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    Probability Questions with

    Solutions

    Tutorial on finding the probability of an event.

    In what follows, S is the sample space of the experiment in question and E


    is the event of interest. n(S) is the number of elements in the sample space
    S and n(E) is the number of elements in the event E.

    Question 1: A die is rolled, find the probability that an even number is


    obtained.

    Solution to Question 1:

    • Let us first write the sample space S of the experiment.

    S = {1,2,3,4,5,6}

    • Let E be the event "an even number is obtained" and write it down.

    E = {2,4,6}

    • We now use the formula of the classical probability.

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 3 / 6 = 1 / 2

    Question 2: Two coins are tossed, find the probability that two heads are
    obtained.

    Note: Each coin has two possible outcomes H (heads) and T (Tails).

    Solution to Question 2:

    • The sample space S is given by.

    S = {(H,T),(H,H),(T,H),(T,T)}

    • Let E be the event "two heads are obtained".

    E = {(H,H)}

    • We use the formula of the classical probability.

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 1 / 4

    Question 3: Which of these numbers cannot be a probability?

    1
    a) -0.00001
    b) 0.5
    c) 1.001
    d) 0
    e) 1
    f) 20%

    Solution to Question 3:

    • A probability is always greater than or equal to 0 and less than or


    equal to 1, hence only a) and c) above cannot represent probabilities:
    -0.00010 is less than 0 and 1.001 is greater than 1.

    Question 4: Two dice are rolled, find the probability that the sum is

    a) equal to 1

    b) equal to 4

    c) less than 13

    Solution to Question 4:

    • a) The sample space S of two dice is shown below.

    S = { (1,1),(1,2),(1,3),(1,4),(1,5),(1,6)
    (2,1),(2,2),(2,3),(2,4),(2,5),(2,6)
    (3,1),(3,2),(3,3),(3,4),(3,5),(3,6)
    (4,1),(4,2),(4,3),(4,4),(4,5),(4,6)
    (5,1),(5,2),(5,3),(5,4),(5,5),(5,6)
    (6,1),(6,2),(6,3),(6,4),(6,5),(6,6) }

    • Let E be the event "sum equal to 1". There are no outcomes which
    correspond to a sum equal to 1, hence

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 0 / 36 = 0

    • b) Three possible ouctcomes give a sum equal to 4: E =


    {(1,3),(2,2),(3,1)}, hence.

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 3 / 36 = 1 / 12

    • c) All possible ouctcomes, E = S, give a sum less than 13, hence.

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 36 / 36 = 1

    Question 5: A die is rolled and a coin is tossed, find the probability that the
    die shows an odd number and the coin shows a head.

    2
    Solution to Question 5:

    • The sample space S of the experiment described in question 5 is as


    follows

    S = { (1,H),(2,H),(3,H),(4,H),(5,H),(6,H)
    (1,T),(2,T),(3,T),(4,T),(5,T),(6,T)}

    • Let E be the event "the die shows an odd number and the coin shows
    a head". Event E may be described as follows

    E={(1,H),(3,H),(5,H)}

    • The probability P(E) is given by

    P(E) = n(E) / n(S) = 3 / 12 = 1 / 4

    Question 6: A card is drawn at random from a deck of cards. Find the


    probability of getting the 3 of diamond.

    Solution to Question 6:

    • The sample space S of the experiment in question 6 is shwon below

    • Let E be the event "getting the 3 of diamond". An examination of the


    sample space shows that there is one "3 of diamond" so that n(E) = 1

    3
    and n(S) = 52. Hence the probability of event E occuring is given by

    P(E) = 1 / 52

    Question 7: A card is drawn at random from a deck of cards. Find the


    probability of getting a queen.

    Solution to Question 7:

    • The sample space S of the experiment in question 7 is shwon above


    (see question 6)

    • Let E be the event "getting a Queen". An examination of the sample


    space shows that there are 4 "Queens" so that n(E) = 4 and n(S) =
    52. Hence the probability of event E occuring is given by

    P(E) = 4 / 52 = 1 / 13

    Question 8: A jar contains 3 red marbles, 7 green marbles and 10 white


    marbles. If a marble is drawn from the jar at random, what is the probability
    that this marble is white?

    Solution to Question 8:

    • We first construct a table of frequencies that gives the marbles color


    distributions as follows

    color frequency
    red 3
    green 7
    white 10

    • We now use the empirical formula of the probability

    Frequency for white color


    ________________________________________________
    P(E)=
    Total frequencies in the above table

    = 10 / 20 = 1 / 2

    Question 9: The blood groups of 200 people is distributed as follows: 50


    have type A blood, 65 have B blood type, 70 have O blood type and 15
    have type AB blood. If a person from this group is selected at random, what

    4
    is the probability that this person has O blood type?

    Solution to Question 9:

    • We construct a table of frequencies for the the blood groups as


    follows

    group frequency
    a 50
    B 65
    O 70
    AB 15

    • We use the empirical formula of the probability

    Frequency for O blood


    ________________________________________________
    P(E)=
    Total frequencies

    = 70 / 200 = 0.35

    Exercises:

    a) A die is rolled, find the probability that the number obtained is greater
    than 4.

    b) Two coins are tossed, find the probability that one head only is obtained.

    c) Two dice are rolled, find the probability that the sum is equal to 5.

    d) A card is drawn at random from a deck of cards. Find the probability of


    getting the King of hearts.

    Answers to above exercises:

    a) 2 / 6 = 1 / 3

    b) 2 / 4 = 1 / 2

    c) 4 / 36 = 1 / 9

    d) 1 / 52

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