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Probability
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1A box contains four coins, of which two coins have heads on both their faces, one coin has tail on both its faces and the fourth coin is a normal one. A coin is picked at random and then tossed. If head is the outcome of the toss, then find the probability that the other face (hidden face) of the coin tossed is also a head.
- A2/5
- B1/2
- C4/5
- D2/3
- E3/4
- FI don't know
2In a certain game, you perform three tasks. You flip a quarter, and success would be heads. You roll a single die, and success would be a six. You pick a card from a full playing-card deck, and success would be picking a spades card. If any of these task are successful, then you win the game. What is the probability of winning?
- A1/48
- B5/16
- C11/12
- D11/16
- E23/48
- FI don't know
3The events A and B are independent, the probability that event A occurs is greater than 0, and the probability that event A occurs is twice the probability that event B occurs. The probability that at least one of events A and B occurs is 8 times the probability that both events A and B occur. What is the probability that event A occurs?
- A1/12
- B1/8
- C1/6
- D1/3
- E2/3
- FI don't know
4In the game of Yahtzee, a "full house" occurs when a player rolls five fair dice and the result is two dice showing one number and the other three all showing another (three of a kind). What is the probability that a player will roll a full house on one roll of each of the three remaining dice if that player has already rolled a pair on the first two?
- A1/3
- B5/54
- C5/72
- D5/216
- E1/1296
- FI don't know
5Kate and Danny each have $10. Together, they flip a fair coin 5 times. Every time the coin lands on heads, Kate gives Danny $1. Every time the coin lands on tails, Danny gives Kate $1. After the five coin flips, what is the probability that Kate has more than $10 but less than $15?
- A5/16
- B1/2
- C12/30
- D15/32
- E3/8
- FI don't know
6A coin has two sides. One side has the number 1 on it and the other side has the number 2 on it. If the coin is flipped three times what is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the landing side of the coin will be greater than 4?
- A3/8
- B1/16
- C1/8
- D1/2
- E1/4
- FI don't know
7Diana is going on a school trip along with her two brothers, Bruce and Clerk. The students are to be randomly assigned into 3 groups, with each group leaving at a different time. What is the probability that DIana leaves at the same time as AT LEAST on her bothers?
- A1/27
- B4/27
- C5/27
- D4/9
- E5/9
- FI don't know
8A box contains 20 bulbs, 12 are defective. Four bulbs are selected at random. What is the probability that at least one of the four selected is defective?
- A33/323
- B1/9690
- C14/969
- D955/969
- E5/12
- FI don't know
9A relay has a series of 5 circuits in a line. The even-numbered circuits are control circuits; the odd are buffer circuits. If both a control circuit and the buffer circuit immediately following it both fail in that order, then the relay fails. The probability of circuit one failing is 3/8; circuit two, 3/8; circuit three, 3/10; circuit four, 3/4; and circuit five, 2/5 .What is the probability that the relay fails?
- A9/80
- B3/10
- C303/800
- D35/80
- E497/800
- FI don't know
10If four fair dice are thrown simultaneously, what is the probability of getting at least one pair?
- A1/6
- B5/18
- C1/2
- D2/3
- E13/18
- FI don't know
11If two of the four expressions x+y, x+5y, x-y, and 5x-y are chosen at random, what is the probability that their product will be of the form of x^2-(by)^2, where b is an integer?
- A1/2
- B1/3
- C1/4
- D1/5
- E1/6
- FI don't know
12Mike and Emily need to build 2 identical houses. Mike, working alone, can build a house in 6 weeks. Emily, working alone, can build a house in 8 weeks. To determine who will do the building they will roll a fair six-sided die. If they roll a 1 or 2, Mike will work alone. If they roll a 3 or 4, Emily will work alone. If they roll a 5 or 6, they will work together and independently. What is the probability both houses will be completed after 7 weeks?
- A0
- B1/3
- C1/2
- D2/3
- E1
- FI don't know
13The country of Sinistrograde uses standard digits but writes its numbers from right to left, so that place values are reversed. For instance, 12 means “twenty-one.†A five-digit code from Sinistrograde is accidentally interpreted from left to right. If all possible five-digit codes (including zeroes in all positions) are equally likely, what is the probability that the code is in fact interpreted correctly?
- A1/10
- B1/100
- C1/1000
- D1/10000
- E1/100000
- FI don't know
14The probability that a visitor at the mall buys a pack of candy is 30%. If three visitors come to the mall today, what is the probability that exactly two will buy a pack of candy?
- A0.343
- B0.147
- C0.189
- D0.063
- E0.027
- FI don't know
15When an unfair coin is tossed twice, the probability of getting one tails and one heads is 1/3. What is the probability of getting two heads and two tails if the coin is tossed 4 times?
- A2/3
- B1/3
- C1/4
- D1/6
- E1/9
- FI don't know
16Of the 300 employees of a certain company, 65 are accountants. Two employees of the company will be selected at random. Which of the following is closest to the probability that neither of the employees selected will be an accountant?
- A0.3
- B0.4
- C0.5
- D0.6
- E0.7
- FI don't know
17A couple has two children, one of whom is a girl. If the probability of having a girl or a boy is 50%, what is the probability that the couple has two daughters?
- A1/8
- B1/4
- C1/3
- D1/2
- E2/3
- FI don't know
18Six cards numbered from 1 to 6 are placed in an empty bowl. First one card is drawn and then put back into the bowl; then a second card is drawn. If the cards are drawn at random and if the sum of the numbers on the cards is 8, what is the probability that one of the two cards drawn is numbered 5?
- A2/5
- B3/5
- C1/18
- D1/3
- E1/6
- FI don't know
19If an integer n is to be chosen at random from the integers 1 to 96, inclusive, what is the probability that n(n + 1)(n + 2) will be divisible by 8?
- A1/4
- B3/8
- C1/2
- D5/8
- E3/4
- FI don't know
20For each 6-month period during a light bulb's life span, the odds of it not burning out from over-use are half what they were in the previous 6-month period. If the odds of a light bulb burning out during the first 6-month period following its purchase are 1/3, what are the odds of it burning out during the period from 6months to 1 year following its purchase?
- A5/27
- B2/9
- C1/3
- D4/9
- E2/3
- FI don't know
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- Test has 20 questions of probability with each question having time limit of 2 minutes.
- Autor
- Ravindra Patidar
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- English
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