(i) A lot of 20 bulbs contain 4 defective ones. One bulb is drawn at random from the lot. What is the probability that this bulb is defective.
(ii) Suppose the bulb drawn in (i) is not defective and is not replaced.
Now one bulb is drawn at random from the rest. What is the probability that this bulb is not defective.
It is known that in a box of 600 cassettes, 24 cassettes are defective. One cassette is taken out at random from this box. Find the probability that it is a non-defective.
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The number of matchsticks in each of 30 boxes found to have the following distribution ?
No. of match stikcs |
No. of boxes |
46 47 48 49 50 |
2 8 10 3 7 |
What is the probability' that a box selected at random will contain
(i) 50 matchsticks
(ii) less than 48 matchsticks.
(iii) at least 46 matchsticks.
(iv) more than 50 matchsticks.
A bag contains lemon flavoured candies only. Tanvika takes out one candy without looking in to the bag. What is the probability that she takes out ?
(i) an orange flavoured candy.
(ii) a lemon flavoured candy.