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Let Bii=1,2,3 be three independent events in a sample space. The probability that only B1 occur is α, only B2 occurs is β and only B3 occurs is γ. Let p be the probability that none of the events Bi occurs and these 4 probabilities satisfy the equations α-2βp=αβ and β-3γp=2βγ (All the probabilities are assumed to lie in the interval 0,1 Then PB1PB3 is equal to______.

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Important Questions on Probability

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Matrices of order 3×3 are formed by using the elements of the set A={-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3}, then probability that matrix is either Symmetric or Skew Symmetric, is
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Box-I contains 3 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3; Box II contains 5 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3,4,5 and Box III contains 7 cards bearing numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. One card is drawn at random from each of the boxes. If xi be the number on the card drawn from the ith  box, i=1,2,3 then the probability that x1+x2+x3 is odd is equal to
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Let there be three independent events E1,E2 and E3. The probability that only E1 occurs is α only E2 occurs is β and only E3 occurs is γ. Let p'' denote the probability of none of events occurs that satisfies the equations (α-2β)p=αβ and (β-3γ)p=2βγ. All the
given probabilities are assumed to lie in the interval 0, 1.

Then,  Probability of occurrence of E1 Probability of occurrence of E3 is equal to ________.

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Two aeroplanes I and II bomb a target in succession. The probability of I and II scoring a hit correctly are 0.3 and 0.2, respectively. The second plane will bomb only if the first misses the target. The probability that the target is hit by the second plane is
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In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian and the remaining 140 are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are 35%,20% and 10% respectively. A person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :
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A bag contains 20 coins. If the probability that the bag contains exactly 4 biased coin is 13 and that of exactly 5 biased coin is 23, then the probability that all the biased coin are sorted out from the bag in exactly 10 draws is
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In four schools B1, B2 , B3, B4 the percentage of girls students is 12, 20, 13, 17, respectively. From a school selected at random, one student is picked up at random, and it is found that the student is a girl. The probability that the school selected is B2, is
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Five defective mangoes are accidently mixed with 15 good ones. Four mangoes are drawn at random from this lot. Then, the probability distribution of the number of defective mangoes is