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Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Here, S = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...., 19, 20}.
Let E = event of getting a multiple of 3 or 5 = {3, 6 , 9, 12, 15, 18, 5, 10, 20}.
P(E) = n(E)/n(S) = 9/20.
A bag contains 2 red, 3 green and 2 blue balls. Two balls are drawn at random. What is the probability that none of the balls drawn is blue?
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads?
Answer & Explanation:
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
