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Chapter-13Probability
Important Questions
Q.1 A card is draw at random from deck of 52 cards. Find the probability its being a spadeor king.
Sol.
πΉππ π ππππ ππ πππππ
π(π) = 52
πΏππ‘ π΄ = πΈπ£πππ‘ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ π ππππ ππππ
π΅ = πΈπ£πππ‘ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ π ππππ
β΄ π΄ β© π΅) = πΈπ£πππ‘ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ π ππππ ππ π ππππ
πππ€,π (π΄) = 13 (π ππππ), π(π΅) = 4(ππππ)
πππ π(π΄ β© π΅) = 1
β΄ π(π΄) =π(π΄)
π(π)=13
52=1
4
β΄ π(π΅) =π(π΅)
π(π)=4
52=1
13
πππ π(π΄ β© π΅) =π(π΄ β© π΅)
π(π )=1
52
π πππ’ππππ ππππππππππ‘π¦
π (π π ππππ ππ ππππ)
π(π΄ β© π΅) = π(π΄) + π( π΅)β π(π΄ β© π΅)
=1
4+1
13β1
52=4
13
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Q.2 P speaks truth in 60% of the cases and Q in 70 % of the cases. In what percentage ofcase are they likely to contradict each other in stating the same fact?
Sol.
πΏππ‘ π΄ = πΈπ£πππ‘ π‘βππ‘ π π πππππ π‘βπ π‘ππ’π‘β
π΅ = πΈπ£πππ‘ π‘βππ‘ π π πππππ π‘βπ π‘ππ’π‘β.
πππ οΏ½Μ οΏ½ = ππππ‘ππππππ‘πππ¦ ππ£πππ‘, π. π.π π πππππ πππ
π΅ = ππππ‘πππ πππ‘πππ¦ ππ£πππ‘, π. π.π π πππππ πππ
πππ€,π(π΄) =60
100=3
5
β΄ π(οΏ½Μ οΏ½) = 1β π(π΄) = 1 β3
5=2
5
πππ π(π΅) =70
100=7
10
β΄ π(π΅οΏ½) = 1β π(π΅) = 1 β7
10=3
10
πππ€, ππππ‘ππππππ‘πππ ππππ ππ
πβππ (π) π π πππππ π‘ππ π‘ππ¦π‘π πππ π π‘ππππ πππ
π. π.π΄ β© π΅οΏ½
(ππ) π π‘ππππ πππ πππ π π πππππ π‘βπ π‘ππ’π‘β
π. π. οΏ½Μ οΏ½ β© π΅
π»ππππ, ππππ’ππππ ππππππππππ‘π¦
= π(π΄ β© π΅οΏ½) + π(οΏ½Μ οΏ½ β© π΅)
= π(π΄)π(π΅οΏ½) + π(οΏ½Μ οΏ½)π(π΅)
=3
5Γ3
10+2
5Γ7
10=23
50
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Q.3 There are three bags A, B and C. Bag A contains 4 white balls and 5 blue balls. Bag Bcontains 4 white balls and 3 blue balls. Bag C contains 2 white balls and 4 blue balls. Oneball is drawn form each of these bags. What is the probability that ine of these three ballsdrawn, two are white balls and one is a blue ball?
Sol.
πΏππ‘,
π = πΈπ£πππ‘ ππ ππππ€πππ π€βππ‘π πππππ ππππ πππ π΄
π = πΈπ£πππ‘ ππ ππππ€πππ π€βππ‘π πππππ ππππ πππ π΅
π = πΈπ£πππ‘π ππ ππππ€πππ π€βππ‘π πππππ ππππ πππ πΆ
πβππ,π(π) =4
9,π(π) =
4
7πππ π(π) =
2
3=1
3
β΄ π( ποΏ½) = π΅πππ ππππ€π ππππ πππ π΄ ππ πππ’π
= 1 β π(π) = 1 β4
9=5
9
π (ποΏ½) = π΅ππππ ππππ€π ππππ πππ π΄ ππ πππ’π
= 1 β π(π) = 1 β4
7=3
7
π(οΏ½Μ οΏ½) = 1β1
3=2
3
πππ€, π‘π€π π€βππ‘π πππππ πππ πππ πππ’π ππππππππ ππ ππππ€π ππ π‘βπ ππππππ€πππ ππ’π‘π’ππππ¦ ππ₯πππ’π ππ£π π€ππ¦π :
(π) π€βππ‘π ππππ πππ π΄,π€βππ‘π ππππ πππ π΅πππ πππ’π ππππ πππ πΆ, π. π.π β© π β© πΜ .
