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Two coins are tossed 200 times and the following data is obtained.

Both heads One tail and head Both tails
55 105 40

The probability of getting at least one tail is

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Important Questions on Probability

HARD
8th CBSE
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Two coins are tossed simultaneously 250 times. The distribution of various outcomes is listed below.

Both heads One head No head
70 120 60

Find the probability of each event and check that the sum of all probabilities is1.

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
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In 20 packets of 1 kg sugar, the actual content of sugar is as follows (in kg):

0.98, 0.95, 1.02, 1.05, 0.97, 0.92, 0.95, 0.90,  0.975, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.00, 1.02, 1.05, 1.00, 1.10, 1.05, 0.96, 1.005

A packet is selected from the lot at random. If the probability that the packet containing 1 kg sugar is 1x, then x=?

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
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In 20 packets of 1 kg sugar, the actual content of sugar is as follows (in kg):

0.98, 0.95, 1.02, 1.05, 0.97, 0.92, 0.95, 0.90,  0.975, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.00, 1.02, 1.05, 1.00, 1.10, 1.05, 0.96, 1.005

A packet is selected from the lot at random. Find the probability that the packet contains less than 1 kg sugar.

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
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In 20 packets of 1 kg sugar, the actual content of sugar is as follows (in kg):

0.98, 0.95, 1.02, 1.05, 0.97, 0.92, 0.95, 0.90, 0.95, 0.975, 1.05, 1.10, 1.15, 1.00, 1.02, 1.05, 1.00, 1.10, 1.05, 0.96, 1.005

A packet is selected from the lot at random. Find the probability that the packet contains more than 1 kg sugar.

MEDIUM
8th CBSE
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A bag contains 5 white marbles, 6 red marbles and 9 blue marbles. A marble is selected at random. What is the probability that the marble is not of blue colour.
MEDIUM
8th CBSE
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Chits bearing numbers 25 to 50 are put in a box. A chit is drawn at random. If the simplest form of probability of getting a chit bearing a number which is a multiple of 7 is pq, then find the value of p+q.
EASY
8th CBSE
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Write the sample space when three coins are tossed simultaneously.