Exam Practice Objective Type Questions 1. For an event £, P(E) + ME) = x, then the value of x" ~ 3,18 CRSE 2021 Term (Standard) @-2 we on wt 2, The probability of happening of an event is. 0.02. The probability of not happening of theeventis CBSE 2021 Term 1 (Basic) 00 0s oss ay 00 3. Two coins are tossed together, The probability of getting exactly one head is CBSE 2021 Term I (Basic) (vs wie a4 dt 4, Two fair coins are tossed. What is the Probability of getting at the most one head? 2 i. 1 « v5 OF o> O38 5. Two unbiased coins are tossed simultan- eously then the probability of getting no head is 4,then(A + Bf is equal to fat 4 (5 (25 6, A fair die is thrown once. The probability of even composite number is @o 18 ox yt 7. Two dice are thrown together. The probability that sum of the two numbers will be a multiple of 4, is 1 1 1 1 @ ie i ) 3 OS Os oF 8, Aletter is chosen at random from the letters of the word ‘ASSASSINATION’, then the probability that the letter chosen is a vowel, then x is equal to is in the form of. 2x +1 @s ws or @8 9, Ifa number x is chosen at random from the numbers -2,~1,0,1,2, Then, the probability that x? < 2is 2 4 1 3 @e oF OE os 10. A box contains cards numbered 6 to 50. A cars is drawn at random from the box. The probability that the drawn card has a number which is a perfect square like 4, 9 A ox 2 V1. Tickets numbered from 1 to 20 are mixes up together and then a ticket is drawn a random, then the probabil has a number which is a multiple of 3 oz 7, 12, Ramesh buys a fish from @ shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes out one fish at random a tank containing 5 male fish and 9 female fish. Then, the probability that the fish taken out is a male fish, is 5 5 @ 2 Og OG Os 18. A number x is selected from the numbers 1,2,3 and then a second number y is randomly selected from the numbers 1,4,9, then the probability that the product xy of the two numbers will be less than 9 is 3 4 5 7 eS Ey @S wz a3 ©} 5 95 14, Abag contains 3 red and 2 blue marbles. If a marble is drawn at random, then the probability of drawing a blue marble is 2 1 2 3 @ w2 ef © 15. A bag contains 8 red balls and some blue balls. If the probability of drawing a blue ball is three times of a red ball, then the number of blue balls in the bag @2 (18 @% @% 16. There are 1000 sealed envelopes in a box, 10 of them contain a cash prize of € 100 each, 100 of them contain a cash prize of % 50 each and 200 of them contain a cash prize of € 10 each and rest do not contain any cash prize. If they are well-shuffled and an envelope is picked up out, then the probability that is contains no cash prizeis (06s = (069 JOSS OST @ scanned with OKEN Scannerfz;ane Probability —— “7, A child has a dic whose 6 Jetters given below CaA® The die is thrown once. wi i . What ist probability of getting (i) (i) Bz cuse2mg 18.A die is thrown once, What j A eat men ote, Wath CBSE 2020 Standard) 19, Whatis the probability of non-occurron ce of an event thats certain to happent CBSE 20\e 20. The probability that it will 0.07. What is the probability rain today? or Ifthe probability of winning a game. 1 0. what is the probability oflosing tf on” ‘CBSE 2020 (Standard) 21. Ina simultaneous toss of two coins, find the probability of exactly one head. CBSE2013 faces show the rain today is that it will not 22, Adieis thrown once. Find the probability of getting an even number less than 5. CBSE 2013 23. Ifa die is thrown, what is the probability of getting a number less than 3 and greater than 2? CBSE 2011 24, Cards marked with numbers 5 to 75 are placed in a box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card is odd. CBSE2015 25. A number is chosen from 1 to 100. Find the probability that it is a prime number. NCERT Exemplar 26, Adie is thrown once. Find the probability of getting a number which is not a factor 0f 36, CBSE 2015 27. The probability of getting a rotten egg from allot of 400 eggs is 0.035. Find the number of rotten eggs in the lot. CBSE 2011; NCERT Exemplar 28. A single letter is selected at random from the word ‘PROBABILITY’. Find the probability that it isa vowel. CBSE2012 ). A letter of English alphabet is chosen at random. Determine the probability that the letter isa consonant. NCERT Exemplar ees a Very Short Answer \vsa ‘Type Questions 30. A letter is chosen at random from the English alphabet. What is the probability that it is a letter of the word "RAMANUJAN'? CBSE 2015 31. Find the probability that a non-leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays. CHSE2016; NCERT Exemplar 32, Aschool has five houses A, B, C, Dand EA class