Question Number 1

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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Tanvi has a box containing four cards labelled A, B, C and D. She randomly
picks a card from the box, records the label on the card and put it back in
the box. She repeats this experiment 80 times and records her observation
in the table shown below.

5 1
Option 1: Empirical probability = ; Theoretical probability =
16 4
5 1
Option 2: Empirical probability = ; Theoritical probability =
16 2
5 1
Option 3: Empirical probability = ;Theoretical probability =
11 4
5 1
Option 4: Empirical probability = ;Theoretical probability =
11 2
Answer Option 1
Solution Empirical Probability of picking card C next time
Number of ×card C comes 25 5
¿ = =
total number of ×experiment performed 80 16
Theoretical Probability
Number of favorable outcomes [card C ] 1
¿ =
total number of possile outcome 4

Question Number 2
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Mandy has a bag containing 1 red, 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 black and 1 blue ball.
She randomly picks the ball from the bag notes it colour and keeps it back in
the bag. She repeats this 40 times. The table shows the number of times
each colour ball she gets. The number of times the black ball is picked is
missing in the table.

She then repeats the experiment 10 more times and gets red ball twice,
green ball once, yellow ball thrice, black ball once and blue ball thrice.
Which of these is a valid conclusion as the number of trials of the
experiment increases?
Option 1: The empirical probability of picking yellow ball gets closer to its
theoretical probability.
Option 2: The empirical probability of picking red ball does not get closer to
its theoretical probability.
 Option 3: The empirical probability of picking yellow ball gets further away
from its theoretical probability.
Option 4: The empirical probability of picking red ball becomes equal to its
theoretical probability.
Answer Option 1
Solution The empirical probability of picking yellow ball gets closer to its theoretical
probability.

Question Number 3
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text If a card is drawn from a deck of cards, what is the probability of a card
drawn to be a red or a black card and what can we say about that event?
Option 1: 1 and it is a sure event.
Option 2: 0 and it is a sure event.
Option 3: 1 and it is an impossible event.
Option 4: 0 and it is an impossible event.
Answer Option 1
Solution 1 and it is a sure event.

Question Number 4
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text A spinner is shown below

Some of the events are listed below, when the spinner is spined.
Event A: The spinner lands on a multiple of 11.
Event B: The spinner lands on a number less than 11.
Event C: The spinner lands on a number more than 10.
Which of the following statement is true about the three events?
Option 1: Probability of Event A is 1, so A is a sure event while the
probabilities of Events B and C are 0, so they are impossible events.
Option 2: Probability of Event A is 1, so A is an impossible event while the
probabilities of Events B and C are 0, so they are sure events.
Option 3: Probability of Event B is 1, so B is a sure event while the
probabilities of Events A and C are 0, so they are impossible events.
Option 4: Probability of Event B is 1, so B is an impossible event while the
probabilities of Events A and C are 0, so they are sure events.
Answer Option 3
Solution Probability of Event B is 1, so B is a sure event while the probabilities of
Events A and C are 0, so they are impossible events.
Question 5
Number
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text hen four coins are tossed simultaneously, which of the following represents the
sample space?

Answer Option 3
Solution
Question Number 6
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text To win a price in a game, you need to first choose one of the 4 doors, 1, 2, 3,
4 and then need to choose one of the three boxes A, B, C and then need to
choose between two colours red and green. How many of the possible
outcomes of this game include selecting Box A and red colour?
Option 1: 4
Option 2: 8
Option 3: 12
Option 4: 24
Answer Option 1
Solution Given: the 4 doors, 1, 2, 3, 4 and then need to choose one of
the three boxes A, B, C and then need to choose between
two colours red and green
The answer is "4"
There are 4 possible outcomes of this game

Question Number 7
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text A box has 10 equal size cards. Of the 10 cards, 4 are blue, 3 are green, 2 are
yellow and 1 is red. If a card is randomly drawn from the box, which is the
colour that the card is most likely to have?
Option 1: Red
Option 2: Blue
Option 3: Green
Option 4: Yellow
Answer Option 2
Solution To determine which colour card is most likely to be drawn, we need to
compare the number of each colour card to the total number of cards.
There are 10 cards in total, and the number of each colour card is as
follows:

 4 blue cards
 3 green cards
 2 yellow cards
 1 red card
 The probability of drawing a specific colour card can be calculated by
dividing the number of that colour card by the total number of cards.
The colour with the highest probability will be the most likely to be
drawn. In this case, the colour with the highest probability
is blue (4/10 = 0.4), so the answer is Blue.

