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PROBABILITY

Probability means possibility. It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the occurrence of a random
event. The value is expressed from zero to one. Probability has been introduced in Maths to predict how
likely events are to happen. The meaning of probability is basically the extent to which something is
likely to happen. This is the basic probability theory, which is also used in the probability distribution,
where you will learn the possibility of outcomes for a random experiment. To find the probability of a
single event to occur, first, we should know the total number of possible outcomes.

Probability Definition in Math

Probability is a measure of the likelihood of an event to occur. Many events cannot be predicted with
total certainty. We can predict only the chance of an event to occur i.e., how likely they are going to
happen, using it. Probability can range from 0 to 1, where 0 means the event to be an impossible one
and 1 indicates a certain event. Probability for Class 10 is an important topic for the students which
explains all the basic concepts of this topic. The probability of all the events in a sample space adds up to
1. For example, when we toss a coin, either we get Head OR Tail, only two possible outcomes are
possible (H, T). But when two coins are tossed then there will be four possible outcomes, i.e {(H, H), (H,
T), (T, H), (T, T)}.

Formula for Probability

The probability formula is defined as the possibility of an event to happen is equal to the ratio of the
number of favourable outcomes and the total number of outcomes.

Probability of event to happen P€ = Number of favourable outcomes/Total Number of outcomes

Sometimes students get mistaken for “favourable outcome” with “desirable outcome”. This is the basic
formula. But there are some more formulas for different situations or events.

Solved Examples

1) There are 6 pillows in a bed, 3 are red, 2 are yellow and 1 is blue. What is the probability of
picking a yellow pillow?

Ans: The probability is equal to the number of yellow pillows in the bed divided by the total number of
pillows, i.e. 2/6 = 1/3.

2) There is a container full of coloured bottles, red, blue, green and orange. Some of the bottles are
picked out and displaced. Sumit did this 1000 times and got the following results:

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