EDUCATION SPRINT

CLASS- X Total Marks : 126

PROBABILITY

Section A

* Answer the following questions. [3 Marks Each] [60]

1. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting: an even
number as the sum.
2. Two dice are rolled together. Find the probability of getting: a total of at least 10
3. Two dice are thrown simultaneously. Find the probability of getting: a doublet of
even number.
4. Find the probability that leap year selected at random, will contain 53 Sundays.
5. A coin is tossed 800 times and the outcomes were noted as: Head:415 ,Tail:385
Find the probabiity of the min showing up (i)a head ,(ii) a tai .
6. 1000 families with 2 children were selected randomly , and the following data
were recorded :
Number of girls in a family 0 1 2
Number of families 333 392 275
Find the probability of a family , having
(i) 1 girl
7. 1000 families with 2 children were selected randomly , and the following data
were recorded :
Number of girls in a family 0 1 2
Number of families 333 392 275
Find the probability of a family , having
(ii) 2 girls
8. 1000 families with 2 children were selected randomly , and the following data
were recorded :
Number of girls in a family 0 1 2
Number of families 333 392 275
Find the probability of a family , having (iii) no girl
9. A die is thrown 450 times and frequencies of the outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6 were noted
as given in the following table
outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 73 70 74 75 80 78
(ii) a number < 4

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10. A die is thrown 450 times and frequencies of the outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6 were
noted as given in the following table
outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 73 70 74 75 80 78
(iii) a number > 4
11. The percentage of marks obtained by a student in monthly unit tests are given
below :
Unit Test l ll lll lV V Vl
Percentage of marks obtained 72 67 69 74 71 76
Based on this data find the probability that the student gets
(i) More than 70% marks in a unit test.
12. The percentage of marks obtained by a student in monthly unit tests are given
below:
Unit Test l ll lll lV V Vl
Percentage of marks obtained 72 67 69 74 71 76
Based on this data find the probability that the student gets
(iii) less than 65% marks in a unit test.
13. The heights of 60 students of a class are given in the following table :
Height(in cm) 150-155 155-158 158-160 160-165 165-172
No. of students 8 20 25 4 3
Find the probability that the height of a student lies in the interval
(i) 155-158
14. An unbiased cubic die is thrown .Find the probability of getting (i) an odd
number,
15. An unbiased cubic die is thrown .Find the probability of getting
(ii) a number greater than 2
16. An unbiased cubic die is thrown .Find the probability of getting
(iii) a number divisible by 2
17. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 grem marbles. One marble
is taken out of the box at randam.
What is the probability that the marble taken out wil be
(iii) not green?
18. Two different dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting :
(i) a doublet
19. Two different dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting :
(ii)sum divisible by 5
20. An unbiased cubic die is thrown .Find the probability of getting
(iv) a number less than 4.

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 Section B

* Answer The Following Questions in Brief. [46]

1. A coin is tossed once. What is the probability of getting a tail?

2. 1800 families with 2 children were selected randomly and the following data were
recorded:
No. of girls in a
2 1 0
family
No. of families 700 850 250
Computer the probability of a family chosen at random having: 1 girl.
3. A card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Find the
probability that at the card drawn is neither a red card nor a queen.
4. From a pack of 52 playing cards, all cards whose numbers are multiples of 3 are
removed. A card is now drawn at random. What is the probability that the card
drawn is A face card (King, Jack or Queen).
5. From a pack of 52 playing cards, all cards whose numbers are multiples of 3 are
removed. A card is now drawn at random. What is the probability that the card
drawn is An even-numbered red card?
6. A bag contains a red ball , a blue ball and a yellow ball , all the balls being of the
same size . Anjali takes out a ball from the bag without looking into it . what is
the probability that she takes out .
(ii) red ball?
7. A bag contains a red ball , a blue ball and a yellow ball , all the balls being of the
same size . Anjali takes out a ball from the bag without looking into it . what is
the probability that she takes out .
(iii) blue ball?
8. f the probability of winning a game is 5/11,what is the probability of losing?
9. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 grem marbles. One marble
is taken out of the box at randam.
What is the probability that the marble taken out wil be
(i) red?
10. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 grem marbles. One marble
is taken out of the box at randam.
What is the probability that the marble taken out wil be
(ii) white?
11. Two different coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting :
(i)two tails

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12. Two different coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting :
(ii)no tail
13. Two different coins are tossed simultaneously .Find the probability of getting :
(iii) atleast one tail
14. A card is drawn from a pack of well - shuffled 52 playing cards . Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(i) a diamond
15. A card is drawn from a pack of well - shuffled 52 playing cards . Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(ii) a red card
16. A card is drawn from a pack of well - shuffled 52 playing cards . Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(iii) a king
17. A card is drawn from a pack of well - shuffled 52 playing cards . Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(iv) an ace or a queen
18. A card is drawn from a pack of well-shuffled 52 playing cards. Find the
probability that the card is drawn is a face card.
19. A card is drawn from a pack of well - shuffled 52 playing cards . Find the
probability that the card drawn is
(vi) a card bearing a number between 2 and 6 including both.
20. Two coins are tossed together . what is the probabilty of getting different faces
on the coins ?
21. A coin is tossed twice . what is the probability of getting
(i) no head
22. A coin is tossed twice . what is the probability of getting
(ii) atmost 1 tail
23. A bag contains a red ball , a blue ball and a yellow ball , all the balls being of the
same size . Anjali takes out a ball from the bag without looking into it . what is
the probability that she takes out .
(i) Yellow ball?

* Questions with calculation. [4 Marks Each] [20]

24. A box contains some black balls and 30 white balls. If the probability of drawing
a black ball is two-fifths of a white ball, find the number of black balls in the box.
25. Two coins are tossed simultaneously 300 times and the outoomes are noted as
:
Two tails : 83
Ole tail :140

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 No tai :77
Find the probabiity of Occurrence of each of these events.
26. Two dice, one white and one red are rolled together .Find the probability of
getting
(i) a sum of 6
27. Two dice, one white and one red are rolled together .Find the probability of
getting
(ii) two different digits
28. Two dice, one white and one red are rolled together .Find the probability of
getting
(iii) a difference of 1
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