ICSE CLASS 10TH 2023-2034 MATHEMATICS CH 23 : PROBABILTIY

CHAPTER 23
PROBABILTIY

(ii) a multiple of 5
PREVIOUS EXAM QUESTIONS (iii) Even prime

QUESTION 150. Main 2022 Sem II

150.A letter of the word SECONDARY is selected at
random. What is the probability that the letter
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS selected is a vowel?

QUESTION 145. Main 2023

QUESTION 151. Comp 2022
145.A letter is chosen at random from all the letters [Link] integer is chosen at random between 1 and
of the English alphabets. The probability that the 100. Find the probability that it is:
letter chosen is a vowel, is : (i) divisible by 8.
4 5 (ii) not divisible by 8.
(a) 26 (b) 26
QUESTION 152. Main 2020
21 5 [Link] of the letters of the word ‘AUTHORIZES’
(c) 26 (d) 24
is written on identical circular disc and put in a
bag. They are well shuffled. If a disc is drawn at
QUESTION 146. Main 2022 Sem II
[Link] probability of getting a number divisible by 3 random from the bag, what is the probability that
in throwing a dice is : the letter is
1 1 (i) a vowel?
(a) 6 (b) 3
(ii) one of the first 9 letters of the English
1 2 alphabet which appears in the given word?
(c) 2 (d) 3 (iii) one of the last 9 letters of the English alphabet
which appears in the given word?
QUESTION 147. Main 2022 Sem II
147.A bag contains 5 white, 2 red and 3 black balls. A QUESTION 153. Comp 2020

ball is drawn at random. What is the probability [Link] a family of three children, find the probability
that the ball drawn is a red ball? of having at least two boys.

QUESTION 154. Main 2019

[Link] are 25 discs numbered 1 to 25. They are
put in a closed box and shaken thoroughly. A
THREE MARKS QUESTIONS disc is drawn at random from the box. Find the
probability that the number on the disc is
QUESTION 148. Main 2023 (i) an odd number.
148.A bag contains 25 cards, numbered through 1 (ii) divisible by 2 and 3 both.
to 25. A card is drawn at random. What is the (iii) a number less than 16.
probability that the number on the card drawn is:
(a) multiple of 5 QUESTION 155. Comp 2019
(b) a perfect square [Link] dice are tossed simultaneously. Find the
(c) a prime number? probability of getting
(i) an even number on both dice.
QUESTION 149. Comp 2023 (ii) the sum of two numbers more than 9.
149.A bag contains cards numbered 1 to 49. Find the
probability that the number on the drawn card
is :
(i) an odd number
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QUESTION 156. Comp 2018 QUESTION 164. Comp 2013

156.A box contains 20 cards from 1 to 20. A card [Link] integer is chosen between 70 and 100. Find the
is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability that it is
probability that the number on the drawn card is (i) a prime number (ii) divisible by 7
(i) divisible by 2 or 3
(ii) a prime number QUESTION 165. Main 2012
[Link] coins are tossed once. Find the probability
QUESTION 157. Comp 2017
of getting
[Link] digit number are made using the digits 4, 5,
(i) 2 heads.
9 (without repetition). If a number among them is
(ii) atleast 1 tail.
selected at random, what is the probability that
the number will : QUESTION 166. Main 2011
(i) be a multiple of 5 ? [Link] a pack of 52 playing cards, all cards, whose
(ii) be a multiple of 9 ? numbers are multiples of 3, are removed. A card
(iii) will end with 9 ? is now drawn at random.
What is the probability that the card drawn is
QUESTION 158. Main 2016 (i) a face card (king, jack or queen)?
(ii) an even numbered red card?
158.A game of numbers has cards marked with 11, 12,
13, .., 40. A card is drawn at random. Find the
probability that the number on the card drawn is QUESTION 167. Comp 2011
167.A box contains cards, number 1 to 90. A card
(i) a perfect square. (ii) divisible by 7.
is drawn at random from the box. Find the
probability that the selected card bears a :
QUESTION 159. Comp 2016 (i) Two digit number.
159.A box contains 90 discs which are numbered 1 to (ii) Perfect square number
90. If one disc is drawn at random from the box,
find the probability that it bears QUESTION 168. Main 2010
(i) a two digit number, [Link] marked with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 20 are
(ii) number divisible by 5. well shuffled and a card is drawn at random. What
is probability that the number of the cards is
QUESTION 160. Main 2015 (i) a prime number?
160.A bag contains 5 white balls, 6 red balls and 9 (ii) divisible by 3?
green balls. A ball is drawn at random from the (iii) a perfect square?
bag. Find the probability that the ball drawn is :
(i) a green ball. QUESTION 169. Comp 2010
(ii) a white or a red ball. [Link] is the probability that a randomly taken
(iii) neither a green ball nor a white ball. leap year has 52 Sundays?