π»ππππ, ππππ’ππππ ππππππππππ‘π¦
= π(π) + π(π) + π(π)
(π) π€βππ‘π ππππ πππ π΄,π€βππ‘π ππππ πππ π΅ πππ π€βππ‘π πππππΆ π. π,π β© ποΏ½ β© π
(π)πππ’π ππππ πππ π΄,π€βππ‘π ππππ πππ π΅ πππ π€βππ‘π ππππ πΆ π. π.ποΏ½ β© π β© π
π»ππππ, ππππ’ππππ ππππππππππ‘π¦
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= π(π) + π(π) + π(π)
= π(π β© π β© οΏ½Μ οΏ½) + π(π β© ποΏ½ β© π) + π(ποΏ½ β© π β© π)
= π(π)π(π)π(οΏ½Μ οΏ½) + π(π) π(ποΏ½) π(π) + π(ποΏ½)π(π)π(π)
= οΏ½4
9Γ4
5Γ2
3+4
9Γ3
7Γ1
3+5
9Γ4
7Γ1
3οΏ½ =
64
189
Q.4 Five disc are thrown simultaneously. If the occurrence of an even number in a singledisc is considered a success. Find the probability of almost 3 successes.
Sol.
πΏππ‘ π = ππ’ππππ ππ π π’ππππ π ππ 5 π‘βπππ€π ππ π πππ.
π = ππππππππππ‘π¦ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ ππ£ππ ππ’ππππ
π π,π =3
6=1
2
πππ€,π ππ π ππππππππ π£πππππ‘π π€ππ‘β π π π’ππππ π
π»πππ,π = 5,π =1
2, π =
1
2
β΄ π(π = π) = 5rC οΏ½1
2οΏ½r
οΏ½1
2οΏ½5βr
πβπππ, π = 0,1,2,β¦ . .5
= 5rC οΏ½1
2οΏ½5
β΄ π πππ’ππππ ππππππππππ‘π¦ = π(π β€ 3) = 1 β π(π₯ β₯ 3)
= 1 β {π(π = 4)+ π(π₯ = 5)}
5 55 5 5
4 5
1 11
2 2rC C CοΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
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1 β οΏ½5
32+1
32οΏ½ =
26
32=13
16
Q.5 Find the probability distribution of the number of head when three coins are tossed.
Sol.
πΏππ‘ π = ππππππππππ‘π¦ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ βπππ =1
2
πππ π = πππ‘π‘πππ ππ βπππ = 1 β1
2=1
2
ππ’ππππ π,π πππππ‘π π‘βπ ππ’ππππ ππ βππππ πππ‘πππππ ππ π‘βπππ π‘ππ π ππ ππ π ππππ.
π»πππ,π = 3,π =1
2, π =
1
2
οΏ½ οΏ½3
3
33
1 12 2
Where, 0,1,2,3
12
r r
r
r
p X r C
r
C
οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
πβπ’π , π‘βπ ππππππππππ‘π¦ πππ π‘ππππ’π‘πππ ππ π πππ ππ ππ₯ππππ π ππ ππ
π 0 1 2 3
π(π)3
30
12
C οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
33
1
12
C οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
33
2
12
C οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
33
3
12
C οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
π»ππππ,
π 0 1 2 3
π(π) 1
8
3
8
3
8
1
8
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Q.6 Find the binominal distribution for which the mean is 4 and variance is 3.
Sol.
ππ βππ£π,
ππππ ππ = 4 πππ π£πππππππ = 3
π. π. ,πππ = 3
β΄ πππ =3
4
ππ π =3
4β΄ π = 1 β
3
4=1
4
ππ’π‘π‘πππ π‘βπ π =1
4ππ ππ = 4
π Γ1
4= 4 β π = 4 Γ 4 = 16
ππ π = 16
ππ, π‘βπ ππππ’ππππ πππππππππ πππ π‘ππππ’π‘πππ πππ£ππ ππ¦
οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
1616
n
1 34 4
Where, 0,1,2,.......16
(Using p)
r r
r
n rr r
p X r C
r
C p q
οΏ½
οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
Q.7 The sum and the product of the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 24 and 128 respectively. Find the distribution.
