Basics of Probability

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Basics of Probability: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Probability, Terms Used in Probability Rules, Random Experiment, Outcomes of a Random Experiment, Sample Space of a Random Experiment, Tree Diagram of Outcomes, Events in a Random Experiment, etc.

Important Questions on Basics of Probability

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Numbers 1 to 10are written on ten separates slips (one number on one slip ), kept in a box, and mixed well. One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it. Answer the following questions.

What is the probability of getting a number greater than 6?

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Numbers 1 to 10are written on ten separates slips (one number on one slip ), kept in a box and mixed well. One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it. Answer the following questions.

What is the probability of getting an even number?

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Two dice are rolled at a time. What is the probability of getting number 6 in two dice?

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Study the given information and answer the following question --
An urn contains 4 Green, 3 Red and 5 Blue balls.
What is the probability that at least one is Blue, if 4 balls are picked at random ?

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Numbers 1to 10are written on ten separates slips (one number on one slip ), kept in a box, and mixed well. One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it .  Answer the following questions.

What is the probability of getting a 1-digit number ?

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Numbers 1 to 10 are written on ten separates slips (one number on one slip), kept in a box, and mixed well. One slip is chosen from the box without looking into it. Answer the following questions.

What is the probability of getting a number less than 6?

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Three identical dice are rolled. The probability that the same number will appear on each of them is

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Two events A and B have probabilities 0.25 and 0.50 respectively. The probability that both A and B occur simultaneously is 0.14. Then the probability that neither A nor B occurs is:

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If the integers m & n are chosen at random from 1 to 100, then the probability that a number of the form 7m+7n is divisible by 5 equals:

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Three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The probability that the triangle with three vertices is equilateral, equals

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For two given events A and B,P(AB) is:

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A five digit number is formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 with no digit being repeated. The probability that the number is divisible by 4, is

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Determine  the chance that a non-leap year selected at random will not contain 53 Sundays or 53 Mondays?

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If ΔABC is a right angle triangle with ACB as its right angle. The measure of ABC=60° and AB=10. Let P be randomly chosen inside ABC, and extend BP to meet AC at D. Then, the probability that BD>52 is

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Let E be an event in sample space and E' be its complement. If PE=14. Find PEE'.

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Let E be an event in sample space and E' be its complement. If PE=23. Find PEE'.

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Let E be an event in sample space and E' be its complement. If PE=13. Find PEE'.

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Let E be an event in sample space and E' be its complement. If PE=12. Find PEE'.

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If p and q are chosen at random from the set {1,2,3, ,10}, with replacement, then the probability that the roots of equation x2+px+q=0 are real, is

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A and B throws a pair of dice. If A throws 9 and B's chance of throwing a higher number is k6, then the value of k is _____