has 23 students, 4 from house A, 8 from house B, 5 from house C, 2 from house D and rest from house E. A single student is selected at random to be the class monitor, Find the probability that the selected students is not from A, Band C. 33. The probability of guessing the correct answer to certain question is p /12. If the probability of not guessing the correct answer to same question is 3 /4, then find the value of p. ‘CBSE2011 34, A girl calculates that the probability of her ‘winning the first prize in a lottery is 0.08. If 6000 tickets are sold then how many tickets has she bought? NCERT Exemplar 35. A student says that, if you throw a die, it will show up 1 or not 1, Therefore, the probability of getting 1 or not 1 is equal to - Is this correct? Give reasons. 36. In-a throw of a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a doublet or some number? CBSE 2013, 12, 11 37, If] toss a coin 3 times and get head each time, then I should expect a tail to have a higher chance in the 4th toss. Is it true? 38, A card is drawn at random from a well- shuffled deck of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of getting a black king? CBSE 2020 (Basic) 39. Find the probability that a number selected atrandom from the numbers 1, 2, 3, ..., 15 is a multiple of 4. CBSE 2014 40, In a family having three cnildren, there may be no girl, one girl, two girls or three girls. So, the probability 0. each is 4, ts it . 4 Glee NCERT Exemplar @ scanned with OKEN Scannerone Mathematics Class Joh alls he plays Short Answer (SA) Type | Questions erent dice are tossed together. Find ty: CBSE 2020 (Standard), 18 g a doublet ing a sum 10 of the numbers on the two dice, chosen at random between 1 ind the probability that itis (ijnot divisible by 8. CBSE 2018 46. Two dice, one red and one black are thrown simultaneously. A student of class X makes following table. Event Sumon2dice 1 6 12 15 __ 51 Probability ° 3% ° Ritu observes the above table and remarks that it is correct. Is she right? Explain. 47. Two friends were born in the year 2000. What is the probability that they have the same birthday? (CBSE 2013, 12, 48. Apoory throws two dice once and computes the product of the numbers appearing on the dice. Peehu throws one die and squares the number that appears on it. Who has the better chance of getting the number 36? ‘Why? NCERT Exemplar 49. A ticket is drawn at random from a bag containing tickets numbered from 1 to 40. Find the probability that the selected ticket hasa number, (i) which is a multiple of 7 (ii) which is a multiple of 5. CBSE 2011; NCERT Exemplar 50. Cards marked with numbers 5, 6, 7, ..., 74 are placed in a bag and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability that the number on the card is a perfect cube. find the probability match a batsman hits the ad the probability that he did not hit the boundary: ber xis chosen at random from the “t-3,- 2,-1.0, 42, 3,4. What nat] x |< 2? CBSE2016 43, Anum! numbers ~ is the probability ¢ 51, ‘Two different dice are tossed together. Find the probability (i) that the num (ii) that the sum the two dice is 5 52. Abox contains 80 discs numbered from 1 to 80. If one disc is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears (i aperfect square number. (i) a number divisible by 2 and 3. CBSE2011 ber on each die is even, ‘of numbers appearing on CBSE2014 53. An integer is chosen between 0 and 100. What is the probability that it is (i divisible by7? (ii) not divisible by7? (CBSE 2015; NCERT Exemplar 54. A carton of 24 bulbs contains 6 defective bulbs. One bulb is drawn at random. What is the probability that the bulb is not defective? If the bulb selected is defective ‘and it is not replaced and a second bulb is selected at random from the rest, then what is the probability that the second bulb is defective? NCERT Exemplar 55. Box A contains 25 slips of which 19 are marked 1 and other are marked @ 5. Box B contains 50 slips of which 45 are marked % Land others are marked ¥ 13. Slips of both boxes are put into a third box and reshuffled. A slip is drawn at random. What is the probability that it is marked other than 1? NCERT Exemplar 56. A number is selected at random from first 50 natural numbers. Find the probability that it isa multiple of 3 and 4. CBSE2009 57. A number is selected from the numbers 2,3, 3, 5, 5, 5,7, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9 at random. Find the probability that the number selected is CBSE 2015 ( theirmedian. (ii) their mode. @ scanned with OKEN Scanner8. A die has its six faces A 6.TW0 sich dice eeenateed O11 1, are throw and