Sol.
ππ ππππ€ π‘βππ‘
ππππ = ππ πππ π£πππππππ πππ πππ π = 1 β π
π΄ππππππππ π‘π π‘βπ ππ’ππ π‘πππ
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ππππ + π£πππππππ = 24
ππ+ πππ = 24
ππ ππ (1 + π) = 24 β ππ =24
1 + π. . . (1)
πππ ππππ π₯ π£πππππππ = 128
ππ ππ Γ πππ = 128
ππ π2 π2 Γ π = 128
ππ π2 π2 =128
πβ¦ (2)
πΉπππ (1)πππ (2),
οΏ½24
1 + ποΏ½2
=128
πβ
156
(1 + π)2=128
π
ππ 576π = 128(πΌ + π)2
ππ 9π = 2( 1 + 2π + π2)
ππ 9π = 2 + 4π + 2π + π2) ππ 2π2 + 4π + 2 β 9π = 0
ππ 2π2β 5π + 2 = 0 ππ (2π β 1)(π β 2) =
ππ π =1
2π = 2 {π΅π’π‘ π β 2}
β΄ π =1
2
: .π = 1 β1
2=1
2
ππ π,ππππ π‘βπ πππ’ππ‘πππ: ππ+ πππ = 24
πππ
2+π
2= 24 β π = 32 οΏ½ππ’π‘π‘πππ π = π =
1
2οΏ½
π»ππππ, ππππ’ππππ ππππππππ πππ π‘ππππ’π‘πππ ππ
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οΏ½ οΏ½32
322
1 12 2
Where, 0,1,2,.......32
r r
p X r C
r
οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
Q.8 If two dice are rolled 12 times, obtain the mean and the variance of the distribution ofsuccesses, if getting a total greater than 4 is considered a success.
Sol.
πΏππ‘ π
= ππππππππππ‘π¦ ππ πππ‘π‘πππ π π‘ππ‘ππ πππππ‘ππ π‘βππ 4 ππ π π πππππ π‘βπππ€ ππ π ππππ ππ ππππ.
1 β π (π‘ππ‘ππ πππ π π‘βππ 4) = 1 β6
36=5
6
β΄ π = 1 β5
6=1
6
β΄ ππππ = ππ =5
6Γ 12 = 10
πππ π£πππππππ πππ = 12 Γ5
6Γ1
6=5
3
Q.9 A company has two plant to manufacture scooters. Plant I manufacture 70% of thescooters and plant II manufactures 30%. At Plant I, 80% of the scooters are rated as of thestandard quality and at plant II 90% of the scooters are rated as of standard quality. A scooter is choosen at random and is found to be of be of standard quality. What is theprobability that it has come from plant II.
Sol.
πΏππ‘ πΈ1,πΈ2 πππ π΄ ππ π‘βπ ππππππ€πππ ππ£πππ‘π :
πΈ1 = πππππ‘ πΌ ππ π πππππ‘ππ
πΈ2 = πππππ‘ πΌπΌ ππ π πππππ‘ππ
πππ π΄ = π ππππ‘ππ ππ β π π‘ππππππ ππ’ππππ‘π¦.
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π»πππ,π(πΈ1) =70
100
π(πΈ2) =30
100,π(π΄/πΈ1) =
80
100
πππ π (π΄/πΈ2) =90
100
πππ€,π€π βππ£π π‘π ππππ π ππππ‘ππ ππ π π‘ππππππ ππ’ππππ‘π¦ ππππ πππππ‘ πΌ1, π. π,π(πΈ2/π΄) =?
πππ€,π’π πππ π΅ππ¦πβ²π π‘βπππππ
π(πΈ2/π΄) =π(πΈ2)π(π΄/πΈ2)
π(πΈ1)π(π΄/πΈ1) + π(πΈ2)π(π΄/πΈ2)
=
30100
Γ90100
70100
Γ80100
Γ30100
Γ90100
=27
56 + 27=27
83
Q.10 An insurance company insured 2000 scooter drivers, 4000 car drivers and 6000 truckdrivers. The probability of an accident involving a scooter driver, car driver and a truckdriver is 0.01, 0.03 and 0.15 respectively. One of the insured person meets with an accident.what is the probability that he is a scooter driver?
