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12th Board Booster (2024)

Probability DPP-01

1. Two dices are thrown simultaneously and the sum of 6. The following table represents a probability
the numbers obtained is found to be 7. What is the distribution for a random variable X:
probability that the number 3 has appeared at least x 1 2 3 4 5 6
once? P(X = x) 0.1 2k k 0.2 3k 0.1
1 2 then k =
(1) (2)
3 3 (1) 0.1 (2) 0.2
3 (3) 0.3 (4) 0.4
(3) (4) None of these
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7. A random variable X has the distribution as given
2 1  A 2 below:
2. P  A  , P  B   , P    . Find P  A  B  . x 1 3 5
3 5 B 3
P(X = x) 0.3 0.4 0.3
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(1) (2) The variance of this distribution is
15 15 (1) 3 (2) 2.4
7 (3) 1.55 (4) None of these
(3) (4) None of these
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8. If A and B are independent events of a random
3 1
3. The probability of a person taking tea is and the experiment such that P  A  B  and
5 6

 
probability of a person taking both tea & coffee is 1
1 P A  B  then P  A is equal to
, then find the probability of taking coffee 3
5 1 1
knowing that he has taken tea already? (1) (2)
4 3
1 2 5 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 7 3
1
(3) (4) None of these
5 9. A person is known to speak the truth 4 times out of
5. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. The
4. A box consists of 5 yellow, 12 red and 8 blue balls. probability that it is actually a six, is
If 5 balls are drawn from this box one after the other 1 2
without replacement, find the probability that the 5 (1) (2)
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balls are all yellow balls. 4 5
(1) 5 /144 (2) 6 / 321 (3) (4)
9 9
(3) 4 / 67 (4) 1/ 53130
10. Given, P  A  0.5, P  B   0.4, P  A  B   0.3 ,
5. Bag 1 contains 3 red and 5 black balls while another
Bag 2 contains 4 red and 6 black balls. One ball is  A 
then P   is equal to
drawn at random from one of the bags and it is  B 
found to be red. Find the probability that it is drawn 1 1
from bag 2. (1) (2)
3 2
(1) 31/ 62 (2) 16 / 62 2 3
(3) 16 / 31 (4) 31/ 32 (3) (4)
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4 14. A box contains 10 tickets, 2 of which carry a prize

11. The probability of a student passing in science is
5 of ₹ 8 each, 5 of which carry a prize of ₹ 4 each, and
and the passing of the student passing in both remaining 3 carry a prize of ₹ 2 each. If one ticket is
1 drawn at random, find the mean value of the prize.
science and Maths is . What is the probability of
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that student passing in Maths knowing that he 15. Three persons A, B and C apply for a job of
passed in science? manager in a private company. Chances of their
selection are in the ratio 1: 2 : 4 . The probability that
12. A bag contains 3 red and 7 black balls. Two balls A, B and C can introduce changes to increase the
are drawn at random without replacement. If the profits of a company are 0.8, 0.5 and 0.3
second ball is red, what is the probability that the respectively. If increase in the profit does not take
first ball is also red? place, find the probability that it is due to the
appointment of A.
13. A pair of dice is thrown simultaneously. If X
denotes the absolute difference of numbers obtained
on the pair of dice, then find the probability
distribution of X .
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Hints & Solution
1. (1) 7. (2)
A  Pair in which 3 has appeared at least once
B  Pair in which sum is 7
 
Var  x   E x2  [ E  x ]2 ; E  x    xP  x 

11 6  1 P  x  1  3  P  x  3  5  P  x  5
P  A  ,P  B  
36 36  1 0.3   3  0.4   5  0.3  0.3  1.2  1.5
As A  B   4,3 ,  3,4  E  x  3

 P  A  B 
2
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 
E x 2   xi2 P  xi 

 12   0.3  32  0.4  52  0.3

2      
 A  P  A  B  36 2 1  0.3  3.6  7.5  11.4
P     
B P  B 6 6 3
Var  x   11.4  9  2.4
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2. (1) 8. (2)

 A  P  A  B
P   9. (3)
B P  B
4 1
P T   ; P  L  
2 P  A  B 5 5

3 1/ 5 1 4 5 1
Total Probability    
2 1 2 6 5 6 5
 P  A  B   
3 5 15 4 5 9 3
   
P  A  B   P  A  P  B   P  A  B  30 30 30 10
1 4
2 1 2 
   4 10 4
3 5 15 P(6 coming and telling truth )  6 5   
3 30 3 9
10  3  2 11
  10
15 15
10. (3)
3. (1)
11. Let A: event of passing in Science
4. (4) B: event of passing in Maths
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Given, P  B   and P  A  B  
5. (3) 5 2
Then, probability of passing Maths after passing in
6. (1)  A  P  A  B
Science  P   
 p  xi   1 B P  A
0.1  2k  k  0.2  3k  0.1  1 1/ 2 5
 
6k  0.4  1;6k  1  0.4 4/5 8
0.6 1 5
k   0.1  The probability of passing in Maths is .
6 10 8
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12. Let A : event of selecting a red ball in first draw

B : event of selecting a red ball in second draw X 8 4 2
P  A  B   P( selecting both red balls) P(X) 1 1 3
3 2 1 5 2 10
   XP(X) 8 4 6
10 9 15
P  B   P( selecting a red ball in second draw ) 5 2 10
8 6 42
 P( red ball and red ball or black ball and red ball Hence, Mean of X   XP  X    2   or
5 10 10
)
Rs. 4.20
 P( red ball and red ball )  P( black ball and red
ball) 15. E1 : A is selected
3 2 7 3 3
     E2 : B is selected
10 9 10 9 10
E3 : C is selected
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 A  P  A  B  15 2 F : increase in profit does not take place
P    
B P B 3 9 P  E1   1/ 7, P  E2   2 / 7, P  E3   4 / 7
10 P  F∣ E1   0  2, P  F∣ E2   0  5, P  F∣ E3   0  7
P  E1  P  F∣ E1 
13. P  E1∣ F  
P  E1  P  F∣ E1   P  E2  P  F∣ E2   P  E3  P  F∣ E3 
X 0 1 2 3 4 5
1 2
P(X) 6 10 8 6 4 2 
36 36 36 36 36 36  7 10
1 2 2 5 4 7
    
7 10 7 10 7 10
14. Let X denote the prize value.
2 1
Here X can take values of 8,4 and 2.  
40 20
2 1
P  X  8  , or
10 5
5 1
P  X  4   , or
10 2
3
P  X  2 
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