the total score is ue wn together 59, Two dice are thrown a the product of number is noted. Find the product is less than 9, the same time and S appearing on them Probability that the NCERT Exemplar Bf conten cathsts of 100 stints of whiten BB are good, 8 have minor defect wan” | have major defect. Jimmy, a trader ud | only accept the shirts which are qeey ve | Sujata, another trader, shirts which have majo drawn at random from the probability that it is (@ Jimmy? will only reject the defect. One shirt is the carton, What is acceptable to (a) Sujataz 61, The king, queen and removed from a deck of 52 playing cards and then well-shufiled. Now one ‘tan drawn at random from the remaining cards, Find the probability of getting a card of (@ aheart. (ii)aking. NCERT Exemplar 62, There are 100 cards in a bag on which numbers from 1 to 100 are written. A card is taken out from the bag at random, Find the probability that the number on the selected card CBSE 2016 (i) isdivisible by 9 and is a perfect square, (i) i8a prime number greater than 80. 63.A square of side jack of clubs are r c 5m is drawn in the interior of another square of side 10cm |S (a}10.0m and shaded as shown in the ¥ le following figure. A * point is selected at random from the interior of square ABCD. What is the probability that the point will be chosen from the shaded part? CBSE 2015, 64. In a game, the entry fee is € 5. The game consists of tossing a coin 3 times. If one or two heads show, Sweta gets her entry fee back. If she tosses 3 heads, she receives double the entry fee, Otherwise, she will 501 ) How many different scores are possible? (i) What is the probability of getting a total of? NCERT Exemplar Short Answer (SA) Type Il Questions loss. For tossing a coin three times, find the probability that she (i) losses the entry fee. Gi. gets double entry fee. (iii) just gets her entry fee. NCERT Exemplar 65. [Link] of chance consists e of an arrow which comes to A rest pointing at one of the 6 regions 1, 203. Ois the centre of the circle, Oc LAB Find the probability that (i) arrowis resting on3. (i) arrow is resting on 1. (if) arrow is notresting on 2. CBSE 2012 66. Anu, Priya and Jyoti were fighting to get first chance in a game. Anu says, “Let us toss two coins. If both heads appear, Priya will take first chance, if both tails appear Jyoti will get it and if one head and one tail appears, I will get the chance”. () Whats the probability of Anu, Priya and Jyoti getting the first chance? (i Is her decision fair? 67. Two dice are thrown together. Find the probability that the product of the numbers on the top of the dice is (6. i) 12. iy 7. CBSE2011; NCERT Exemplar 68. A pair of dice is thrown once. Find the probability of getting () doublet of prime numbers, (i) a doublet of odd numbers. CBSE 2015 69. Videocon Electronics has launched two new mobile hands sets: Set I and Set II. Set Lis cheaper as compared to Set II. But Set II has built-in device to recharge the battery with auto-cut power supply when it is fully charged. In a lot, there are 250 pieces of Set I and 100 pieces of Set Il. Ifa mobile is picked at random, then . (i) find the probability of getting Set 1. Gi) find the probability of getting Set 11, @ scanned with OKEN Scanner70. Three differont coins ate tossed together, Find the probability af gotting (i) exactly two heads, (i) atleast two heads, (i) atteast two tails, cnse 2016 71. A bag contains 7 green balls and some red balls, 1 the probability of drawing a red ball from the bag is thrice that of a green ball, then the number of red balls in the bag are. 21 and drawing a red ball is not an equally likely outcomes. Atul at once said that "It is wrong”. Do you agree with Atul? Justify, 72, In a game of musical chair, the person playing music has been advised to stop playing the music at any time within 1 min after she starts playing. What is the probability that the music will stop within the first 20 s after starting? 