NCERT Solution For Class 9 Maths Chapter 15- Probability

Exercise 15.1 Page: 283

1. In a cricket match, a batswoman hits a boundary 6 times out of 30 balls she plays. Find the
probability that she did not hit a boundary.
Solution:
According to the question,
Total number of balls = 30
Numbers of boundary = 6
Number of time batswoman didn't hit boundary = 30 - 6 = 24
24 4
Probability she did not hit a boundary = =
30 5

2. 1500 families with 2 children were selected randomly, and the following data were recorded:

Number of girls in a family 2 1 0

Number of families 475 814 211

Compute the probability of a family, chosen at random, having

(i) 2 girls (ii) 1 girl (iii) No girl
Also check whether the sum of these probabilities is 1.
Solution:
Total numbers of families = 1500
(i) Numbers of families having 2 girls = 475
Probability = Numbers of families having 2 girls/Total numbers of families
475 19
= =
1500 60

(ii) Numbers of families having 1 girl = 814

Probability = Numbers of families having 1 girl/Total numbers of families
814 407
= =
1500 750

(iii) Numbers of families having 0 girls = 211

Probability = Numbers of families having 0 girls/Total numbers of families
211
=
1500
19 407 211
Sum of the probability = + +
60 750 1500

475+814+211 1500
= = =1
1500 1500

Yes, the sum of these probabilities is 1.

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3. Refer to Example 5, Section 14.4, Chapter 14. Find the probability that a student of the class was
born in August.
Solution:

Total numbers of students in the class = 40

Numbers of students born in August =6
6 3
The probability that a student of the class was born in August, = =
40 20

4. Three coins are tossed simultaneously 200 times with the following frequencies of different
outcomes:
Outcome 3 heads 2 heads 1 head No head
Frequency 23 72 77 28

If the three coins are simultaneously tossed again, compute the probability of 2 heads coming up.
Solution:
Number of times 2 heads come up = 72
Total number of times the coins were tossed = 200
72 9
∴, the probability of 2 heads coming up = =
200 25

5. An organisation selected 2400 families at random and surveyed them to determine a relationship
between income level and the number of vehicles in a family. The information gathered is listed
in the table below:
Monthly income Vehicles per family
(in ₹) 0 1 2 Above 2
Less than 7000 10 160 25 0
7000-10000 0 305 27 2
10000-13000 1 535 29 1
13000-16000 2 469 59 25

16000 or more 1 579 82 88

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Suppose a family is chosen. Find the probability that the family chosen is
(i) earning ₹10000 – 13000 per month and owning exactly 2 vehicles.
(ii) earning ₹16000 or more per month and owning exactly 1 vehicle.
(iii) earning less than ₹7000 per month and does not own any vehicle.
(iv) earning ₹13000 – 16000 per month and owning more than 2 vehicles.
(v) owning not more than 1 vehicle.
Solution:
Total number of families = 2400
(i) Numbers of families earning ₹10000 –13000 per month and owning exactly 2 vehicles = 29
∴, the probability that the family chosen is earning ₹10000 – 13000 per month and owning
29
exactly 2 vehicle =
2400

(ii) Number of families earning ₹16000 or more per month and owning exactly 1 vehicle = 579
∴, the probability that the family chosen is earning ₹16000 or more per month and owning
579
exactly 1 vehicle =
2400

(iii) Number of families earning less than ₹7000 per month and does not own any vehicle = 10
∴, the probability that the family chosen is earning less than ₹7000 per month and does not
10 1
own any vehicle = =
2400 240

(iv) Number of families earning ₹13000-16000 per month and owning more than 2 vehicles = 25
∴, the probability that the family chosen is earning ₹13000 – 16000 per month and owning
25 1
more than 2 vehicles = =
2400 96

(v) Number of families owning not more than 1 vehicle = 10+160+0+305+1+535+2+469+1+579

= 2062
2062 1031
∴, the probability that the family chosen owns not more than 1 vehicle = =
2400 1200

6. Refer to Table 14.7, Chapter 14.

(i) Find the probability that a student obtained less than 20% in the mathematics test.
(ii) Find the probability that a student obtained marks 60 or above.
Solution:

Marks Number of students

0 - 20 7
20 - 30 10
30 - 40 10
40 - 50 20
50 - 60 20
60 - 70 15
70 - above 8
Total 90
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Total number of students = 90

(i) Number of students who obtained less than 20% in the mathematics test = 7
7
∴, the probability that a student obtained less than 20% in the mathematics test =
90

(ii) Number of students who obtained marks 60 or above = 15+8 = 23

23
∴, the probability that a student obtained marks 60 or above =
90

7. To know the opinion of the students about the subject statistics, a survey of 200 students was
conducted. The data is recorded in the following table.

