PROBABILITY

Dr. T.K. Jain.

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 What is the probability of
getting one spade or an
ace?
• Spade: 13/52
• Ace = 4/52
• Ace of spade = 1/52
• Total = (13+4-1)/52 = 16/52=4/13

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 What is the probability of
either Shyam or Pawan
hitting the target. Both
have probability of hitting
the targets of ¾?

• Shyam or Pawan not hitting = ¼

• Thus hitting = 1- (1/4*1/4) = 15/16

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 At afterschoool, we have 9 male
and 5 female students who will
become entrepreneurs. The chance
of becoming an entrepreneur is .3.
what is the probability that
someone will become an
entrepreneur, if she is a girl?

• The answer is same – boy or girl = .3

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 How many numbers can you
make with 3,4,5,6, which
are exactly divisible with 4?
• 3*2*1= 6 is the answer.

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 A coin is tossed thrice,
what is the probability that
you will get two or more
heads?

• Total outcomes = 2^3 = 8

• Favourable = for 2 =3C2 = 3, for 3 = 3C3=1
• Total =4/8 =.5

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How many words can you
make from INTEGER?
• 7!/2!

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 Arihant and Mahavir
compete by dice. The
person who gets 1 on dice
first will get a car. What is
the probability for Mahavir
to get a car?
• (5/6*1/6)+(5/6*5/6*1/6)+ … so on the
answer is 5/11.

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 A committee of 4 is to be
formed out of 6 boys and 5
girls.what is the probability
that at least 2 girls are
there in committee?

• 5C2*6C2/11C4+5C3*6C1/11C4+5C4/1
1C4

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 The probability of
Tarachand getting the post
of MD is 1/5. what is the
chance that he will become
MD if he tries for 10
times?

• Not becoming MD = 4/5, so becoming

MD = 1-(4/5)^10

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What is the ratio of getting
total of 7 and 10 from
throw of two dice?
• 7 = 6+1,2+5,3+4,4+3,5+2,6+1
• 10 = 4+6,5+5,6+4
• Probabity of getting 7 = 6/36
• Probability of getting 10 = 3/36
• Thus ratio is 2:1

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 Thanks
Afterschoool conducts three year integrated PGPSE
(after class 12 along with CA & CS) and 18 month
PGPSE (Post Graduate Programme in Social
Entrepreneurship) along with preparation for CS /
CFP / CFA /CMA / FRM. This course is also available
online also. It also conducts workshops on social
entrepreneurship in schools and colleges all over
India – start social entrepreneurship club in your
institution today with the help from afterschoool and
help us in developing society.

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