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The probability distribution of random variable X with two missing probabilities p1 and p2 is given below

X PX
1 k
2 p1
3 4k
4 p2
5 2k

It is further given that P(X2)=0.25 and P(X4)=0.35

Consider the following statements

I. p1=p2

II. p1+p2=P(X=3)

Which of the statements is/are correct ?

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Important Questions on Probability

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A and B are two events with positive probability, P(A/B) is the conditional probability of A given B, and A¯ is the complement of A. 

Consider the following statements

I. P(A/B)=P(A)P(B/A)=P(B)

II. P(B¯/A)=P(B¯)P(B/A)=P(B)

III. P(AB)=P(A)·P(B)P(A¯B¯)=P(A¯)·P(B¯)

Which of the above statement(s) is / are correct?

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Let U={1, 2, 3, , 20}. Let A, B and C be the subsets of U. Let A be the set of all numbers, which are perfect squares, B be the set of all numbers, which are multiples of 5 and C be the set of all numbers, which are divisible by 2 and 3 ?

Consider the following statements

I. A, B and C are mutually exclusive.

II. A, B and C are mutually exhaustive.

III. The number of elements in the complement set AB is 12.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

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What is the most probable number of successes in 10 trials with probability of success 23 ?
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Three coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting two heads and one tail ?
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If P(E) denotes the probability of an event E, then E is called certain event, if 
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In throwing a six faced die, let A be the event that an even number occurs, B be the event that an odd number occurs and C be the event that a number greater than 3 occurs. Which one of the following is correct ?
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A fair coin is tossed repeatedly. The probability of getting a result in the fifth toss different from those obtained in the first four tosses is