Probability Examples






Q) A coin is tossed 2 times. What is the probability of getting at least one Head ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύāσ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ā§°āĻž ⧍ āĻŦāĻžā§° āωāϛ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤāσ āĻāϟāĻž Head āĻĒā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžā§ąāύāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?


Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāσ (a) 25%  (b) 50%  (c) 75%  (d) 100%


Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ:


Possible outcomes / āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­ā§ą āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ: HH, HT, TH, TT = 4


At least one Head / āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāϤāσ āĻāϟāĻž Head āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻĢāϞāĻžāĻĢāϞ: HH, HT, TH = 3



Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) 75%


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Q. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of getting a Queen ?


(A) 1/4  (B) 1/13  (C) 1/52  (D) 1/26


Solution:


Total number of cards = 52


There are 4 Queens in a standard deck:



  • ♠ Queen of Spades

  • ♥ Queen of Hearts

  • ♦ Queen of Diamonds

  • ♣ Queen of Clubs


Favourable outcomes = 4



Ans: (B) 1/13


Trick: 52 cards → 4 Queens → 4/52 = 1/13



Q. A card is drawn from a pack of 52 playing cards. What is the probability of getting a Red King ?


(A) 1/4  (B) 1/13  (C) 1/2  (D) 1/26


Solution


A standard deck has 52 cards.


There are 2 Red Kings:



  • ♥ King of Hearts

  • ♦ King of Diamonds


Formula :



Ans: (D) 1/26


Trick: Total cards = 52, Red Kings = 2








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