QUESTION 161. Comp 2015

QUESTION 170. Main 2009
[Link] throws two different dice together and finds 170.A die is thrown once. What is the probability that
the product of the two numbers obtained. Rina the
throws a die and squares the number obtained. (i) number is even?
Who has the better chance to get the numbers 25. (ii) number is greater than 2?
QUESTION 162. Comp 2014
QUESTION 171. Comp 2009
[Link] unbiased coins are tossed simultaneously. [Link] different dice are tossed together. Find the
Find the probability of getting : probability:
(i) at least one head, (i) of getting a doublet
(ii) almost one head, (ii) of getting a sum 10, of the numbers on the
(iii) no head. two dice.

QUESTION 163. Main 2013 QUESTION 172. Main 2007

163.A box contains some black balls and 30 white 172.A child has a die whose six faces show the letters
balls. If the probability of drawing a black ball is as shown below:
two-fifths of a white ball, then find the number of
black balls in the box. A B C D E A

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The die is thrown once. What is the probability of QUESTION 180. Comp 2016
getting (i) A, (ii) D ? [Link] marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, .........50
are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. One
QUESTION 173. Comp 2005 card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the
173.A bag contains 6 red balls and some blue balls. probability that number on the card drawn is :
If the probability of drawing a blue ball from the (i) Divisible by 7.
bag is twice that of a red ball, find the number of (ii) A perfect square.
blue balls in the bag. (iii) A multiple of 6.

QUESTION 174. Main 2003 QUESTION 181. Main 2014

[Link] different dice are thrown together, find the 181.A die has 6 faces marked by the given numbers as
probability that the sum of the numbers appeared shown below:
is less than 5. The die is thrown once, what is the probability
of getting
QUESTION 175. Comp 2003
(i) a positive integer?
[Link] dice are rolled simultaneously. Find the
(ii) an integer greater than - 3 ?
probability that the sum of numbers appearing
(iii) the smallest integer?
is 10.
QUESTION 176. Main 2001 QUESTION 182. Comp 2013
176.A bag contains, white, black and red balls only. [Link] cards, ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of
A ball is drawn at random from the bag. If the diamonds are well shuffled. One card is picked up
probability of getting a white ball is 103 and that from them.
of a black ball is 25 , then find the probability of (i) Find the probability that the drawn card is
getting a red ball. If the bag contains 20 black Queen.
balls, then find the total number of balls in the (ii) If Queen is put aside, then find the probability
bag. that the second card drawn is an ace.

QUESTION 177. Comp 2001 QUESTION 183. Comp 2012

177.A bag contains 15 white and some black balls. If [Link] probability of selecting a blue marble
the probability of drawing a black ball from the at random from a jar that contains only blue,
bag is thrice that of drawing a white ball, find the black and green marbles is 15 . The probability of
number of blackballs in the bag. selecting a black marble at random from the same
jar is 14 . If the jar contains 11 green marbles, find
the total number of marbles in the jar.