73. A traffic signal displays green light for 3min to allow passage of traffic on a particular road, If the signal is currently Gisplaying green light, then find the probability that it will turn red within the next half a minute. oN" Allfrone Mathematics Class jo, fo dice are thrown at the same 7 amine the proba that te titference of the numbers on the two gice 162, NCERTExempie 5, Anita, Sita, Gita and Rita are four fro, : faving fame bitthday. What ig 1° probability that (in a non-leap year) i) their birthday fallin the month of ‘October? (ul) their birthdays falls on 10th day of the month? (it) their birthday fallin January ot February, 76. Abag contains 18 balls out of which x balls are red. (i) Ifone ball is drawn at random from the bag, what is the probability that it is req ball? (i) 1f2 more red balls are put in the bag, the probability of drawing a red ball will bs 9/8 times that of probability of red bali ‘coming in part (i). Find the value of x, CBSE2015 Long Answer (LA) Type Questions A child's game has 8 triangles of which 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 that itis a (i) triangle, (ii) square. (if) square of blue colour. {iv) triangle of red colour, NCERT Exemplar 78. A die is numbered in such a way that its faces show the 1, 2, 4, 4, 6, 6. Reema thrown the die two times, total score in two throws noted as the following table given below: Number in frst throw 3 + 1 2 4 4 6 6 eee 2 3 5 7 r : al eames ig ence. base 6 oe. 9 0 Sags|weh eevee sh aolsH0) ics [7 sw 2a 2_6 id 8 ere ele and she get probability that the total score is () odd (i) 6 Gti) at Teast 8, 51 5 tively, >, ~ and >. Is she right? are respectively, 5 and = Is she rig Verity. 79. A bag contains white, black and red balls only. A ball is drawn at random from the bag: The probability of getting a white ball is and that ofa black balls 2, 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. There are 1000 sealed envelopes in a box, 10 of them contain a cash prize of X 100 each, 100 of them contain a cash prize of £50 each and 200 of them contain a cash prize of @ 10 each and rest do not contain any cash prize. If they are well-shuffled and an envelope is picked up out, what is s @ scanned with OKEN Scannerapinone Probabilly the probability that it co Be tains no cash NCERT Exemplar Abox contains 19 balls bea: ring 442.3, 19. A ball is drawn at ety Probability that “(ii divisible by 3 or $2 ii) neither divisible yy 5 “w) aneven numbers PY 10" fi) @ number divisible by 5, i) an odd number less than 30, ) 2 composite number between 50 and7, the given figure, points A, B,C and Dare centres of four circles that each have a ‘a weekend Rani was playing cards with rt family. The deck has 52 [Link] her jer drew one card. CBSE Question Bank ce @ scanned with OKEN Scanner 65. radius of length one unit. If a point is selected! at random from the interior of square ABCD, what is the probability that the point will be chosen from the shaded region? 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 the value of xy is more than 16, CBSE 2016 In the given figure, a dart is thrown and Jands in the interipr of the circle. What is the probability that the dart will land in the shaded region? [ Case Based auestions 1 1 os Os 2 3 oF Os (ii) Find the probability of getting a jack of hearts, a 1 OF og 3 a og oz tw) Find the probability of geting a red face card, 3 d @s os od 1 os ot (v) Find the probability of getting a spade. KE fi ox oF 1 @t otI Allysone Mathematics Class 1oy, 504 wz 88. Rahul and Ravi planned to play Business ot % {board game) in which they were supposed 1 ‘ae Question Bank Om 7 iii) Now it was Ravi’s turn. He rolled the (i igo. Wihat Is the probability that he got the sum of the two numbers appearing fon the top face of the dice is less than or equal to 12? Gt 5 me (yt wo Og (iv) Rahul got next chance. What is the probability that he got the sum of the {wo numbers appearing on the top face ofthe dice is equal to 7? 5 ws OB ‘ oz @o (i) Ravi got first chance to roll the dice. 3 What is the probability that he got the (v) Now it was Ravi's turn. He rolled the sum of the two numbers appearing on dice. What is the probability that he got tnelep fare ofthis dicsis at the sum of the two numbers appearing eZ og onthe top face of the dice is greater than 1 8? ot oo 5 6 5 ot oz (i) Rahul got next chance. What is the ° probability that he got the sum of the ot oe two numbers appearing on the top face 6 18, of the dice is 13? Hints and Answers L. (a)Given, P(E) + PCE) <-Requited probability = 2 y+ PE) ‘ From Eqs and (i), we gee 5. (d) Ifewo unbaised coins are tossed simultaneously we ‘obtain possible outcomes, 7 HH, HT, TH, TT #8 3-0) -3 a <. Total number of outcomes 2. (PLE) = 002 No head is obtained ifthe event TT" occurs. P(E) + P(E) =1 . Number of favourable outcomes =1 = PE) =1- PE) Required probality = + 4 - 092 7 198 Bur, given probably = 3. (b) Sample space, § = {HH, HT, TH, TT) So, A=tand B = Favourable outcomes = a mH ‘Therefore, (A + B)? = (1 + 4) ++ Requied probabiliy= => = 6 = 25 4. (a) Sample space, 6. (b) Even composite numbers = 4, 6 S = {HH, HT, TH, TT} ne Stig 2 = Favourable outcomes = {HT, TH, TT} ++ Required probability = = = @ scanned with OKEN Scanneryr CC ——— s—™ .,gne