Chance and Probability

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Chance and Probability: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Random Experiment, Possible Outcomes of a Random Experiment, Probability of an Event & Chances and Probabilities in Real Life etc.

Important Questions on Chance and Probability

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Suppose you spin the wheel, find the probability of not getting a green sector

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Suppose you spin the wheel, find the probability of getting a green sector

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Suppose you spin the wheel, list the number of outcomes of getting a green sector and not getting a green sector on this wheel

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You have a bag with five identical balls of different colours and you are to pull out (draw) a ball without looking at it; list the outcomes you would get.

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When you spin the wheel shown, what are the possible outcomes? List them.

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When a die is thrown, what are the six possible outcomes?

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If you try to start a scooter, what are the possible outcomes?

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When a die is thrown, what are the six possible outcomes?

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If you try to start a scooter, what are the possible outcomes?

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A dice is thrown once. Find the probability(in fraction) of getting an odd number.

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If nA=2, pA=15, then nS=

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Two players, A and B, play a chess match. It is given that probability of A winning the match is 56. Find the probability of B winning the match.

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If nA=2, PA=15, then nS=?

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In a throw of a die, find the probability of getting a number less than 4.

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A dice is rolled. What is the probability that the number appearing on its upper face is less than 3?

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Which number cannot represent a probability ?

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A card is drawn at random from a pack of well shuffled 52 playing cards. Find the probability that the card drawn is -

(1) an ace. (2) a spade.

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A two-digit number is formed with digits 2,3,5,7,9 without repetition. What is the probability that the number formed is

(1) an odd number ?

(2) a multiple of 5 ?

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There are 15 tickets in a box, each bearing one of the numbers from 1 to 15. One ticket is drawn at random from the box. Find the probability of event that the ticket drawn -

(1) shows an even number.

(2) shows a number which is a multiple of 5.

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If two dice are rolled simultaneously, find the probability of the following events.

(1) The sum of the digits on the upper faces is at least 10.

(2) The sum of the digits on the upper faces is 33.

(3) The digit on the first die is greater than the digit on second die.