.40
  • Discuss

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