Probability ji S = 1302.203),462) bet of possible out icomes= 6 tof fxourable outcomes = 9 ‘of p90 numbers wil be ml $53), (44), KG BO Ter ae 13 teen j Ro RS, ths on Best over eter in be {j Tol number of outcomes = 13 _ Raped prota = & B Borgiven thar —&_ = © IB 2 2xt1=Bo2x aie ) Cle, number x can take anyone of the five So, ot number of possible o = a utcomes =5. We observe that x" < 2 when x takes any one of the follow grevalus—1Oand1 tate So, favourable number of elementary events = 3, Hence, P(x? < 2) = 2 10. (@) Total number of cards= 50 ~ 6 +1 = 45 Perfect square numbers (6050) ae9,16,25,36,49 s-Number of perfect square numbers = § | serge pba = 5 9 11 ) Out of 20 tickets numbered from 1 0 20, one can be chosen in 20 ways, So, total number of possible crcomes associated with the given random experiments 20. Our of 20 tickers numbered | 0 20, sickets bearing numbers which are multiple of 3 or 7 bear numbers 3, 6,7,9, 12, 14, 15 and18. «Favourable number of elementary events =8 Hence, required probabiliry =. = 2 -£-3 12. (b) There are14 = (5. + 9) fish out of which one can bechosen in 14 ways +-Total numbers of possible outcomes =14 ‘There are 5 male fish out of which are male fish can be chosen in 5 ways. Favourable number of elementary events =5 Hence, required probability “2 13. (2) Number x can be selected in three ways and corresponding to each such way there are three ways of selecting number y. Therefore suo numbers can be selected im 9 ways 25 listed below 19.04) 9) (251) (2s 42,9) -BD-BOW3.9) So, tral numbers of possible outcomes = 9 The product sy will bless chan, ifssand yare chosen inane of the following ways (1,1), (04), 2s 1s (24 4.20) <. Favourable nurnber of elementary events = 5 Hence, requited probability = 5 14, (8) ‘There 5 marblesin the bag, Out ofthese 5 marbles one canbe chose in 5 ways. Total numberof posible outcomes = 5 Since the bag contains 2 blue marbles. ‘Therefore one blue marble can be drawn in 2 vay. avoutable numberof elementary events = 2 Hence, P (getting a blue marble) = 2 15, (2 Let there bex blueballs in the bag. 2. Total numberof balls in the beg= (8 + 2) and Now, 2, = Probability of drawing a blue ball "ine and , = Probability of drawing red ball= = = = Teis given thas, = 7 Hence, there are 24 blue balls in the bag. 16. (b) Total numberof envelopes inthe box= 1000 ‘Number of envelopes containing cash prize = 10 +100 + 200 = 310 [Number of envelopes containing no cash p = 1000 ~ 310 = 690 «+ Required probabi 17, The tral numberof posible outcomes = 6 (Probability of getting in adie= 2 = 1 6-2 (since die has 348) (ii) Probability of geting die= 2 = ty ofgeving Bin adie= & = 5 (since die has 28's) 18, When a di is thrown the possible outcomes are 6, 2m) = ‘Let A be the favourable outcomes of getting 2 numt less than 3, then A = 1, 2i.e. n(A) berries nA) way = MAD = KS) 19.0 @ scanned with OKEN Scanner506 20. Given, P(E) = 0.07 es P (not E)= P(E)= 1 ~ P(E) bs PCE) + PE 1-007 = 0.93 21, Hine ICE = Event of geting exaedy one head So, ould const catenin 70 .&. Number of fivourable outcomes 3 22. Hine There are ovo even numbers, 2 and 4, which is less than 5. ; “Number offivourbleoucomes= 2 Ans. 23. Hint There is no such number on a die which is less than 3 and greater than 2 < Probabilsy will be 2ro, 24, Hine Given, cards marked + Total number of card ith the numbers §r0 75. 7 $6, the number of eurcomesfvouable vo E= 36 + Pitan cardio odd number = 38 25. Hint Total number of outcomes = 100 Lec E = Event ofgettinga prime number, ie. event of getting 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37,41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89 and 97 ++ Number of outcomes favourable to E= 25 21 Hence, (geinga prime number) = 2% = 7 26. Hint The factors of 36 re 1,2, 3,4, 6,9, 12, 18,36. Here, we see that 5 is nota factor of 36. “Number of outcome fvoualeto B= 1 Ans. 2 27. Hint Given, coral number of eggs = 400 +s Probability of getting a rotten egg, Number of rotten eggs P(g) = Number of rotten eggs “Tol sunt of gs + Number of roten eggs = Toxal number of eggs x P(E) = 400 x 0035= 14 28. Hint Total numberof outcomes = 11 ‘There are 4 vowels namely OA, I, L So, number of favourable outcomes = 4, Ans. 4 29. ‘Hint We know that in English alphaber, there are 26 lerters (5 vowels + 21 consonants). So, rota number of outcomes = 26 Lec £ = Event of choosing a consonant, + Number of outcomes favourable ro E= 21 Hence, required-probability = P(E) = 2 a Alljnone Mathematics Class joy, Number ofall posible outcomes = 26 30, His . Leners in the word RAMANUJAN ae R.A, 4 5 UJ. “6 of favourable