Mahabir Singh Solutions for Chapter: Probability, Exercise 2: EVERYDAY MATHEMATICS

A game consists of tossing a one rupee coin three times and noting its outcome each time. Hanif wins if all the tosses give the same result, i.e., three heads or three tails and loses otherwise. Calculate the probability that Hanif will lose the game.

$250$ Lottery tickets were sold and there are $5$ prizes on these tickets. If Kunal has purchased one lottery ticket, what is the probability that he wins a prize?

Two customers Shyam and Ekta are visiting a particular shop in the same week (Tuesday to Saturday). Each is equally likely to visit the shop on any one day as on another. What is the probability that both will visit the shop on different days?

Honey goes to school by a car driven by his driver or uses his bicycle. The probability that he will use the car is $\frac{3}{7}$. What is the probability that he will use his bicycle for going to school?