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A P S N A N A P: Chapter 7 F4: Probabilities

The document provides examples and solutions for calculating probabilities of events. It defines probability as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes. It then provides examples of finding probabilities of picking balls of certain colors from containers, choosing letters from words, rolling certain numbers on a dice, and more. Solutions demonstrate setting up the probability formula and calculating based on the given information.

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A P S N A N A P: Chapter 7 F4: Probabilities

The document provides examples and solutions for calculating probabilities of events. It defines probability as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes. It then provides examples of finding probabilities of picking balls of certain colors from containers, choosing letters from words, rolling certain numbers on a dice, and more. Solutions demonstrate setting up the probability formula and calculating based on the given information.

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CHAPTER 7 F4 : PROBABILITIES

Probabilities of events. The probability of an events A is

P( A)

n( A) ; 0 P( A) 1 n( S )

Where n(A) = Number of times event A n(S) = Number of trials. A Example: A box contains 30 red balls and 60 white balls.A ball is chosen at random from the box. Find the probability of choosing a white ball. Solution : n (s) = 30 + 60 = 90 P ( white ball) =

60 90

1. A container contains 10 blue pens 6 red pens and 8 black pens .If a pen is chosen at random from the container , find the probability of choosing (a) blue pen (b) black pen. 2. A number is chosen at random from the set { x :1 x 100} x is an integer} Find the probability that (a) a perfect square is chosen (b) a multiple of 7 is chosen.

Solution :

Soluton :

3. A letter is chosen at random from the word WEEKEND. Calculate the probability that the letter chosen is (a) a letter E (b) a consonant (c) a letter Y

Solution :

B Example: A game dice is rolled 240 times and the probability of obtaining digit 5 is 1/6. Find the number of times digit 5 is expected to be obtained. Solution

n( A) 1 = n( S ) 6 1 n(A) = x 240 = 40 6
Solution:

1. 28 students of a class are members of a Mathematics Club. 12 of them are girls. (a) if student is picked at random from the club members, what is the probability of picking a boy? (b) Four boys withrew from the club. If a student is picked at random from the club members, what is the probability that the student picked is a boy?

2. A supermarket prepared 2000 tickets for a raffle offering a car as its first prize. Susan bought 40 tickets for the raffle. (a) What is the probability that Susan will win the car? (b) Susan bought x more tickets for the raffle. Now her chance of winning the car is 1/4. Calculate the value of x.

Solution

All the cards PRODUCTS are the placed in a box. (a) A card selected at random from the box. Find the probability that the card has a vowel on it. (b) Some cards with letter Q on them are placed in the box. If a card is then selected at random from the box, the probability of selecting a card with the letter Q on it is 1/3. Find the number of cards with the letter Q on them.

Solution:

20.2 Probability of The Complement The probability of the complement of event A is defined by

P( A' ) 1 P( A)

Example: A box contains six cards number labelled 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. A card is picked at random. Find the probability that the number picked is (a) an odd number (b) less than 6

Solution (a) P (odd number) = 1- P( even number) = 1-

3 1 = 6 2

Solution: 1. The probability of Siti win in cook competition is

3 .Find the probability 4

Siti lose in the competition.

2. A box contains 70 eggs.A egg is chosen at random from the box. The probability of choosing a good egg is

Solution:

9 . Find the probability of choosing a rotten egg. 14

3. Class 4M have 30 students. 5 students is Pandu Putri. If a student is chosen at random from the class, find the probability of choosing not a Pandu Putri.

Solution:

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