Opinion Number of students

like 135
dislike 65
Find the probability that a student chosen at random
(i) likes statistics, (ii) does not like it.
Solution:
Total number of students = 135 + 65 = 200

(i) Number of students who like statistics = 135

135 27
∴, the probability that a student likes statistics = =
200 40
(ii) Number of students who do not like statistics = 65
65 13
∴, the probability that a student does not like statistics = =
200 40

8. Refer to Q.2, Exercise 14.2. What is the empirical probability that an engineer lives:
(i) less than 7 km from her place of work?
(ii) more than or equal to 7 km from her place of work?
𝟏
(iii) within km from her place of work?
𝟐
Solution:
The distance (in km) of 40 engineers from their residence to their place of work were found as
follows:
5 3 10 20 25 11 13 7 12 31 19 10 12 17 18 11 3 2
17 16 2 7 9 7 8 3 5 12 15 18 3 12 14 2 9 6
15 15 7 6 12

Total numbers of engineers = 40

(i) Number of engineers living less than 7 km from their place of work = 9
9
∴, the probability that an engineer lives less than 7 km from her place of work =
40

(ii) Number of engineers living more than or equal to 7 km from their place of work = 40 - 9 = 31
31
∴, probability that an engineer lives more than or equal to 7 km from her place of work =
40
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𝟏
(iii) Number of engineers living within km from their place of work = 0
𝟐
𝟏 0
∴, the probability that an engineer lives within km from her place of work = =0
𝟐 40

9. Activity : Note the frequency of two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers going past
during a time interval, in front of your school gate. Find the probability that any one vehicle out
of the total vehicles you have observed is a two-wheeler.
Solution:
The question is an activity to be performed by the students.
Hence, perform the activity by yourself and note down your inference.

10. Activity : Ask all the students in your class to write a 3-digit number. Choose any student from
the room at random. What is the probability that the number written by her/him is divisible by
3? Remember that a number is divisible by 3, if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
Solution:
The question is an activity to be performed by the students.
Hence, perform the activity by yourself and note down your inference.

11. Eleven bags of wheat flour, each marked 5 kg, actually contained the following weights of flour
(in kg):

4.97 5.05 5.08 5.03 5.00 5.06 5.08 4.98 5.04 5.07 5.00

Find the probability that any of these bags chosen at random contains more than 5 kg of flour.
Solution:
Total number of bags present = 11
Number of bags containing more than 5 kg of flour = 7
7
∴, the probability that any of the bags chosen at random contains more than 5 kg of flour =
11

12. In Q.5, Exercise 14.2, you were asked to prepare a frequency distribution table, regarding the
concentration of sulphur dioxide in the air in parts per million of a certain city for 30 days. Using
this table, find the probability of the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the interval 0.12-0.16 on
any of these days.

The data obtained for 30 days is as follows:

0.03 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.04 0.17 0.16 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.18 0.20 0.11
0.08 0.12 0.13 0.22 0.07 0.08 0.01 0.10 0.06 0.09 0.18 0.11 0.0
7 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.04
Solution:
Total number of days in which the data was recorded = 30 days
Numbers of days in which sulphur dioxide was present in between the interval 0.12-0.16 = 2
∴, the probability of the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the interval 0.12-0.16 on any of these
2 1
days = =
30 15
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13. In Q.1, Exercise 14.2, you were asked to prepare a frequency distribution table regarding the
blood groups of 30 students of a class. Use this table to determine the probability that a student
of this class, selected at random, has blood group AB.
The blood groups of 30 students of Class VIII are recorded as follows:
A, B, O, O, AB, O, A, O, B, A, O, B, A, O, O, A, AB, O, A, A, O, O, AB, B, A, O, B, A, B, O.
Solution:
Total numbers of students = 30
Number of students having blood group AB = 3
3 1
∴, the probability that a student of this class, selected at random, has blood group AB = =
30 10