Probability

Class X
COMPETENCY BASED QUESTIONS

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1. If a number x is chosen at random from the numbers -2. -1, 0, 1, 2, what is the probability that

2. John, David and Peter were trying to get first chance in a game. John says “Let us toss two coins. If
both heads appear, David will take first chance. If both tails appear, Peter will get it and if one head
and one tail appear, I will get the chance”.
(i) What is the probability of John getting the first chance?
(ii) What is the probability of David getting the first chance?
(iii) What is the probability of Peter getting the first chance?
(iv) Is his decision fair ?
3. If a number x is chosen from the numbers 1, 2, 3 and a number y is selected from the numbers 1,
4, 9, then find P(xy˂ 9).
4. A circle with diameter 20 cm is drawn somewhere on a rectangular piece of paper with length 40
cm and width30 cm. This paper is kept horizontal on the table top. A die, very small in size, is
dropped on the rectangular paper without looking towards it. If the die falls and lands on the paper
only, then find the probability that it will fall and land
(i) Inside the circle
(ii) Outside the circle.
5. A missing helicopter is reported to have crashed somewhere in a
rectangular region of dimension 9 km x 4.5 km. What is the probability that is crashed inside a lake
which is square in shape of side 3 km inside the rectangular region.
6. A bag contains 18 balls out of which x balls are red.
(i) If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is
red ball.
(ii) If 2 more red balls are put in the bag, then the probability of
drawing a red ball will be 9/8 times that of probability of red ball coming in part (i). Find the value of
x.
7. A jar contains 54 marbles which are blue, green or white. The probability of selecting a blue
marble at random from the jar is 1/3, and the
probability of selecting a green marble at random is 4/9. How many white marbles does the jar
contain?

8. From a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. Find the probability that the
card drawn is
(i) A blank card.
(ii) A card denomination 5 or 6
(iii) A card with denomination between 2 and 9.
9. From a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, few cards of same colour are
missing. If the probability of drawing a red card is 􏰀􏰄 and that of black card is 􏰃􏰄 , then which colour
of cards are missing and how many?
10. In a game, the entry fee is Rs.5. The game consists of tossing a coin 3 times. If one or two heads
show, a boy gets his entry fee back. If he throws 3 heads, he receives double the entry fees.
Otherwise he will lose. For tossing a coin three times, find the probability that he
(i) Loses the entry
(ii) Gets double entry fee
(iii) Just gets his entry fee.
Long Answer Type Questions
1. Cards marked with numbers 3, 4, 5, .........,50 are placed in a box and and mixed thoroughly. One
card is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that the number on the drawn card is
(i) divisible by 7 (ii) a number, which is a perfect sqaure .
2. A bag contains 5 white balls, 7 red balls, 4 black balls and 2 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random
from the bag. Find the probability that the balls
drawn are
(i) White or blue (ii) red or black
(iii) not white (iv) neither white nor black
3. The king, queen and jack of diamonds are removed from a pack of 52 playing cards and the pack is
well shuffled. A card is drawn from the remaining cards. Find the probability of getting a card of
(i) diamond (ii) a jack
4. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 are empty. Find the probability of getting a prize.
5. The probability of a defective egg in a lot of 400 eggs is 0.035. Calculate the number of defective
eggs in the lot. Also calculate the probability of taking out a non defective egg from the lot.
6. In a fair at a game stall, slips marked with numbers 3,3,5,7,7,7,9,9,9,11 are placed in a box. A
person wins if the mean of numbers are written on the slip. What is the probabilty of his losing the
game?
7. A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from the
box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a two digit number (ii) a perfect square number
(iii) a number divisible by 5.
8. A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the
card drawn is
(i) a card of spade or an ace (ii) a red king
(iii) neither a king nor a queen (iv) either a king or a queen .
9. A card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of playing cards. Find the probability that the card drawn
is
(i) a face card
(ii) red colour face card
(iii) black colour face card

10. Ramesh got Rs. 24000 as Bonus. He donated Rs. 5000 to temple. He gave Rs. 12000 to his wife,
Rs. 2000 to his servant and gave rest of the amount to his daughter. Calculate the probability of
(i) wife’s share
(ii) Servant’s Share
(iii)daughter’s share.
11. 240 students reside in a hostel. Out of which 50% go for the yoga classes early in the morning,
25% go for the Gym club and 15% of them go for the morning walk. Rest of the students have joined
the laughing club. What is the probability of students who have joined laughing club?
12. An urn contains 9 red, 7 white and 4 black balls. A ball is drawn at random. Find the probability
that the ball drawn is :
(i) not red
(ii) white or black
(iii) red or white (iv) white
13. If odds in favour of an event be 2:3, find the probability of non occurrence of this event
If odds against an event be 3:4, find the probability of occurrence of this event.
14. A jar contains 24 marbles, some are green and others are blue. I f a marble is drawn at random
from the jar, the probability that it is green is 2/3. Find the number of blue marbles in the jar.
15. Two unbiased dice are rolled simultaneously.
(i) Write the sample space of this experiment
(ii) Find the probability of getting a product of 12?
(iii) Find the probability that the number appearing on one die is the square of other.
(iv) Find the probability that the sum of the numbers appearing on both dice is greater than 12.
16. In a family of three children, find the probability of having
(i) at least one girl (ii) at most 1 girl (iii) at most 2 boys (iv) no boys
17. A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one disc is drawn at random from
the box, find the probability that it bears
(i) a two digit number
(ii) a perfect square number
(iii) a number divisible by 5
(iv) a number which is multiple of 2 and 3.

18. Cards numbered 1,2 ,3,4 5, ......17 are put in a box and mixed thoroughly. One person draws a
card from the box. Find the probability that the number on the card is
(i) an odd number
(ii) a prime number
(iii) divisible by 3
(iv) a multiple of 3 or 5
19. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that (i) 6 will come up on at least
one?
(ii) 6 will not come up on either of them. (iii) 6 will come up at both dice .
20. Two boys are visiting a particular park in the same week ( Sunday to Friday). Each is equally likely
to visit the park on any one day as on other. What is the probability that both will visit the shop on
(i) the same day?
(ii) different days?
(iii) consecutive days?