Question Number 8
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Of 50 students in a class, 16 prefer cricket, 8 prefer football, 7 prefer
basketball and rest of the students prefer either tennis or hockey. There are
twice as many students who prefer tennis as the number of students who
prefer hockey. A student is randomly selected from the class. Which
statement is correct?
Option 1: The probability of selecting a student who prefer tennis is more
than that of selecting a student who prefer cricket.
Option 2: The probability of selecting a student who prefer hockey is more
than that of selecting a student who prefer cricket.
Option 3: The probability of selecting a student who prefer hockey is more
than that of selecting a student who prefer tennis.
Option 4: The probability of selecting a student who prefer basketball is
more than that of selecting a student who prefer cricket.
Answer Option 1
Solution The probability of selecting a student who prefer tennis is more than that of
selecting a student who prefer cricket.

Question Number 9
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given.
HOOK-A-DUCK is a traditional stall game. A number of identical rubber
ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to
their heads. The player captures the ducks using a pole with a hook at one
end. Although the ducks appear identical, the letters S, M or L appears on
the bottom of some ducks, signifying that the player who captures them
receives a small, medium or large prize respectively. A duck with no letter
signifies no prize.
In order to play the game, a player needs to buy a token and is given three
attempts per token. In each attempt, he needs to capture a duck. The
captured ducks are examined to reveal whether they have any letter and
 the player gets the prizes accordingly. The ducks are returned to the trough
only after the player finishes all the three attempts. If a player buys more
than one token, the ducks are returned to the trough after every 3
attempts.
Sam is playing his first attempt of the game. What is the probability that he
wins a medium prize?
3
A.
120
3
B.
60
3
C.
20
3
D.
17
Answer A
Solution 3
the probability that he wins a medium prize is
120

Question Number 10
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given.

HOOK-A-DUCK is a traditional stall game. A number of identical rubber

ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to
their heads. The player captures the ducks using a pole with a hook at one
end. Although the ducks appear identical, the letters S, M or L appears on
the bottom of some ducks, signifying that the player who captures them
receives a small, medium or large prize respectively. A duck with no letter
signifies no prize.

In order to play the game, a player needs to buy a token and is given three
attempts per token. In each attempt, he needs to capture a duck. The
captured ducks are examined to reveal whether they have any letter and
the player gets the prizes accordingly. The ducks are returned to the trough
only after the player finishes all the three attempts. If a player buys more
than one token, the ducks are returned to the trough after every 3
attempts.
A player captures empty ducks in his first two attempts. What is the
probability that he will win a small prize in his third attempt?
36
A.
120
36
B.
118
6
C.
18
 6
D.
14
Answer B
Solution 36
probability that he will win a small prize in his third attempt is
118

Question Number 11
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given.

HOOK-A-DUCK is a traditional stall game. A number of identical rubber

ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to
their heads. The player captures the ducks using a pole with a hook at one
end. Although the ducks appear identical, the letters S, M or L appears on
the bottom of some ducks, signifying that the player who captures them
receives a small, medium or large prize respectively. A duck with no letter
signifies no prize.

In order to play the game, a player needs to buy a token and is given three
attempts per token. In each attempt, he needs to capture a duck. The
captured ducks are examined to reveal whether they have any letter and
the player gets the prizes accordingly. The ducks are returned to the trough
only after the player finishes all the three attempts. If a player buys more
than one token, the ducks are returned to the trough after every 3
attempts.

Meera is playing the game and she got a duck marked S in her first attempt.
Which duck will be most likely captured by her in second attempt?
A. A duck with letter S
B. A duck with letter M
C. A duck with letter L
D. A duck with no letter
Answer D
Solution A duck with no letter

Question Number 12
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given.

HOOK-A-DUCK is a traditional stall game. A number of identical rubber

ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to
 their heads. The player captures the ducks using a pole with a hook at one
end. Although the ducks appear identical, the letters S, M or L appears on
the bottom of some ducks, signifying that the player who captures them
receives a small, medium or large prize respectively. A duck with no letter
signifies no prize.

In order to play the game, a player needs to buy a token and is given three
attempts per token. In each attempt, he needs to capture a duck. The
captured ducks are examined to reveal whether they have any letter and
the player gets the prizes accordingly. The ducks are returned to the trough
only after the player finishes all the three attempts. If a player buys more
than one token, the ducks are returned to the trough after every 3
attempts.

A certain number of new ducks, when added to the trough, doubles the
probability of winning a large prize in the first attempt.