outcomes = 6 Number off 7 ny oe a5 tal number of day | Hint In a non-leap yeat, total oe On ofthem, hee are 32 sek and | day ears, “Thus, a non-leap year aloays bas 52 Sundays, “tye ‘Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday ut ofthese 7 cases, we have Sunday in one car, «Total numberof outcomes = 7 ‘Number of favourable outeom: Hence, required pro Hence, requized probability = > 32. Hint Number ofall possible outcomes = 23 jamber of students in houses A, Band C ham 4845=17 Remaining students = 23 = 17 = ‘Thus, number of favourable outcomes = 6 So, probability thac the selected student isnot from A, 6 Band =~ B 33. Hine Let £ = Event of guessing the correct answer toa cerain question Probabily (guessing the correct answe), 2 , eye tk 8] rey E lsiven) ‘Now, probability (not guessing the correct answer), PG =2 sien) ‘We know that - P(E) = P(E) P_3 1-423 Ans p= > ig Ame=3 34. Hint Given, rotal number of sold tickets = 6000 Let she bought x tickers. Then, probability ofher winning the fist prize — = 008 ven] 6000 (Gren > * = 008 x 6000 = x = 480 35. Hint No; because the: outcomes ‘I’ and ‘not I’ are not ‘equally likely. 36. Hine Total number of outcomes = 6 x 6 = 36 If £ is the event of getting a doublee i.e. event of getting (, 1), (2, 2),(3, 3) (4,4) (5, 5) (6, 6) ++ Number of outcomes favourable to E = 6. Ans. t 37. False. 38. Total number of outcomes = 52 Number of favourable outcomes = 2 (te king of spade and king of clubs) @ scanned with OKEN Scanner3 26 42, Mint Toral number oF outcomes IE istheevent of Y peuing'4 8.1 ring muldpl oF4 ie, even of ue f outcomes five ™ Foul to = 3 Ags, 1 ie 5 41, Hint Let Band G denote boy. posible outcomes are BBB, hare | Gap, 686.668. |) 2 Toral possible outcomes = g |) ana, BRG, B66, BGB, Gap, Gn Number of outcomes favourabl as 2 respectively. So, BG. BOG, GGG. Hop, boy, i GC, GG, letoE = 7, Hinc IF Eis the event of hittin ag hitting the boundary, then 1) 05 = ME) = 1-76), here E denotes the even of not hitting a boundary. Ans, 4 Hine Number ofall possible outcomes = 9 Numbers favourable to] x | < 2are~1, On «Number offvoursbe outeomes= 3 So, required probability = 3 = 1 973 ‘44. Hint The total number of outcomes of dice= 6 x 6= 36 (9 Number of favourable outcome ‘Number of gecting doublet in two dice GUC Vs (2,2); (3,3)s (4 4), (5,5), (6, 6)) +P (getting a doublet) = Number of favourable outcomes _ 6 _ 1 Total number oF outcomes 366 (i Number of favourable outcomes = Number of pair of dice,having sum 10 = 3 (4,9, 64),6,5)) tossing wo. +. P (getting sum 10) = Number of favourable outcomes 3. 1 © ~Total number ofoutcomes 3612 $5. Hint The cotal number of outcomes of choosing an integer from 1 to 100 = 100 (Number of favourable outcomes = Number of integers divisible by {c+ numbers divisible by 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56,64, 72, 80, 88, 96] 2+ Plgeting an intege divisible by 8) __ Number of fa (ii) We koe that P (getting an integer divisible by 8) “+ Plgetting an integer not divisible by 8) = 1 = P (getting an integer not divisible by 8) a1-(2)=2=3 2 at a5)" a5” 35 ‘of the two dice as 1 and 15 are 47. Wine Total number of days in the year 2000 = 366 {year 2000 i leap year} Total number of ways in which two friends may have their birthday = 366 % 366 Number of ways in which ewo fiends have same birthday = 366 + Probability chat bth have same birthday ~~ 366 © 306 * 366° 366 48. Hine Total number of outcomes for Aproov = 36 ‘Number of outcomes for getting product 36 = 1 [only (6,6) gives product 36) 1 «Probably forApoow = 52 ‘Total number of outcomes for Pechu = ‘Number of outcomes for getting 36, whichis square of number 6= 1 [only square of6 gives 36] 1_6 So, probability for Peehu= 4 = & ae od = Probability for Apoory< Probability for Pechu chu has better chance of getting the number 36. #9. [Link].@)2 4 5 50. Hine IF isthe event of getting a perfect cube i.e. event of getting 2, 3°, 4°. + Numnber of outcomes favourable to E ‘Ans.3/70 51. Hine () Favourable outcomes are (2,2) (2,4) (2,6) (4,2) (4,4)(4,6) (6,2), (6,4) and (6,6) Ans. 1/4 (Favourable outcomes are (1.4) (4,1) (2,3) (3,2) 52. (i) Hint Favourable outcomes are 1, 28,37, 47,57, 6%, 7°, 8 ie, chereare8 favourable outcomes. Ans. 10 (i Do same as Example 8 (i) Anse 53. Hint The total number of integers between Oand 100= 99 @ scanned with OKEN ScannerEO os ‘Alisrrone Mathematics Class gy, 508 _ (9 Let &, = Event of geting an integer which is divisible by 7,40. of get (8) Let otis by 7 85 a) 54, Solve as Q.17 of NCERT Folder 15.1. Ans 3/4 and 8723 35, Hint Total number of slips in third box = 25 +50=75 Box Boxe Gx) —— @us) ED GDED GE) Ges) ‘The number of outcomes favourable to event = 11 = Required probability _ Number of favourable outcomes _ 11 Total number of outcomes 75. 