Skip to content
Philoid
Browse Saved
Back to chapter
Maths
13. Probability
Home · Class 10 · Maths · Ref. Book · 13. Probability
Prev
Next
Q46 of 128 Page 13

12 defective pens are accidently mixed with 132 good ones. It is not possible to just look at pen and tell whether or not it is defective. One pen is taken out at random from this lit. Determine the probability that the pen taken out is good one.

Total number of possible outcomes, n(S) = 144

Number of favorable outcomes, n(E) = 132



More from this chapter

All 128 →
44

A box contains 90 discs which are numbered from 1 to 90. If one discs is drawn at random from the box, find the probability that it bears (i) a two digit number (ii) a perfect square number (iii) a number divisible by 5.

45

A lot consists of 144 ball pens of which 20 are defective and others good. Nuri will buy a pen if it is good, but will not buy if it is defective. The shopkeeper draws one pen at random and gives it to her. What is the probability that

(i) She will buy it?


(ii) She will not buy it?

47

Five cards – the ten, jack, queen, king and ace of diamonds, are well-shuffled with their face downwards. One card is then picked up at random.

(i) What is the probability that the card is the queen?


(ii) If the queen is drawn and put a side, what is the probability that the second card picked up is (a) an ace? (b) a queen?

48

Harpreet tosses two different coins simultaneously (say, one is of Re 1 and other of Rs 2). What is the probability that he gets at least one head?

Questions · 128
13. Probability
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Back to chapter
ADVERTISEMENT
About Contact Privacy Terms
Philoid · 2026
  • Home
  • Search
  • Browse
  • Quiz
  • Saved