Which of the following could be true about the number of new ducks
getting added?
i. 20 ne ducks out of which 8 marked L
ii. 240 new ducks out of which 2 marked L
iii. 120 new ducks out of which 18 marked L
A. Only i
B. Only iii
C. Only i and ii
D. Only i and iii
Answer D
Solution

Question Number 13
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given.

HOOK-A-DUCK is a traditional stall game. A number of identical rubber

ducks are floated in a water trough. The ducks have metal rings fastened to
their heads. The player captures the ducks using a pole with a hook at one
end. Although the ducks appear identical, the letters S, M or L appears on
the bottom of some ducks, signifying that the player who captures them
receives a small, medium or large prize respectively. A duck with no letter
signifies no prize.

In order to play the game, a player needs to buy a token and is given three
attempts per token. In each attempt, he needs to capture a duck. The
captured ducks are examined to reveal whether they have any letter and
the player gets the prizes accordingly. The ducks are returned to the trough
only after the player finishes all the three attempts. If a player buys more
than one token, the ducks are returned to the trough after every 3
 attempts.
Let k be the probability that a player wins a medium prize in his first
attempt.
If a player wins a small and a large prize in his first two attempts, then the
probability that he wins a medium prize in his third attempt is _______.
A. Equal to k
B. Less than k
C. More than k
D. Cannot be determined using the given information
Answer C
Solution More than k

Question Number 14
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text In a card game, there are ten cards, 1 to 10. Two players, seated facing each
other, randomly choose 5 cards each. They arrange their cards in ascending
order of the number on the card as shown below.

The difference between the corresponding cards is calculated such that the
lower value I subtracted from the higher value.
In a random game, what is the probability that the sum of differences is ?
A. 0
1
B.
5
1
C.
2
D. Cannot be calculated without knowing the cards chosen by each
player
Answer A
Solution the probability that the sum of differences is 0
Question Number 15
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text At a party, there is one last pizza slice and two people who want it. To
decide who gets the last slice, two fair six-sided dice are rolled. If the largest
number in the roll is:
 1, 3 or 6, Ananya would get the last slice, and
 2, 4 or 5, Pranit would get it.

In a random roll of dice, who has a higher chance of getting the last pizza
slice?

(Note: If the number on both the dice is the same, then consider that
number as the larger number.)

A. Ananya
B. Pranit
C. Both have an equal chance
D. (cannot be answered without knowing the exact numbers in a roll.)
Answer B
Solution Pranit has a higher chance of getting the last pizza slice

Question Number 16
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text A number was selected at random from 1 to 100 (inclusive of both
numbers) and it was found to be a multiple of 10.

What is the probability that the selected number is a multiple of 5?

1
A.
10
1
B.
5
1
C.
2
D. 1
Answer D
Solution the probability that the selected number is a multiple of 5 is 1

Question Number 17
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Four friends - Ayush, Minal, Rohan and Shreya - are playing a board game
called Food Master. Shown below are their current positions on the board
during the first round.

The rules of the game are:

 In each chance, two 6-sided fair dice numbered 1-6 are rolled by the
player.
 The number of steps a player moves forward by is the sum of the
numbers on the two dice.
 Each player gets a restaurant card for their first visit to any of the 16
restaurants.
 After 10 rounds, the player with the greatest number of restaurant
cards wins.

What are the chances that Rohan lands on ‘FREE PARKING’ in his next turn?
7
A.
36
1
B.
6
1
C.
12
1
D.
36
Answer B
Solution 1
The chances that Rohan lands on ‘FREE PARKING’ in his next turn is
6
Question Number 18
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type MCQ
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Four friends - Ayush, Minal, Rohan and Shreya - are playing a board game
called Food Master. Shown below are their current positions on the board
during the first round.

The rules of the game are:

 In each chance, two 6-sided fair dice numbered 1-6 are rolled by
the player.
 The number of steps a player moves forward by is the sum of the
numbers on the two dice.
 Each player gets a restaurant card for their first visit to any of the
16 restaurants.
 After 10 rounds, the player with the greatest number of restaurant
cards wins.
What is the probability of Minal landing on the ‘ROLL AGAIN’ in her next
turn?
A. 0
1
B.
36
1
C.
6
 D. 1
Answer A
Solution The probability of Minal landing on the ‘ROLL AGAIN’ in her next turn is 0

Question Number 19
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Four friends - Ayush, Minal, Rohan and Shreya - are playing a board game
called Food Master. Shown below are their current positions on the board
during the first round.

