Q 1. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event ? (a) 1.5 (b); (©) 25% @o.3 Q 2. Cards bearing numbers 3 to 20 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. A card is taken out of the bag at random. What is the probability that the number on the card taken out is an even number? (a); (b); ©: ds Q 3. A box contains 3 blue, 2 white and 4 red marbles. If a marble is drawn out at random from the box, what is the probability that it will not be a white marble ? Q. 4. Cards marked with number 3, 4, 5,... 50 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. A card is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that the selected card bears a perfect square number. Q 5. What is the probability that two friends will have their birthdays : (i) On the same day. (ii) On different days (ignoring the leap year). Q 6. Cards marked with numbers 3, 5, 7, ......., 35, 37 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the number on the card is a prime number ? Q 7. A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If the probability of drawing a black ball from bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the number of black balls in the bag.Q. 8. A piggy bank contains hundred 50 P coins, fifty ‘1 coins, twenty *2 coins and ten *5 coins. If it is equally likely that one of the coin will fall-out when the bank is turned upside down, what is the probability that the coin (i) will be 50 paisa coin ? (ii) will not bea *5 coins. (NCERT) Q. 9. All kings, queens and aces are removed from a pack of 52 cards, The remaining cards are well shuffled and then a card is drawn from it. Find the probability that the drawn card is (i) a black face card, and (ii) a red card. Q. 10. Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the numbers obtained have (i) even sum, and (ii) even product. Q 11. From a pack of 52 playing cards, all cards that are multiple of 3 are removed. Then a card is drawn at random from it. What is the probability that the card drawn isa (i) face card and (ji) an even- numbered red card ? Q 12. A jar contains green, white and yellow marbles. The probability of selecting a green marble and white marble randomly from a jar is | and ! respectively, If this jar contains 10 yellow marbles, what is the total number of marbles in the jar ? Q. 13. A child game has 8 triangles of which 3 are blue and rest are red and 10 squares of which 6 are blue and rest are red. One piece is lost at random. Find the probability of that itis : ( Asquare (ii) A red triangle (iii) A blue piece Q. 14. A bag contains 18 balls out of which x balls are red: (i) If one ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is not red ? (ii) If 2 more red balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a red ball will be times the probability of drawing a red ball in thefirst case. Find the value of x. Q 15. Three coins are tossed simultaneously and outcomes are noted. Find the probability of getting: (i) At least 2 tails (ii) At most 2 tails. Q. 16. Mira and Sara are school friends. They decide to meet and to spend time with each other playing some fun games. Mira gets a pair of dice, one for Sara and one for herself. Each dice has numbers from 1 to 6 on each of its upper faces. (i) Mira and Sara both throw their die simultane- ously. The probability of both the girls getting the same number on their die is: (a); (b); ©; @; (ii) Only Sara throws a die. The probability that a prime number appears on the die is: @); ): ©: @; (iii) Only Mira throws a die. The probability that a multiple of 2 appears on the die is: (@); (b); ©: @: (iv) Mira and Sara throw their dice simultaneously. The probability that both. Mira and Sara get a prime number an the uppermost face is: @:(b) 5 ©): @s (v) Both the girls throw the dice simultaneously. The probability that the sum of the numbers on the uppermost faces is greater than or equal to 10is: @s (b) ©i (4) Can not be determined Worksheet - 30 @ Chapter - 14 [Probability]Q 1. The probability of getting an even number when a die is thrown onceis: (a): (b): ©: @): Q 2. There is a green square board of side ‘2a’ unit circumscribing a red circle. Jayadev is asked to keep a dot on the abovesaid board. Find the probability that he keeps the dot on the green region. @: () Orv @ Q 3. Acard is drawn at random from a shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the probability of drawing a (i) face card, and (ii) a card which is neither a king nor ared card. Q 4. In a family of three children, what is the probability of having at least one boy ? Q 5. Find the probability of getting 53 Fridays ina leap year. Q 6. The probability of selecting a rotten apple randomly from a heap of 900 apples is 0.18. What is the number of fresh apples in the heap ? Q.7. Acard is drawn from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of getting (i) A red-faced card (ii) A black king. Q 8. If a number x is chosen at random from the numbers - 2,- 1, 0, 1, 2. What is probability that x2 <2? Q 9. Abox contains 100 red cards, 200 yellow and 50 blue cards. Ifa card is drawn at random from the box, then find the probability that it will be : @) Ablue card. (i) Not a yellow card and(iii) Neither yellow nor a blue card. Q. 10, Two different dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the numbers obtained : (i) Have product as perfect square. (ii) Have sum more than 9. Q 11. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card drawnis: (i) Acard of diamond or anace. (ii) A black king. (iii) Either a king or queen. (iv) Neither a king nor a queen. Q 12. A number x is selected at random from the numbers 1, 4, 9, 16 and another number y is selected at random from the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4. Find the probability that value of xy is more than 16. Q. 13. A lot consists of 48 mobile phones of which 42 are good, 3 have only minor defects and 3 have major defects. Varnika will buy a phone if it is good but the trader will only buy a mobile if it has no major defect. One phone is selected at random from. alot. What is the probability that it is : (i) Acceptable to Varnika (ii) Acceptable to traders. Q. 14. A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin 3 times and noting its outcome each time. Hanif wins if all the tosses give the same results. i.e., three heads or three tails, and loses otherwise. Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game. (NCERT) Q 15. A bag contains, white, black and red balls only. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. If the probability of getting a white ball is ; and that ofa black ball is :, then find the probability of getting a red ball. If the bag contains 20 black balls, then find the total number of balls in the bag. Q. 16. “Eight Ball” is a game played on a pool table with 15 balls numbered 1 to 15 anda “cue ball” thatis solid and white. Of the 15 numbered balls, eight are solid (non-white) coloured and numbered 1 to 8 and seven are striped balls numbered 9 to 15. The 15 numbered pool balls (no cue ball) are placed in a large bowl and mixed, then one ball is drawn out at random. Based on the above information, answer the following questions: (i) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears number 8? (ii) What is the probability that the drawn ball bears an even number? OR What is the probability that the drawn ball bears a number, which is a multiple of 3? (iii) What is the probability that the drawn ball is a solid coloured and bears an even number ? Progress check - 8 7 Q 1. Assertion (A): The probability that a leap year has 53 Sundaysis :. Reason (R): The probability that a non-leap year has 53 Sundaysis . (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A). (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.