FOUR MARK QUESTIONS QUESTION 184. Comp 2011

[Link] numbered 2 to 101 are placed in a box. A
QUESTION 178. Main 2018
[Link] bearing numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18 card is selected at random from the box, find the
and 20 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn at probability that the card selected :
random from the bag. Find the probability of (i) has a number which is a perfect square.
getting card which is (ii) has an odd number which is not less than 70.
(i) a prime number.
QUESTION 185. Comp 2009
(ii) a number divisible by 4. 185.A box contains cards bearing numbers from 6 to
(iii) a number that is a multiple of 6. 70. If one card is drawn at random from the box,
(iv) an odd number. find the probability that it bears,
QUESTION 179. Main 2017 (i) a one digit number.
[Link] cards are labelled as a , b , c , ..., m , n , o (ii) a number divisible by 5.
, p . They are put in a box and shuffled. A boy (iii) an odd number less than 30.
is assumed to draw a card the box. What is the (iv) a composite number between 50 and 70.
probability that the card drawn is
(i) a vowel?
QUESTION 186. Main 2008
(ii) a consonant? 186.A box contains 125 shirts of which 110 are good
(iii) none of the letters of the word median? 12 have minor defects and 3 have major defects.

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Ram Lal will buy only those shirts which are good is taken out of the box at random. What is the
while Naveen will reject only those which have probability that :
major defects. A shirt is taken out at random (i) Ramesh will buy the selected shirt ?
from the box. Find the probability that : (ii) Kewal will buy the selected shirt ?
(i) Ram Lal will buy it
(ii) Naveen will buy it QUESTION 194. Comp 2002
194.A box contains 100 cards marked from 1 to 100.
QUESTION 187. Comp 2008 If one card is drawn at random from the box, find
187.A game consists of tossing a one-rupee coin 3 the probability that it bears :
times and noting the outcome each time. Ramesh (i) a single digit number
will win the game if all the tosses show the same (ii) a number which is a perfect square
result, (i.e either all three heads or all three tails) (iii) a number which is divisible by 7
and loses the game otherwise. Find the probability
that Ramesh will lose the game. QUESTION 195. Main 2000
[Link] are 100 cards in a bag on which numbers
QUESTION 188. Main 2007 from 1 to 100 are written. A card is taken out
188.A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls. If from the bag at random. Find the probability
the probability of drawing a blue ball at random that the number on the selected card.
from the bag is three times that of a red ball, find (i) is divisible by 9 and is a perfect square.
the number of blue balls in the bag. (ii) is a prime number greater than 80.

QUESTION 189. Main 2006 QUESTION 196. Comp 2000

189.A bag contains 5 red, 8 green and 7 white balls. [Link] red face cards are removed from a pack of
One ball is drawn at random from the bag, find playing cards. The remaining cards are well
the probability of getting : shuffled and then a card is drawn at random from
(i) not a white ball, them. Find the probability that the drawn card
(ii) neither a green nor a red ball. is :
(i) a red card
QUESTION 190. Comp 2006 (ii) a face card
190.A box contains cards numbered 11 to 123. A
(iii) a card of clubs
card is drawn at random from the box. Find the
probability that the number of the drawn card is
(i) A perfect square number END
(ii) A multiple of 7.

QUESTION 191. Main 2004

[Link] different coins are tossed together. Find the
probability of getting
(i) exactly two heads.
(ii) at least two heads
(iii) at least two tails.

QUESTION 192. Comp 2004

[Link] a single throw of a pair of different dice, what
is the probability of getting
(i) a prime number on each dice ?
(ii) a total of 9 or 11 ?

QUESTION 193. Main 2002

193.A box consists of 100 shirts of which 88 are good,
8 have minor defects and 4 have major defects.
Ramesh, a shopkeeper will buy only those shirts
which are good but Kewal another shopkeeper
will not buy shirts with major defects. A shirt

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