The rules of the game are:

 In each chance, two 6-sided fair dice numbered 1-6 are rolled by
the player.
 The number of steps a player moves forward by is the sum of the
numbers on the two dice.
 Each player gets a restaurant card for their first visit to any of the
16 restaurants.
 After 10 rounds, the player with the greatest number of restaurant
cards wins.
Among Minal and Shreya, who has a higher chance of landing on the Goan
restaurant in their next turn? Show your steps.
Answer 5
∧4
36
36
Solution 5
The probability of Meenal lending on the Goan restaurant is . The
36
4
probability of Shreya lending on the Goan restaurant is .
36
Meenal had a higher chance of landing on the Goan restaurant.

Question Number 20
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text In a medical centre, 780 randomly selected people were observed to find if
there is a relationship between age and the likelihood of getting a heart
attack. The following results were observed.

(i) Based on this table, what is the probability that a randomly chosen
person from the same sample is younger than or equal to 55 years and has
had a heart attack?

(ii) Looking at the data in the table, Giri says "if a person is randomly
chosen, then the probability that the person has had a heart attack is about
12.5%". Is the statement true or false? Justify your reason
Answer (i) the probability that a randomly chosen person from the
same sample is younger than or equal to 55 years and has
29
had a heart attack is
780
(ii) probability that the person has had a heart attack is about
1
12.5% is
8
Solution (i) the probability that a randomly chosen person from the same
sample is younger than or equal to 55 years and has had a heart
29
attack is
780

(ii) The statement is true. The probability that a random person has
104 1
had a heart attack is which is approximately or 12.5 %.
780 8

Question Number 21
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text Shown below is a square dart with circular rings inside.

(Note: The figure is not to scale.)

Find the probability that a dart thrown at random lands on the shaded area.
Show your steps
Answer the probability that a dart thrown at random lands on the shaded area is
4−π
4
Solution The area of square dart board is 42 =16 sq units.
The area of outer circular ring with radius 2 units is pi 2 π ×22=4 π sq units
. Probability that a dart thrown at random laths on the shaded area is
( 16−4 π ) ( 4−π )
=
16 4

Question Number 22
Source Mathematics Grade 10 items_new.cdr (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text A 4-sided fair die is numbered 1-4. Nikhil and Pratik are playing with such a
die each. They roll their dice once at the same time. A player wins only if
they get a number larger than the other player.

What is the probability of Pratik winning the game? Show your work.
Answer 3
the probability of Pratik winning the game is
8
Solution Total number of outcomes is 16,
the probable outcome to win the game is 6,
6 3
the probability of Prateek winning the game is ∨
16 8

Question Number 23
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text On a particular day, Vidhi and Unnati couldn't decide on who would get to
drive the car. They had one coin each and flipped their coins exactly three
times. The following was agreed upon:
• If Vidhi gets two heads in a row, she would drive the car.
• If Unnati gets a head immediately followed by a tail, she would drive the
car.
Who has more probability to drive the car that day? List all outcomes and
show your steps
Answer Unnati
Solution {(HHH), (HHT), (HTH), (THH), (TTH), (THT), (HTT), (TTT)}
The total number of outcomes is 8.
The favourable outcomes for Vidhi to win are 3.
3
The probability of Vidhi winning two heads in a row is
8
The favourable outcomes for Unnati to win are 4.
4
The probability of Unnati flipping a head immediately followed by a tail is
8
If they flipped their coins exactly three times, Unnati is more likely to drive
the car that day.
Question Number 24
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text Shown below are two baskets with grey and black balls.

Abhishek is playing a game with his friend where he has to close his eyes
and pick a black ball from one of the baskets in one trial.

He said "I will try with basket 2 as it has a higher number of black balls than
basket 1 and hence the probability of picking a black ball from basket 2 is
higher." Is Abhishek's statement, correct? Justify your answer.
Answer Not correct
Solution Abhishek's statement is not correct. The probability of randomly picking up
4
black ball from basket 1 is and the probability of randomly picking up
7
8
black ball from basket 2 is Hence the probability of picking ball from
14
basket 1 is same as basket 2.

Question Number 25
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text Rohan has a bag of multiple balls either pink, green or yellow in colour. He
randomly picks up one ball.

His friend, Farid predicted, "The probability of Rohan picking a pink ball is
1
definitely as there are 3 colours".
3

Is Farid's statement true or false. Give a valid reason or a counter example.

