1.
In a series of $$3$$ one-day cricket matches between teams $$A$$ and $$B$$ of a college, the probability of team $$A$$ winning or drawing are $$\frac{1}{3}$$ and $$\frac{1}{6}$$ respectively. If a win, loss or draw gives $$2,\,0$$ and $$1$$ point respectively, then what is the probability that team $$A$$ will score $$5$$ points in the series ?
2.
A man and a woman appear in an interview for two vacancies in the same post. The probability of man's selection is $$\frac{1}{4}$$ and that of the woman's selection is $$\frac{1}{3}$$. Then the probability that none of them will be selected is :
Let $$M$$ be the events that man will be selected and $$W$$ the events that woman will be selected. Then
$$\eqalign{
& P\left( M \right) = \frac{1}{4},\,\,{\text{so}}\,\,P\left( M \right) = 1 - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4} \cr
& P\left( W \right) = \frac{1}{3},\,\,{\text{so}}\,\,P\left( W \right) = \frac{2}{3} \cr} $$
Clearly $${M_1}$$ and $$W$$ are independent events. So,
$$\eqalign{
& P\left( {M \cap W} \right) = P\left( M \right) \times P\left( W \right) \cr
& = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{2}{3} \cr
& = \frac{1}{2} \cr} $$
3.
Let $$X$$ be a set containing $$n$$ elements. If two subsets $$A$$ and $$B$$ of $$X$$ are picked at random, the probability that $$A$$ and $$B$$ have the same number of elements, is :
A.
$$\frac{{{}^{2n}{C_n}}}{{{2^{2n}}}}$$
B.
$$\frac{1}{{{}^{2n}{C_n}}}$$
C.
$$\frac{{1 \cdot 3 \cdot 5.....\left( {2n + 1} \right)}}{{{2^n}n!}}$$
4.
If $$A,\,B,\,C$$ are events such that $$P\left( A \right) = 0.3,\,P\left( B \right) = 0.4,\,P\left( C \right) = 0.8,\,P\left( {A \cap B} \right) = 0.08,\,P\left( {A \cap C} \right) = 0.28,\,P\left( {A \cap B \cap C} \right) = 0.09$$
If $$P\left( {A \cup B \cup C} \right) \geqslant 0.75,$$ then find the range of $$x = P\left( {B \cap C} \right)$$ lies in the interval :
5.
Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities $$\frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{3},\frac{1}{4}\,{\text{and }}\frac{1}{8}$$ respectively. If all hit at the target independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is:
$$P$$ (at least one hit the target)
= $$1 - P$$ (none of them hit the target)
$$\eqalign{
& = 1 - \left( {1 - \frac{1}{2}} \right)\left( {1 - \frac{1}{3}} \right)\left( {1 - \frac{1}{4}} \right)\left( {1 - \frac{1}{8}} \right) \cr
& = 1 - \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{7}{8} \cr
& = 1 - \frac{7}{{32}} \cr
& = \frac{{25}}{{32}} \cr} $$
6.
Two fair dice are tossed. Let $$x$$ be the event that the first die shows an even number and $$y$$ be the event that the second die shows an odd number. The two events $$x$$ and $$y$$ are:
The two events can happen simultaneously e.g., (2, 3)
∴ not mutually exclusive.
Also are not dependent on each other.
7.
One Indian and four American men and their wives are to be seated randomly around a circular table. Then the conditional probability that the Indian man is seated adjacent to his wife given that each American man is seated adjacent to his wife is
Let $${E_1}$$ $$ \equiv $$ The Indian man is seated adjacent to his wife.
$${E_2}$$ $$ \equiv $$ Each American man is seated adjacent to his wife.
Then $$P\left( {\frac{{{E_1}}}{{{E_2}}}} \right) = \frac{{P\left( {{E_1} \cap {E_2}} \right)}}{{P\left( {{E_2}} \right)}}$$
Now $${{E_1} \cap {E_2}}$$ $$ \equiv $$ All men are seated adjacent to their wives.
∴ We can consider the 5 couples as single - single objects which can be arranged in a circle in 4! ways.
But for each couple, husband and wife can interchange their places in 2! ways.
∴ Number of ways when all men are seated adjacent to their wives $$ = 4!\, \times {\left( {2!} \right)^5}$$
Also in all 10 persons can be seated in a circle in 9! ways.
$$\therefore \,P\left( {{E_1} \cap {E_2}} \right) = \frac{{4!\, \times {{\left( {2!} \right)}^5}}}{{9!}}$$
Similarly if each American man is seated adjacent to his wife, considering each American couple as single object and Indian woman and man as seperate objects there are 6 different objects which can be arranged in a circle in 5! ways. Also for each American couple, husband and wife can interchange their places in 2! ways.
So the number of ways in which each American man is seated adjacent to his wife.
$$\eqalign{
& = 5!\,\, \times {\left( {2!} \right)^4} \cr
& \therefore \,\,P\left( {{E_2}} \right) = \frac{{5!\,\, \times {{\left( {2!} \right)}^4}}}{{9!}} \cr
& {\text{So, }}P\left( {\frac{{{E_1}}}{{{E_2}}}} \right) = \frac{{\frac{{\left( {4!\,\, \times {{\left( {2!} \right)}^5}} \right)}}{{9!}}}}{{\frac{{\left( {5!\,\, \times {{\left( {2!} \right)}^4}} \right)}}{{9!}}}} \cr
& = \frac{2}{5} \cr} $$
8.
$$A$$ and $$B$$ are events such that $$P\left( {A \cup B} \right) = \frac{3}{4},P\left( {A \cap B} \right) = \frac{1}{4},P\left( {\overline A } \right) = \frac{2}{3}$$ then $$P\left( {\overline A \cap B} \right)$$ is
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{In binomial distribution}} \cr
& {\text{mean}} = np = 10,\,{\text{variance}} = npq = 5 \cr
& \therefore \,p = q = \frac{1}{2} \cr
& {\text{Let }}x{\text{ be the mode, then}} \cr
& np + p > x > np - q \cr
& \therefore \,10 + \frac{1}{2} > x > 10 - \frac{1}{2} \cr
& \Rightarrow \frac{{21}}{2} > x > \frac{{19}}{2} \cr
& \Rightarrow 9.5 < x < 10.5 \cr
& \Rightarrow x = 10 \cr} $$
10.
If from each of the three boxes containing $$3$$ white and $$1$$ black, $$2$$ white and $$2$$ black, $$1$$ white and $$3$$ black balls, one ball is drawn at random, then the probability that $$2$$ white and $$1$$ black ball will be drawn is :