56. Hint Number ofall possible ouscomes= 50 ‘Number of numbers which are multiple of 3 and 4 4 [s multiples of 3 and 4 are 12, 24, 36 and 48) ity tha the selected number is multiple of 57, Hint (i) Median of che numbers is 7. 4 5, P(Median) = So, POMedian) = == ere are four 7’s and cotal numbers are 15] 1 2P(Mode) = 55 = 5 58, Hint Two such dice are thrown together, therefore ‘number of all possible outcomes = 36 (The different scores which are possibl namely 0, 1,2, 6,7 and 12. (i Lec E = Event of getting «sum 7, 2. (i) Mod 5 5 [ thereare five 9's) 6 scores, {(1,6), (1,6), (1,6), (1,6), (1,6) (1,6), 61), 6 1) (6, 0), (6 12,61), (6, DE 2. Number of outcomes favourable 10 1 2 Hence, PE) = = nce, MEF peas 59, Hint When two dice are thrown simultaneously, then umber of possible outcomes = 36 «Poco umbels than 91,234, tate favourable OUCOMES are 5.6, ad 8 nee (dea (Sh (10) 2,1, GO aN mea, ee nmcoes = a4 Hence, Pipraduet <9) 36 = 5 60, Solve as Example 10. (088 (9096 Solve as Example 5 Oe se (i) 13/9 i) 3149 ‘Total number of cards in the bag = 109 amber ofall possible ourcomes = 100 {Lec B, be the event of getting a number whic; divisible by 9 and itis perfect square, Th souncomes favourable to E,ate3?, 62,9 keg 9. and 81 Namber of outcomes favourable to £, 62, Hin Hence, required probability = P(E) = 3 100 (i) Lee By be the event of getting a prime number greacer than 80. Then, outcomes favourable ro are 83, 89 and 97. zy “= Number of outcomes favourable to E, = 3 Hens ied rbbliy= AE) = 3 63, Hint Area ofthe square ABCD. Now, area ofthe square PQRS

. shie tosses tail three times, ie. TTT. Number of outcomes favourable co E, 1 Hence, required probability =" P(E.) = 5 (i). Let Ey = Event that Sweta gets double entry ft ive she tosses heads three tims i.e, HHH ++ Number of outcomes favourable to Ey 1 Hence, required probability = P(E:)= 5 (i) Ler B= Bvene hae Sweta gets her entry ee ie, Sera gets heads one or wo times ie geting HTT, THT, TH HHT, HTHo THE @ scanned with OKEN ScannerProbability Number of oucomes fsoure af eteynined proba * P (arrow isnot esting on 2) = P (arrow is est ofall possible outeomes = 36 wourable ourcomesare (1,6), (2,3) (3,2) ct of che numbers on the rop of the dice ‘be 7. So its probability is 2er0, TTHtand TTL Total numberof posible outcomes = 8 (9 Let &; be the event of geting exsely 2 heads Then, favourable outcomes are MIT HTH and THH. Number of outcomes favourable to B, + Plgetingexsetly heads) = PUR) Ler be the event of getting atleast ro heads. cventof geting HAT, HTH, THH o¢ HHH. Number of outcomes favourable to Ey Hence, requited probabiliy= P(E (i) Dosameas part (i), Ans. 1 7. No 2,4 73.4 3 6 74. Hine Favourable outcomes are 03) 2.4) 3) (4.6) G.0 (6.2) 6,3) (6.4 Ans. 2 5 75. Solveas Esample 11, 365 76. Hint (7) Tor numberof balls in the bag= 18 ‘Total number of ed balls in che bag= 3 + Probability (re ball) = is i), Now, 2 red balls are added tothe bag. 4 Total ballsin the bag= 18 + 2= 20 Total numberof ed ballin the bag= + 2 + Probability of drawing red ball= 22 2a” 2 sis 77. Hint Tora number of figures = Striangles +10 squares = 18 | ZB GE G EG (8 P (lose piece isa triangle) a 10 GP (los pice isa square) = iid) P (los piece is square of blue colous) = & = 2 ses (ia) P (lose pieces triangle of red colour) = 2 is @ scanned with OKEN ScannerAllsnone Mathematics Class 10% 510 a si. Ye Hint Clearly, probability of geting are ball 1 = [PUwhite ball) + PUblack ball} 3 2_W-3-4 3 21-3. a wos ow 0 Now; let the numberof ballin the bag be Since its given that, the number of black balls in the bag i 20. cobabiity of geting a back ball = 22 ay=50 sy “Hint Total number of envelopes in the box = 1000 20 ‘Number of envelopes containing cash prize = 10 +100-+ 200 = 310 Number of envelopes containing no cash prize = 1000 ~ 310 = 690 60 1000 + Required probability Do same as Example 8. ny 8 ¥ 16 9 ras co ® ao civS Go 5 i ig ip Do same as Example 8, & ey) pay ey? An. OE OE GIDE Os “Hine Two muraber x and y can be chosen in 16 ways ise(tA) 1,4) (9) (,16)2, 012, 492,99, (210) GD G4) G9), G14) (4, 4) (4,9), (4.16) +: Total numberof posible ourcomes = 16 Given, producr of numbers is les than 16,50 favourable outcomes are (0 0,4) 0,9) (20 24 BD G4), 4D is tename|a | Hine Since, radius ofeach ofthe given circles is 1 unit 2. Side of square ABCD S1+1 = Qunis Now, atea ofsquare= 2” Cent re tls Sa wan ~ area of quadrant (II1)~area of quadrane (IV) = 4 x area ofa quadrant [each quadraneis of equal area} 26-4 [trates ofa quadranc of circle with radius =") =4-0 4 Hence, P (that dhe point chosen fiom the shaded Area of shaded region _ 4 ‘Area of square 85. Hint «, Teo numbers can b liseed below (1. Ma iy (9e M192) (9 3} 9.4.16, 1.126, 2), 4,3), ane chore ino ‘ (9,2,9. 