Probability Quiz 1 (Solution)

Q1) Which one of the following is Infinite Set?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Set of Whole number less than 10

Set of Prime numbers less than 10
Set of Integers less than 10
Set of Factors of 10

Infinite set is the set with infinite number of elements. The set of whole numbers less than 10 =
{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} is finite. The set of prime numbers less than 10 = {2, 3, 5, 7} is finite.
The set of integers less than 10 = {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} is infinite since the
negative integers go on for-ever. The set of factors of 10 = {1, 2, 5, 10} is finite. So Correct
Option is c
Q2) Which one of the following is Null Set?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Set of Subset of null set

Set of Even Prime numbers
Set of Factors of 7
Set of Rational expression of

Null set or empty set is the set that doesnt contain anything. The null set is a subset of itself, so
the set of subsets of the null set has one element which is the null set itself. The set of even prime
numbers = {2} is not the null set. The set of factors of 7 = {1, 7} is not the null set. is an
irrational number, so cannot be expressed as a rational number. So the set of rational expressions
for is the null set. So correct option is d.

Q3) Let S= {a, b, c, d} How many subsets does S have?

a) 4

b)16

c) 6

d) 65

A Set with n elements has 2n Subsets. Here, n= 4

So Proper Subsets= 24
= 16, Hence correct option is b

Q4) Let S = {a, b, c, d, e} How many Proper subsets does S have?

a) 15

b) 32

c) 31

d) 33

A Set with n elements has 2n - 1proper subsets.

Here, n= 5
So Proper Subsets= 25-1
= 32-1 =31, Hence Correct option is c

Q5) Let A= Set of Multiples of 3

B= Set of Multiples of 6
C= Set of Multiples of 9
Which one of the following is true?
a) A B
c) C B

b)A C
d) C A

Since,
A = {...,-9, -6, -3, 0, 3, 6, 9, ...}
B = {...,-6, 0, 6, ...}
C = {...,-9, 0, 9, ...}

Every member of B is also a member of A, so BA. Every member of C is also a member of A,

so CA Therefore D is correct.

Probability Quiz 2 (Solution)

Q1) Probability experiment: Roll a six-sided die with a prime number. Write
Sample Space = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Favorable Event= {2, 3, 5}
Probability=

n(Favorable Event)
n(Sample Space)

3
6

Q2) A cup is flipped 50 times. It lands on its side 25 times, on its bottom 15 times, and on its top
10 times. What is the probability that it lands on its bottom?
n (Sample Space) = 50
n ( Bottom)= 15
n ( Side)= 25
Probability of Bottom=

n(Bottom)
n(Sample Space)

15
50

Q3) A school has 670 male students and 580 female students. If a student is selected at random,
what is the probability that the student would be a male?

n (Sample Space) = 670males+ 580 females= 1250

n ( Males)= 670
n ( Females)= 580
Probability of Male=

n(Male)
n(Sample Space)

670
1250

Q4) A fair die is loaded in such a way that an odd number is twice as likely to occur as an even
number. If E is the event that a number greater than 2 occurs on a single toss of the die, nd
P(E).

The sample space is S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.

We assign a probability of w to each even number and a probability of 2w to each odd number.
Since the sum of the probabilities must be 1, we have 9w = 1 or w =1 /9. Hence, probabilities of
1/9 and 2/9 are assigned to each even and odd number, respectively. Therefore,
E = {3, 4, 5, 6}

and
P (E) = 2/9+1/9+2/9+1/9= 6/9

Q5) Suppose that four Detergents are selected at random from a manufacturing process. Each
Detergent is inspected and classified defective, D, or Non-defective, N. List the elements of the
sample space & construct a tree diagram.
S = {DDDD, DDDN, DDND, DDNN, DNDD, DNDN, DNND, DNNN, NDDD, NDDN,
NDND, NDNN, NNDD, NNDN, NNND, NNNN}.
First Item

Second Item

Third Item

Fourth Item

D
D
D
D

N
D

N
D

N
D
N

N
D

D
D
N

N
D

N
D

D
N

N
D

Probability Quiz 3 (Solution)

What is the Probability of drawing three Red smiles from box in succession without
replacement? Explain, with the help of tree diagram! Red Smiley=R
Green Smiley=G
P (R3) =
P (R2) =

P (R1) =

3
5

4
6

P (G2) =

P (G3) =

P (R3) =

2
5

P (G3) =
P (G1) =

2
6

P (R3) =
P (R2) =

3
4

4
5

P (G3) =

1
4

P (R3) =
P (G2) =

1
5

P (G3) = 0

4
4

So
Probability of Drawing 3 Red Smiles = P(R1 R2 R3)
=P (R1) P(R2)P(R3)
4

=
=

24
120

= 0.2