Probability (Practice Handout)

1) Out of all the 2 digit numbers from 1 to 100, a

two digit number is chosen at random. What is
the probability that the number is not divisible
by 7?
a)
90
14
b)
100
13
c)
90
13
d)
90
77

2) A box contains 6000 cards numbered 1 to
6000. One card is drawn at random from the
box. Find the probability that the number is
neither divisible by 4 nor 6?
a)
3
1
b)
6
5
c)
3
2
d)
5
3

3) A number is chosen at random from the first
120 natural numbers. The probability of the
number chosen being a multiple of 5 or 10 is:
a)
5
1
b)
6
1
c)
7
1
d)
9
1

4) A number is chosen at random from the first
120 natural numbers. The probability of the
number chosen being a multiple of 3 or 5 or 7
is
a)
120
38
b)
120
39
c)
120
68
d)
120
39

5) A box contains 8 slips numbered 1 to 8. Three
slips are drawn simultaneously at random from
the box. If the numbers obtained are arranged
in an order, then find the probability that the
number form an arithmetic progression:
a)
3 8
10
c
b)
3 8
12
c
c)
3 8
9
c
d) None
6) A bag contains 100 tickets numbered 1, 2, 3,
100. If a ticket is drawn out of it at random,
what is the probability that the ticket drawn
has digit 3 appearing on it.
a)
100
19
b)
100
21
c)
100
32
d)
100
23


Directions for the questions [7-9]:
A husband and a wife appear in an interview for
two vacancies for the same post. The probability of
husbands selection is (1/7) and that of the wifes
selection is (1/5). What is the probability that

7) Both of them will be selected?
a)
35
1
b)
35
2
c)
35
3
d)
7
1

8) One of them will be selected?
a)
7
1
b)
7
3
c)
7
2
d)
7
5

9) None of them will be selected?
a)
35
24
b)
35
20
c)
7
2
d)
35
24



Directions for the questions [10-11]:
A bag contains 5 red balls and 4 black balls. When
two balls are drawn, find the probability of getting
both red balls
10) With replacement?
a)
81
5
b)
9
25
c)
9
5
d)
81
25

11) Without replacement?
a)
18
5
b)
9
5
c)
81
5
d)
81
25


Directions for the questions [12-14]:
Three dices were rolled simultaneously on the
ground, then what is the probability that

12) Sum of the number on the dices is 8?
a)
216
15
b)
216
18
c)
216
21
d)
216
24

13) Same numbers on the three dices?
a)
6
1
b)
6
2
c)
36
2
d)
36
1

14) Sum of the number on the dices is 13? [TCS]
a)
216
15
b)
216
18
c)
216
21
d)
216
24

15) Ajay and Fatima rolled three dices each time,
the sum of the numbers when Ajay rolled is 17,
What is the probability that Fatima gets the
number more than Ajay
a)
216
1
b)
216
2
c)
36
2
d)
36
1

16) A speaks truth 3 out of 4 times, and B speaks 7
out of 8 times. What is the probability that
they will contradict each other in stating the
same statement?
a)
32
7
b)
11
5
c)
14
5
d)
16
5

17) In a stock of 50 radios contains 5 defective
ones. Two radios are selected at random from
the stock. What is the probability that only one
is defective?
a)
49
8
b)
45
2
c)
49
9
d)
49
7

18) From a group of 7 men and 4 women, a
committee of 6 persons is formed. What is the
probability that the committee will consist of
exactly 4 men?
a)
11
3
b)
11
2
c)
11
6
d)
11
5

19) What is the probability that a leap year
selected at random has 53 Sundays?
a)
7
6
b)
7
1
c)
7
2
d) 1



20) In a month of February of a non-leap year, the
probability that it will have 5 Saturdays is [TCS]
a)
7
1
b)
7
6
c)
7
2
d) 0
21) Three cards are drawn from a well-shuffled
pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that they
are a king, a queen and a jack
a)
5525
64
b)
5225
64
c)
5525
16
d)
5525
25

22) Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of
52 playing cards. Find the probability of
getting all the two cards are honored cards.
a)
221
15
b)
221
14
c)
221
20
d)
52
4

23) A card is drawn from a pack of 52 cards. The
card is drawn at random. What is the
probability that it is neither a Diamond nor a
Queen?
a)
13
4
b)
13
2
c)
13
9
d)
13
6

Direction for Question [24-25]:
Three balls are drawn at random, from a bag
containing 6 white, 5 green and 4 red balls. What is
the probability that

24) The three balls are of different color?
a)
91
67
b)
91
5
c)
455
1
d)
91
24

25) The three balls are of same color?
a)
455
68
b)
455
80
c)
455
34
d)
91
24

Directions for the questions: [26-28]
Two persons L and M decided to meet between
5 pm and 6 pm. The person who comes first will
wait for the other for not more than 15 minutes

26) If L arrives the place at 5:10, what is the
probability that they can meet?
a)
11
5
b)
11
6
c)
12
5
d)
13
5

27) If M arrives the place at 5:15, what is the
probability that they can meet?
a)
2
1
b)
3
1
c)
3
2
d)
5
1

28) What is the probability that they can meet?
a)
16
9
b)
16
5
c)
16
7
d)
16
9

29) A and B picks a card at random from a well
shuffled cards, one after the other replacing if
every time till one of them gets a diamond
card. If A begins the game, then the
probability that B wins the game?
a)
9
5
b)
7
3
c)
9
4
d)
7
4


30) Tarun and Hitesh were rolling two dices
simultaneously, one after the other
alternatively till one of them gets a doublet. If
Tarun begins the game, then the probability
that Hitesh wins the game?
a)
11
5
b)
11
4
c)
11
6
d)
11
3

31) A five-digit number is formed by using digits 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. What is the
probability that the number is divisible by 4?
a)
5
1
b)
6
5
c)
5
4
d)
11
3

32) A bag contains 3 red, 4 white and 7 black balls.
Two balls are drawn at random, find the
probability both are black?
a)
7
1
b)
7
2
c)
13
3
d)
40
13

33) A fair coin is tossed 10 times, find the
probability that two heads occurs on them?
a)
1024
5
b)
1024
10
c)
1024
45
d) None
34) The probabilities that a problem can be solved
by Amit, Binny, Charan and Dheeraj are
3
1
,
4
1
,
5
1
,
6
1
. Find the probability that problem can be
solved.
a)
3
1
b)
5
2
c)
5
3
d)
3
2

35) There are six envelopes corresponding to six
letters, if the letters are placed in the
envelopes at random. What is the probability
that exactly three letters are not placed in the
right envelopes?
a)
720
20
b)
720
40
c)
720
80
d) None







KEY

1 D 6 A 11 A 16 D 21 C 26 C 31 A
2 C 7 A 12 C 17 C 22 C 27 A 32 C
3 A 8 C 13 D 18 D 23 C 28 C 33 B
4 C 9 D 14 C 19 C 24 D 29 B 34 D
5 B 10 D 15 A 20 D 25 C 30 A 35 B