3) 09:4 (16.2 Lumber of favourable outcom: 86, dae il lind in the shaded rezion) “Area of haded region ‘res ofthe ci ‘Areofthe tle ~ Arc ofthe recazgle 7 “Area ofthe cecle 87. “Toxal numberof cardsin one deck of exdsis 52, «Total number of outcomes (@ (Lec, = Eréncof geting a king of red colour ‘. Number of ourcomes favourable 0; = 2 (er there are four kingsina deckef playing cards our of which ro are red and vo ares] Hence, probability ofgettinga king ofredcoloz, 201 PED = 35 = 3g (i) (@ Lec, = Bvencof geting face ard : Number of outcomes favourable to E, [prima deck ofcards, here are 12 fice cards, namely 4 kings 4 jacks 4 queens] Hence, probability of geting fice cad, m3 ME 2B (ii) @ Lec B, = Evencof geting jack of heat jumber of outcomes favourable ro E, [there are four jack cards ina deck, namely 1 of heart 1 of clubs1 of spade and 1 of diamons] Hence, probability of geting jack of hear, (iv) () Let By = Event of gertinga red fice cad. :- Number of outcomes favourable to Ey = 6 [rv im a deck of cards, there are 12 ice cards out of which 6 are red can] @ scanned with OKEN ScannerHence, probability of getting red face card PE) = £3 32" 26 (0) (Let, = Event of getting a spade -. Numberof outcomes favourbleto Ey = 13 te ima deck of cards, there are 13 spades, 13 clubs, 13 hears and 13 dann] 2 mE Go! Hence, probability of getting spade, a Bot jumber of favourable outcomes = 36 ‘As sum ofall the out comes is less than oF equal £0 2 (ie) (9 Ler Ey =Esencof geting sum 7. <.Nomber of favourable outcomes 0 (1, 2,5) G4 4,3) 5.2) 6D 6.) 6 (©) (@ Lee By = Brent of geting sum greater chan 8 ice. getting sum equal to 8,9, 10, 1112 6 () (0) Let E, = Event of geting sum 8 PE) = Number of favourable outcomes to E, (2,6), (3,5), (4.4) (5,3), (6,2) 5 MA) = 36 «Favourable outcomes = 10%... 6) (4, 5) Gr ) (a) Let E, 7 B.(6, 3), (4,6), (5, 59) (G.4)s (516) (6.5) (6,6). 1 £, "= Event of getting sum 13. Gi (Ler Ey = Brent of ging 3 ar 36 Since, we cant get sum more that 12. PLE) =0 @ scanned with OKEN ScannerChallengers* 1. atodts in agains of an event be 3:8, hen the probability of aceurrence of ths event is 3 5 3 a a) 2 2 2 ays Me, Me HT OT theanow sven espn and’b’ js the number of the sectors in which the arrow stops on the second spin. In each spin, each Sector has equal chance of selection by the arrow, then the probability that the fraction * > 1, z we wu ” a) a5 M5 WS as 2. The given figure shows a discon which a player spingan arrow tovice. The fraction “is formed, where 3. A graphis shown below. The intersection points of ‘two lines are said tobe the integer points. ‘The probability of E with respect to the integer points in the rectangle ABCD is (0 (1 ay 20 4, Two dice are numbered 1, 2,3,4,5,6and 1, 1,2,2,3, 3 respectively, They are thrown and the sum of the ‘numbers on them is noted. The probability of getting even sum is 1 1 1 1 M5 MR 5 7 Directions (5 and 6) At a fate, cards bearing numbers 1 to 1000. One number on one card are put in a box. Each Player selects one card at random and that card is not replaced. If the selected card has a perfect square number greater than 500, the player wins a prize, 5. The probability thatthe First player wins {ay ano (by 0099 (©) 0999 (ay 6. ‘he probability that the second player wins iz the ist has already wi, is ! 2 wh a 0) 555 G99 (9 G99 7. Abox contains 54 marbles each of which is biue, freen or ite. The probability of selecting ah marble at, random from the box is 1 and the probabiliy of selecting a green marble at random is4/[Link] numberof 9 tem _¢ white marbles in the box are f (ay 10 (2) Md) 16 8. Anhelicopter was crashed | some wherein the region A 3 given below. The probability that the helicopter was crashed in the shaded region is (a) 075 (c) 055 (b) 057 (a) 077 2 ha group of 3 people, the probability that atleast ‘ovo will have the same birthday is (ignoring leap year) 364 x 363 (py 304x303 x362 365" 365° 364 x 363, 364 363 362 se ()1-—SB 365 368 (a) (t= 10. ‘wo number band care chosen at random with replacement from the numbers 1, 2, 3,4, 5. The probability that x? + bx + ¢ = Ohas nin real roots B 2 u 9 (a) 3 (b) Be MS (d) 3 Answer Sheet 10) 2) 8) 6) 7.0) Bf). 10,6 ‘These questions may be or may not be asked In the examination, have been given us for addtional practic, @ scanned with OKEN Scanner