Probability
$\frac{11}{12}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{5}{12}$
$\frac{8}{9}$
If $l, m$ represent any two elements (identical or different) of the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7\}$, then the probability that $l x^2+m x+1>0 \forall x \in R$ is
$\frac{12}{{ }^7 C_2}$
$\frac{22}{7^2}$
$\frac{10}{{ }^7 C_2}$
$\frac{36}{7^2}$
$A$ and $B$ are playing chess game with each other. The probability that $A$ wins the game is 0.6 . the probability that he loses is 0.3 and the probability its draw is 0.1 . If they played three games, then the probability that $A$ wins atleast two games is
$\frac{54}{125}$
$\frac{81}{125}$
$\frac{18}{25}$
$\frac{9}{25}$
$U_1, U_2, U_3$ are three urns. $U_1$ contains 5 red, 3 white, 2 back balls: $U_2$ contains 4 red 4 white, 2 black balls and $U_3$ contains 3 red. 4 white, 3 black balls. If a ball is chosen at random from an urn chosen at random, then the probability of not getting a black ball is
$\frac{7}{30}$
$\frac{23}{30}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
$\frac{11}{30}$
If the probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is as follows, then $P(X \leq 2)=$
$ \begin{array}{cccccc}\hline x_i & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline P\left(X=x_i\right) & 3 k & 5 k & 3 k^2 & 4 k^2+k & 3 k^2 \\ \hline \end{array} $
$\frac{14}{25}$
$\frac{23}{32}$
$\frac{41}{49}$
$\frac{83}{100}$
If $X$ follows poisson distribution with variance 2 , then $P(X \geq 3)=$
$\frac{5}{e^2}$
$\frac{e^2-5}{e^2}$
$5+\frac{2}{e^2}$
$\frac{5-e^2}{4}$
A problem in Algebra is given to two students $A$ and $B$ whose chances of solving it are $\frac{2}{5}$ and $\frac{3}{4}$ respectively.
The probability that the problem is solved if both of them try independently is
$\frac{17}{20}$
$\frac{3}{20}$
$\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{13}{20}$
Three dice are thrown simultaneously and the sum of the numbers appeared on them is noted. If $A$ is the event of getting a sum greater than 14 and $B$ is the event of getting a sum which is a multiple of 3 , then $P(A \cap \bar{B})+P(\bar{A} \cap B)=$
$\frac{35}{108}$
$\frac{17}{54}$
$\frac{45}{108}$
$\frac{5}{54}$
A manufacturing company of bulbs has 3 units $A, B$ and $C$ which produce $25 \%, 35 \%$ and $40 \%$ of the bulbs respectively. Out of the bulbs produced by $A, B, C$ units, $5 \%, 4 \%$ and $2 \%$ are defective, respectively. If a bulb is chosen at random and found to be defective, then the probability that it is produced by unit $B$ is
$\frac{28}{69}$
$\frac{28}{71}$
$\frac{29}{67}$
$\frac{25}{69}$
The probability distribution of a random variable $X$ is given below
$ \begin{array}{ccccccc} \hline X & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline P\left(X=x_i\right) & \alpha & \alpha & \alpha & \beta & \beta & 0.3 \\ \hline \end{array} $
If $\mu$ and $\sigma^2$ represent the mean and variance of $X$ and $\mu=4.2$, then $\sigma^2+\mu^2=$
20.4
10.8
16.4
21.4
The probability that a student gets distinction in a Mathematics test is $\frac{2}{3}$. If five such tests are conducted over a certain period of time, then the probability that he gets distinction in atleast 3 tests is
$\frac{112}{243}$
$\frac{17}{81}$
$\frac{131}{243}$
$\frac{64}{81}$
If $A$ and $B$ are events of a random experiment such that $P(A \cup B)=\frac{3}{4}, P(A \cap B)=\frac{1}{4}, P(\overline{\mathrm{~A}})=\frac{2}{3}$, then $P(\overline{\mathrm{~A}} \cap \mathrm{~B})=$
$\frac{5}{8}$
$\frac{5}{12}$
$\frac{3}{8}$
$\frac{2}{5}$
Two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. If both the cards drawn are found to be black in colour, then the probability that atleast one of them is face card is
$\frac{3}{13}$
$\frac{3}{5}$
$\frac{9}{65}$
$\frac{27}{65}$
A person is known to speak the truth in 3 out of 4 occasions. If he throws a die and reports that it is six, then the probability that it actually six is
$\frac{3}{8}$
$\frac{2}{7}$
$\frac{1}{9}$
$\frac{4}{5}$
$70 \%$ of the total employees of a factory are men. Among the employees of that factory 30\% of men and $15 \%$ of women are technical assistants. If an employee chosen at random is found to be a technical assistant, then the probability that this employee is a man is
$\frac{9}{23}$
$\frac{3}{17}$
$\frac{14}{17}$
$\frac{14}{23}$
If a discrete random variable $X$ has the probability distribution $P(X=x)=k \frac{2^{2 x+1}}{(2 x+1)!}, x=0,1,2 \ldots \infty$, then $k=$
$\sinh 2$
sec2
$\operatorname{cosech} 2$
$\cosh 2$
A random variable $X$ follows a binomial distribution in which the difference between its mean and variance is 1. if $2 P(x=2)=3 P(x=1)$, then $n^2 P(x>1)=$
13
11
15
12
If an unbiased dice is rolled thrice, then the probability of getting a greater number in the $i^{\text {th }}$ roll than the number obtained in the $(i-1)^{\text {th }}$ roll, $i=2,3$, is equal to
There are three bags $X, Y$ and $Z$. Bag $X$ contains 5 one-rupee coins and 4 five-rupee coins; Bag $Y$ contains 4 one-rupee coins and 5 five-rupee coins and Bag $Z$ contains 3 one-rupee coins and 6 five-rupee coins. A bag is selected at random and a coin drawn from it at random is found to be a one-rupee coin. Then the probability, that it came from bag $\mathrm{Y}$, is :
Let the sum of two positive integers be 24 . If the probability, that their product is not less than $\frac{3}{4}$ times their greatest possible product, is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then $n$-$m$ equals
If three letters can be posted to any one of the 5 different addresses, then the probability that the three letters are posted to exactly two addresses is :
