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PROBABILITY 2 marks and 3 marks

1. A die marked 1, 2, 3 in red and 4, 5, 6 in green is tossed. Let A be the event ‘number is
even’ and B be the event ‘number is marked red’. Find whether the events A and B are
independent or not.
2. A black and a red die are rolled together. Find the conditional probability of obtaining the

3. Evaluate P(A ∪ B), if 2P (A) = P(B) = 513 and P(A/ B) = 25.


sum 8, given that the red die resulted in a number less than 4. Ans:1/9
Ans:11/26
4. A and B throw a pair of dice alternately. A wins the game, if he gets a total of 7 and B
wins the game, if he gets a total of 10. If A starts the game, then find the probability that
B wins. Ans:5/17

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5. A and B throw a pair of dice alternately, till one of them gets a total of 10 and wins the
game. Find their respective probabilities of winning, if A starts first. Ans: 12/23 for A
11/23 for B
6. A speaks truth in 75% of the cases, while B in 90% of the cases. In what percent of
cases are they likely to contradict each other in stating the same fact? Do you think that
statement of B is true? Ans: 3/10
7. P speaks truth in 70% of the cases and Q in 80% of the cases. In what percent of cases
are they likely to agree in stating the same fact? Do you think, when they agree, means
both are speaking truth? Ans: 62/100
8. Consider the experiment of tossing a coin. If the coin shows head, toss it again, but if it
shows tail, then throw a die. Find the conditional probability of the event that ‘the die
shows a number greater than 4’, given that ‘there is atleast one tail’. Ans: 2/9
BAYE’S THEOREM
9. Suppose a girl throws a the. If she gets 1 or 2, she tosses a coin three times and notes
the number of tails. If she gets 3, 4, 5 or 6, she tosses a coin once and notes whether a
‘head’ or ‘tail’ is obtained. If she obtained exactly one ‘tail’, what is the probability that
she threw 3, 4, 5 or 6 with the die? Ans:8/11
10. Two groups are competing for the positions of the Board of Directors of a corporation.
The probabilities that the first and second groups will win are 0.6 and 0.4 respectively.
Further, if the first group wins, the probability of introducing a new product is 0.7 and the
corresponding probability is 0.3 if the second group wins. Find the probability that the
new product introduced way by the second group. Ans:0.22
11. Three persons A, B and C apply for a job of Manager in a private company. Chances of
their selection (A, B and C) are in the ratio 1:2:4. The probabilities that A, B and C can
introduce changes to improve profits of the company are 0.8, 0.5 and 0.3, respectively. If
the change does not take place, find the probability that it is due to the appointment of C.
Ans: 0.7
12. A bag X contains 4 white balls and 2 black balls, while another bag Y contains 3 white
balls and 3 black balls. Two balls are drawn (without replacement) at random from one
of the bags and were found to be one white and one black. Find the probability that the
balls were drawn from bag Y. Ans: 9/17

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