SMT, SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE

CLASS 11 PROBABILITY

1) A coin is tossed and a die is thrown simultanecusly.

a) Describe the Sample Space S.
b) Find the probability of getting: i) a head and an odd number i) a tail.

2) A box contains three red cards numbered 2, 3, 4 and three yellow cards numbered
4,5,7. If one red card and one yellow card are crawn at random from the box
simultaneously:
1. describe the sample space
Find the probability that numbers on the cards drawn are:
a. Both Prime b. both odc C. both same

d. both even e. both odd

3) Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Describe the sample space. Find the probability
of getting
i. An even number as the sum ii. The sum as a prime number
a total of at least 10 iv. A doublet of even number
il.
V. a multiple of 2 on one dice and multiple of 3 on the other dice
vi. a total of at most 9

Find the probability that is

4) A letter is chosen from the word MATHEMATICS.
ii. Consonant.
i) vowel
selected at random has 53 Sundays.
5) Find the probability that a leap year

4 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random,

6. An urn contains 9 red, 7 white and
find the probability that:
i. Exactly one ball is white
Both the balls are red
colour iv. One is white and the other is red.
ii. balls are of the same

from a pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability

7. Four cards are drawn at random
of getting:
suit ii. one card from each suit
i. All the four cards of the same
iv. all face cards
ii. all cards are of the same colour
letters are chosen at
and 4 vowels. Three
8. A word consists of 9 letters; 5 consonants
vowel is selected?
that more than one
What is the probability
ype equation here.random.
. FOur persons are to be chosen at random from a group of 3 men, 2 women and 4
children. Find the
i. 1 man, 1 woman
probability of selecting
and 2 children i. Exactly 2 children ii. 2 women
10. The letters of the word
drawn at random. Find the
'FATHER are written on separate cards. Two cards are
probability that
i. both are vowels ii. one is a vowel and other is not a vowel
11. A box contains 100 bulbs, 20 of which are defective. 10 bulbs are selected tor
inspection. Find the probability that :
i. All 10 are good ii. At least one is defective

12. A box contains 9

red balls, 5 blue balls and 6
random form the box. Find the green balls. 3 balls are drawn at
probability that at least one ball is green
13. A class consists of 10
boys and 8 gils. Three students are selected
What is the at random.
probability
that the selected grOup has:
. All boys i. All girls ii. At least one girl iv. Atmost one girl

14. The letters of the 'SOCIETY'

that
are placed at random on a row. What is the probability
three vowels come
together?

15. A number of 4 different digits is formed by using 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7. Find the
that it is divisible by 5 probability

16. A five digit numberformed by thhe digits 1, 2,3, 4,

is 5 without repetition. Find the
probability that the number is divisible by 4

17. There are 10 persons who are to be seated around a circular table. Find the
probability that two particular persons always sit together.

18. The probability that Sunil will receive a A grade in mathematics is 0.61 and the
 he will receive B grade is
0.28. What is the probability that Sunil will
arobability atht
in mathematics?
or5 grade
receive A

total of 5 or 7with two dice.

19. Find the chance of throwing a

plumbing contract is and an electric

20. The probability t contractor will get a

contract is find the

contract is
If the probability of getting atleast one

probability that he will wil! get both contracts

nuts
21. A drawer contains 50 bolts and 150 nuts. Half of the bolts and half of the
are rusted. If one item is chosen at random, what is the probability
that it is rusted or
a bolt?

224/13Find the probability of drawing an ace or a spade or both from a deck of cards.

23. A ticket is drawn from 200 tickets numbered form 1 to 200. Find the probability
that the number drawn is divisible by 4 or 6.

24. The odds in favour of occurrence of an event are 5:11. Find the probability that the
event will I. OCCur i. not occur

25. If two dice are thrown simultaneously, find the odds in favour and odds against the
event of getting equal numbers on them.

26.. In a given race; odds in favour of four hourses, A, B, C and D are 1:3, 1:4, 1:5 and 1:6
respecitvely. Assuming that a dead heat is impossible, find the chance that one of
them wins the race.

27.0dds are 8:5

against a man, who is 55 years old, living till he is 75 and 4:3
against his
 wite who is now 48
living till she is 68. Find the probability tnat
The couple will be alive 20 years hence

ii. Alteast one of them will be alive 20 years hence.

PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE.

Three coins
are thrown simultaneously. Describe the SS. Find the probability of
getting:
i. All heads ii. At least 2 heads ii.
almost two heads V. no heads
V. exactly one tail vi. Exactly 2 tails vi. Head on first coin
2. A two-digit number is
formed using 3, 5, 7 and 9 such that the
Describe the SS. What is the
digits are not repeated.
i. greater than 53
probability that the number is
II. a prime number il. an odd number

3. A bag contains 6 white, 7 red and 5 black balls. Three balls

the are drawn at random. Find
probability that they will be white

4. What is the probability of getting 3 white balls in a draw of 3 balls form a box
containing 6 white and 4 red bal!s?

5. Four cards are drawn

from a full pack of cards. Find the
probability that:
I. All are diamonds i. There is one card of each
suit
i. There are two spades and two hearts V. All the four are
6. A box contains 10 red marbles, 20 blue
kings
marbles and 30 green marbles. 5
drawn at random form the box. What is the marbles are

All will be blue

probability that
ii. AT Least one will be
green.
7. Four cards are drawn from a pack of 52 cards. What is the
chance that at least one of
the four cards is an ace?

8. The letters of the word

VARIETY are placed at random in a row. What is the
probability that the three vowels come
together ?
9. A card is drawn at random from a pack of playing cards. Find the
a three of clubs or a six of diamonds. probability that it is
 at random from a pack
of 52 playing cards. What is the probability
eard is drawn
drawn is neither
a spade nor a queen?
that the card

the morining newspaper by the

11. In a certain city, the probability of not reading
The probabith of
and that of not reading the evening paper is.
residents is 5
residednt reads either
reading both the newspapers is Find the probability that a

evening or both the papers

the morning or

n o w 30 years of age living

till he is 60 and
12.Odds 8:7 against a person A who is
are
Find the probability that
B who is now forty living till 70.
2:1 against another person
at least one of these persons
will be alive 30 years hence.

1:5 and 1:6

of horses A, B, C, D are 1:3, 1:4,
race, the odds in favour of them
13. In givena
dead heat is impossible, find the probability that one
Assuming
respectively.
wins the race.