Answer False
Solution For each statement is false, if a bag has 1 pink ball, 2 green balls and 2
1
yellow balls, the probability of randomly picking a pink ball is
5

Question Number 26
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type VSA
Question Text Shivesh was tossing a fair coin. Shown below are the outcomes of his first 5
tosses. [1]

Tail Tail Tail Tail Tail

Is the probability of Shivesh getting a head in his sixth toss higher than the
probability of getting a tail? Give a valid reason.
Answer No
Solution No, when tossing a fair coin, the probability of getting a head is equal to the
probability of getting a tail.

Question 27
Number
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text Shown below is a game with 3 spinners attached to 3 rooms. Each player is
given a treasure which has to be kept in one of the rooms. All the spinners are
rotated and if any spinner lands on the grey region, that room is opened. If the
player kept his treasure in that room, he loses the treasure. If he kept it in any
other room, he wins the treasure.

Zaira kept her treasure in the room which is least likely to be opened.

In which room did she keep her treasure? Show your work.
Answer Room 2
Solution 1 1
The probability of opening room 1 is , the probability of opening room 2 is ,
2 4
1
the probability of opening room 3 is . Comparing the above probabilities,
2
Zaira, he kept her treasure in room 2.

Question 28
Number
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text At a fair, there is a game such that it has two bags. Bag 1 has an equal number
of red(R) and yellow(Y) cubes and bag 2 has an equal number of red(R) and
blue(B) cubes. Rohit has to pick a cube from each of the bags. If he picks up at
least 1 red cube, he gets a prize.

Find the probability of Rohit getting a prize. List all outcomes and show your
work.
Answer 3
4
Solution The outcome is {(RR), (RB), (YR), (YB)}. And the probable outcomes to get a
prize are {(RR),( RB), (YR)}. The probability of Rohit getting a prize is
3
4

Question Number 29
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text Shown below are two spinners.

Select the points on the probability scale below that represents:

(i) the probability of spinner 1 landing on a black region.

 (ii) the probability of spinner 2 landing on white region.

Answer (i) the probability of spinner 1 landing on a black region is 0

3
(ii) the probability of spinner 2 landing on white region is
4
Solution (i) the probability of spinner 1 landing on a black region is 0
3
the probability of spinner 2 landing on white region is
4

Question Number 30
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text On a given day, an airplane is carrying 78 meals, of which 39 are vegetarian
and the rest are non-vegetarian.

If the air hostess started distributing the meals and picked the first meal
from the lot, what is the probability that it has a surprise gift?
Answer 1
78
Solution The number of favourable outcomes is 1 and the number of total outcomes
1
is 78. So, the probability that the pegged meal has a surprise gift is
78

Question Number 31
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Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text Jenin has four 50-rupee notes, seven 100-rupee notes and two 2000-rupee
notes in her purse. She doesn't have any other denomination of currency
with her. She goes for shopping and buys skirt for Rs 799. She takes out a
note from her purse at random.

i) Find the probability that the note will be sufficient to pay for the dress.

ii) Find the probability that she will be able to give exactly Rs 799 to the
shopkeeper.

Show your work.

Answer (i) the probability that the note will be sufficient to pay for the
2
dress is
13
(ii) The probability that Jenny will be able to give exactly Rs. 799 to
the shopkeeper is 0.
Solution The total number of outcomes are 4 + 7 + 2 =13 and the favourable number
of outcomes is 2.
2
The probability that notes will be sufficient to pay for the address is and
13
the probability that Jenny will be able to give exactly Rs 799 to the
shopkeeper is 0.

Question Number 32
Source Microsoft Word - 21.08.20_Math_Grade_10.docx (cbseacademic.nic.in)
Chapter Probability
Concept Probability — A Theoretical Approach
Question Type SA
Question Text Farah and Sheena are playing a game with number tokens. Each of them
has four number tokens, 2, 3, 4 and 5. A token is randomly picked by each
of them from their stack simultaneously. If the sum of the numbers picked
by each of them is a prime number, Farah wins the game and if it is a
composite number, then Sheena wins the game.

Find the probability of each of them winning the game and state who has a
higher probability of winning the game. Show your work.
Answer 3
The probability that Farhan win the game is and the probability that
8
5
Sheena wins the game is .Sheena has a higher probability of winning the
8
game.
Solution The total number of outcomes is 16.
The favourable number of outcomes for Farha to win the game is 6.
3
The probability that Farhan win the game is
8
3 5
The probability that Sheena wins the game is 1− = .
8 8
Sheena has a higher probability of winning the game.