Sol.
πΏππ‘ πΈ1,πΈ2,πΈ3πππ π΄ ππ π‘βπ ππππππ€πππ ππ£πππ‘π :
πΈ1 = ππππ ππ π πππππ‘ππ ππ π π ππππ‘ππ ππππ£ππ
πΈ2 = ππππ ππ π πππππ‘ππ ππ π πππ ππππ£ππ
πΈ3 = ππππ ππ π πππππ‘ππ ππ π π‘ππ’ππ ππππ£ππ
π΄ = ππππ ππ π πππππ‘πππ€ππ‘β ππ ππππππππ‘
πππ‘ππ ππππ πππ = 2000+ 4000 + 6000 = 12000
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π(πΈ1) =2000
12,000=1
6
π(πΈ2) =4000
12,000=1
3
π(πΈ3) =6000
12,000=1
2
πππ€,π(π΄/πΈ1) = ππππππππππ‘π¦ π‘βππ‘ π ππππ ππ ππππ‘π π€ππ‘β ππ ππππππππ‘ ππ π π ππππ‘ππ ππππ£ππ
= 0.01
π(π΄/πΈ2) = ππππππππππ‘π¦ ππ ~π ππππππππ‘ ππ πππ ππππ£ππ = 0.03
πππ π(π΄/πΈ3) = ππππππππππ‘π¦ ππ ππ ππππππππ‘ ππ π π‘ππ’ππ ππππ£ππ = 0.15
πππ€,π€π βππ£π π‘π ππππ π‘βπ ππππππππππ‘π¦ π‘βππ‘ π‘βπ ππππ ππ ππ π π ππππ‘ππ ππππ£ππ
π. π.π (πΈ1/π΄) =?
πππ€,π’π πππ π΅ππ¦πβ²π π‘βπππππ
π(πΈ1/π΄)β²
=π(πΈ2)π(π΄/πΈ1)
π(πΈ1)π(π΄/πΈ1)+ π(πΈ2)π(π΄/πΈ2)+ π(πΈ3)π(π΄/πΈ3)
=
16 Γ 0.01
16 Γ 0.01 +
13 Γ 0.03 +
12 Γ 0.15
1
1 + 6 + 45=1
52
Q.11 In a meeting, 70% of the members favour and 30% oppose a certain proposal. A member is selected at random and we take X = 0 if he opposed, and X = 1 if he is in favour.Find E(X) and Var (X).
Sol.
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P(X = 0) = 30% = 0.3
P(X = 1) = 70% = 0.7
Now,
E (X) = οΏ½ οΏ½i iX P XοΏ½0 0.3 1 0.70.7
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½
E (X2) = οΏ½ οΏ½2i iX P XοΏ½
2 20 0.3 1 0.70.7
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½
22
2 0.7 0.7
0.21
Var X E X E XοΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
Q.12 A class has 15 students whose ages are 14, 17, 15, 14, 21, 17, 19, 20, 16, 18, 20, 17, 16,19 and 20 years. One student is selected in such a manner that each has the same chance ofbeing chosen and the age X of the selected student is recorded. What is the probability distribution of the random variable X? Find mean, variance and standard deviation of X.
Sol.
Total students = 15
Probability of each student to be selected =1
15
P(X = 14) =2
15, P(X = 15) =
115
, P(X = 16) =2
15, P(X = 17) =
315
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P(X = 18) =1
15, P(X = 19) =
215
, P(X = 20) =3
15, P(X = 21) =
115
Mean of X = E (X) = οΏ½ οΏ½i iX P XοΏ½2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2115 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
26315
17.5
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
οΏ½
E (X2) = οΏ½ οΏ½2i iX P XοΏ½
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 22 1 2 3 1 2 3 114 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15468315
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
312.2οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½
22
2 312.2 17.5
4.78
Var X E X E XοΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½
οΏ½
οΏ½ οΏ½Standard deviation 4.78 2.18Var XοΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
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