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This document contains 25 probability questions with answers. The questions cover topics like selecting items from groups with different quantities, drawing objects from containers with replacement and without replacement, combinations and permutations, theoretical and experimental probabilities of outcomes when rolling dice or coins. The answers provided are fractions, integers or ratios depending on the type of probability calculation required.

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Question No. 1

You roll a single die numbered from 1 to 6. What is


the probability of rolling an odd number, expressed
as a fraction?

Answer: or
Question No. 2

In a class there are 27 boys and 14 girls. The


teacher wants to select 1 boy and 1 girl to represent
a competition. In how many ways can the teacher
make this selection?
Answer: 41
Question No. 3

The numbers 4 through 14 are placed in a bowl and


drawn at random then replaced after being drawn.
What is the probability that you will draw a
number less than 7?
Answer:
Question No. 4

Given 7 flags of different colors, how many


different signals can be generated if a signal
requires the use of two flags, one below the other?

Answer: 42
Question No. 5

A jar contains 12 caramels, 7 mints and 16 dark


chocolates. What is the probability of selecting a
mint expressed as a fraction?

Answer: or
Question No. 6

A person wants to buy one fountain pen, one ball pen and
one pencil from a stationery shop. If there are 10 fountain
pen varieties, 12 ball pen varieties and 5 pencil varieties,
in how many ways can he select these articles?

Answer: 27
Question No. 7

In a deck of 52 playing cards, what is the


probability of drawing a spade?

Answer:
Question No. 8

Twelve students compete in a race. In how many


ways first three prizes be given?

Answer: 1320
Question No. 9

In a deck of 52 playing cards, what is the


probability that you will draw a heart or a
diamond?

Answer:
Question No. 10

From among the 36 teachers in a college, one


principal, one vice-principal and the teacher-in
charge are to be appointed. In how many ways this
can be done?
Answer: 42,840
Question No. 11

There are 29 students available to represent the


upperclassmen at a fair. 13 are juniors and 16 are
seniors. What is the probability that a senior and
junior will be chosen?
Answer:
Question No. 12

There are 6 multiple choice questions in an


examination. How many sequences of answers are
possible, if the first three questions have 4 choices
each and the next three have 2 each?
Answer: 512
Question No. 13

In a deck of 52 playing cards what is the probability


of drawing a picture card (A,K,Q,J) replacing it and
then drawing either a heart or a diamond?

Answer:
Question No. 14

How many ways are there to write a 3-digit


positive integer using the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 if
no digit is used more than once?

Answer: 60
Question No. 15

There are 12 men on the basketball team. 2 are centers, 5


are guards, the rest a forwards. What is the probability
that out of two players chosen at random they would be a
guard and a forward?
Answer:
Question No. 16

A single die is rolled. How many ways can you roll


a number less than 3, then an even, and then an
odd?

Answer: 2, 3, 3
Question No. 17

You have a jar of marbles in front of you with the


following colors: 7 - red, 12 - blue, 6 - yellow and 9 -
white. What are the chance of selecting marble that is not
blue, replacing it and then one that is blue?
Answer: ,
Question No. 18

In how many different ways can a 10-question


true-false test be answered if every question must
be answered?
Answer: 1024
Question No. 19

You roll a die and then flip a coin. What is the


probability of getting an even number on the die
and then a head on the coin?
Answer:
Question No. 20

How many 4 digit odd numbers can be formed if


no digit can be repeated?

Answer: 2240
Question No. 21
What is the theoretical probability that an even
number will be rolled on a number cube?

Answer:
Question No. 22
How many times would you expect to roll the
number one?

Answer:
Question No. 23

What is the theoretical probability for rolling a


number greater than 4?

Answer:
Question No. 24

What is the experimental probability for rolling a


number greater than 4?

Answer:
Question No. 25

A coin is tossed 10 times. Head appears 7 times


and tails appears 3 times. What is the experimental
probability of getting heads? Tails?
Answer:

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