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Two events and are independent. If , , then equals
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the difference between P(E|F) and P(F|E) calculated using the independence of E and F.
962
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Analyzing
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The probability that a randomly chosen one-one function from the set to the set , satisfies is :
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated by dividing the number of favorable one-to-one functions by the total number of one-to-one functions.
963
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Application
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A dice is thrown 100 times, getting an even number is considered a success. The variance of the number of successes is
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Correct option: B
25
Option B (25) is correct because it correctly calculates the variance for a binomial distribution where getting an even number is considered a success.
964
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Understanding
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A box contains 10 good articles and 6 with defects, one article is chosen at random. What is the probability that it is either good or has a defect?
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Correct option: D
1
Option D (1) is correct because the article chosen must be either good or defective, covering all possibilities.
965
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Analyzing
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Consider the polynomial where then the probability that is divisible by is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the probability is calculated by finding the number of favorable outcomes (where P(x) is divisible by ) and dividing it by the total number of possible outcomes.
966
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Understanding
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Unbiased die is thrown, probability that outcome is greater than 4, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because there are 2 outcomes greater than 4 (5 and 6) out of a total of 6 possible outcomes, so the probability is 2/6 = 1/3.
967
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Understanding
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Four persons are to speak at a function along with 6 others. If they all speak in random order, the probability that speaks before before before is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because there are 4! = 24 ways to arrange A, B, C, and D, and only one of those arrangements has them in the correct order.
968
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Application
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If the probability that and will die with in a year are and respectively, then the probability that only one of them will be alive at the end of the year is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it represents the probability that only one of A or B will die within a year.
969
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Application
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Let and be two independent events such that and Then, which of the following is TRUE?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because, for independent events, the conditional probability is equal to .
970
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Application
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An unbiased coin is tossed fixed number of times. If the probability of getting 4 heads equals the probability of getting 7 heads, then the probability of getting 2 heads is
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Correct option: A
55/2048
Option A (55/2048) is correct because it correctly uses the binomial distribution formula and the given condition to find the number of trials and then calculates the probability of getting 2 heads.
971
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Application
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A sample space consists of 3 sample points with associated probabilities given as . Then the value of is -
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Correct option: A
Option D () is correct because the sum of probabilities of all sample points in a sample space must equal 1, leading to a quadratic equation whose solution gives the value of p.
972
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Application
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Three numbers are chosen at random from the numbers . The probability that the arithmetic mean of these numbers is 4 is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the probability that the arithmetic mean of three randomly chosen numbers from 1 to 20 is 4.
973
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Application
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The probability of event occurring is and B occurring is 0.3. If and are mutually exclusive events, then the probability of neither nor occurring is
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Correct option: D
none of these
The correct answer is D (none of these) because the probability of neither A nor B occurring, when A and B are mutually exclusive with probabilities 0.5 and 0.3 respectively, is 0.2.
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Application
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Three persons and independently try to hit a target. If the probabilities of their hitting the target are and respectively, then the probability that the target is hit by or but not by is :
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Correct option: A
Option A (21/64) is correct because it calculates the probability of P or Q hitting the target but not R, considering all possible combinations.
975
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Application
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Two cards are drawn one by one at random from a pack of 52 cards. The prohahility that both of them are king, is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the probability of drawing two kings in a row without replacement from a standard deck of cards.
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Application
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Two cards are drawn one by one from a pack of cards. The probability of getting first card an ace and second a coloured one is (before drawing second card first card is not placed again in the pack)
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Correct option: C
5/221
Option C (5/221) is correct because it calculates the probability of drawing an ace first and then a colored card without replacement.
977
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Application
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A fair coin is tossed repeatedly until a head is obtained. If denotes the number of tosses required, then the conditional probability of , given that is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the conditional probability calculated based on the geometric distribution of coin tosses.
978
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Application
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Three numbers are chosen from 1 to 30. The probability that they are not consecutive is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the probability of choosing three non-consecutive numbers from 1 to 30, calculated by subtracting the probability of choosing consecutive numbers from 1.
979
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Application
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In a class of 80 students numbered 1 to 80 , all odd numbered students opt of Cricket, students whose numbers are divisible by 5 opt for Football and those whose numbers are divisible by 7 opt for Hockey. If the number of students who do not opt any of the three games is , then is equal to
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Correct option: A
7
Option A (7) is correct because it represents the value of where is the number of students who do not opt for any of the three games, calculated using set theory principles.
980
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Application
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Three numbers are chosen at random from numbers 1 to 30 . The probability that the minimum of the chosen numbers is 9 and maximum is 25 , is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the probability that the minimum of three chosen numbers is 9 and the maximum is 25 when choosing from numbers 1 to 30.
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Application
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Two squares are chosen at random on a chessboard. If denotes the probability that they have exactly one side in common, then is
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Correct option: C
7
Option C (7) is correct because the probability that two randomly chosen squares on a chessboard have exactly one side in common is 7/144, and 144p = 7.
982
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Application
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A group consists students including you and your friend. If the group is split into two different sections and , each containing students, then the probability that you and your friend are in the different sections is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the probability that you and your friend are in different sections is calculated by dividing the number of favorable arrangements by the total number of arrangements.
983
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Application
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If and , , then find .
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Correct option: A
The correct answer is A ({9,21}) because A - (A - B) simplifies to A B, which is the set of elements common to both A and B.
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Analyzing
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10 different books and 2 different pens are given to 3 boys so that each gets equal number of things. The probability that the some boy does not receive both the pens is
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Correct option: A
Option A (5/11) is correct because it calculates the probability that no single boy receives both pens by subtracting the probability that one boy receives both pens from 1.
985
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Application
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A five digit mumber is formed by the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6 and 8. The probability that the number has even digit at both ends is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the probability is calculated by finding the ratio of favorable outcomes (numbers with even digits at both ends) to the total possible outcomes.
986
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Application
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Events are mutually exclusive events such that and . The set of all possible values of are in the interval
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it determines the range of x based on the conditions that probabilities must be non-negative and their sum must be less than or equal to 1.
987
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Application
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One hundred identical coins, each with probability of showing heads are tossed once. If and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads showing on 51 coins, the value of , is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it uses the binomial distribution and the condition P(X=50) = P(X=51) to solve for p.
988
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Application
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A random variable has poisson distribution with mean 2. Then, equals
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it calculates the probability of X > 1.5 using the Poisson distribution with a mean of 2.
989
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Application
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If the sum and the product of mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 24 and 128 respectively, then the probability of one or two successes is:
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it is the probability calculated from the binomial distribution with n=32 and p=1/2 for one or two successes.
990
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Application
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A number is chosen form each of two sets and .
If is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 9 and is the probability that sum of the numbers is 7 , then is equal to
If is the probability that the sum of the numbers is 9 and is the probability that sum of the numbers is 7 , then is equal to
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the sum of the probabilities of getting a sum of 9 and a sum of 7 when choosing one number from each of the given sets.
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