A company has two plants $A$ and $B$ to manufacture motorcycles. $60 \%$ motorcycles are manufactured at plant $A$ and the remaining are manufactured at plant $B .80 \%$ of the motorcycles manufactured at plant $A$ are rated of the standard quality, while $90 \%$ of the motorcycles manufactured at plant $B$ are rated of the standard quality. A motorcycle picked up randomly from the total production is found to be of the standard quality. If $p$ is the probability that it was manufactured at plant $B$, then $126 p$ is
The coefficients $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}$ in the quadratic equation $\mathrm{a} x^2+\mathrm{bx}+\mathrm{c}=0$ are from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6\}$. If the probability of this equation having one real root bigger than the other is p, then 216p equals :
The coefficients $a, b, c$ in the quadratic equation $a x^2+b x+c=0$ are chosen from the set $\{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8\}$. The probability of this equation having repeated roots is :
If the mean of the following probability distribution of a radam variable $\mathrm{X}$ :
| $\mathrm{X}$ | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathrm{P(X)}$ | $a$ | $2a$ | $a+b$ | $2b$ | $3b$ |
is $\frac{46}{9}$, then the variance of the distribution is
Three urns A, B and C contain 7 red, 5 black; 5 red, 7 black and 6 red, 6 black balls, respectively. One of the urn is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. If the ball drawn is black, then the probability that it is drawn from urn $\mathrm{A}$ is :
A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, then the probability of getting two tails and one head is
Three rotten apples are accidently mixed with fifteen good apples. Assuming the random variable $x$ to be the number of rotten apples in a draw of two apples, the variance of $x$ is
Two marbles are drawn in succession from a box containing 10 red, 30 white, 20 blue and 15 orange marbles, with replacement being made after each drawing. Then the probability, that first drawn marble is red and second drawn marble is white, is
Bag A contains 3 white, 7 red balls and Bag B contains 3 white, 2 red balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn from it. The probability of drawing the ball from the bag A, if the ball drawn is white, is
Two integers $x$ and $y$ are chosen with replacement from the set $\{0,1,2,3, \ldots, 10\}$. Then the probability that $|x-y|>5$, is :
An integer is chosen at random from the integers $1,2,3, \ldots, 50$. The probability that the chosen integer is a multiple of atleast one of 4, 6 and 7 is
A fair die is thrown until 2 appears. Then the probability, that 2 appears in even number of throws, is
An urn contains 6 white and 9 black balls. Two successive draws of 4 balls are made without replacement. The probability, that the first draw gives all white balls and the second draw gives all black balls, is :
Let $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}$ and $\mathrm{c}$ denote the outcome of three independent rolls of a fair tetrahedral die, whose four faces are marked $1,2,3,4$. If the probability that $a x^2+b x+c=0$ has all real roots is $\frac{m}{n}, \operatorname{gcd}(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})=1$, then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:
A quadratic equation $ax^2 + bx + c = 0$ has real roots if and only if its discriminant is non-negative. The discriminant $\Delta$ of the quadratic equation is given by:
$\Delta = b^2 - 4ac$
For the quadratic equation to have all real roots, the discriminant must be non-negative:
$\Delta \geq 0$
That means:
$b^2 - 4ac \geq 0$
Given that $a, b, c$ are the outcomes of rolling a fair tetrahedral die, they can each be one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4. Our task is to determine the probability that this condition holds.
We need to analyze the cases where $b^2 \geq 4ac$.
Let’s consider all possible values for $a$, $b$, and $c$, and count how many of them satisfy the condition. Since there are 4 choices for each of the variables, there are a total of $4 \times 4 \times 4 = 64$ possible combinations.
Now, we count the valid combinations where $b^2 \geq 4ac$:
- For $a = 1$: $b^2 \geq 4c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 4c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible since } c \ \text{must be } \geq 1 \text{ and not zero)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 1 \rightarrow c = 1$ (1 case)
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 2 \rightarrow c = 1 \text{ or } 2$ (2 cases)
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 4c \rightarrow c \leq 4 \rightarrow c = 1, 2, 3, 4$ (4 cases)
- For $a = 2$: $b^2 \geq 8c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 8c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 8c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 8c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 8c \rightarrow c \leq 2$ (2 cases)
- For $a = 3$: $b^2 \geq 12c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 12c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 12c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
- For $a = 4$: $b^2 \geq 16c$
- $b = 1: 1 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 2: 4 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 3: 9 \geq 16c \rightarrow \text{(Not possible)}$
- $b = 4: 16 \geq 16c \rightarrow c \leq 1$ (1 case)
Total for $a = 1 = 1 + 2 + 4 = 7$
Total for $a = 2 = 1 + 2 = 3$
Total for $a = 3 = 1$
Total for $a = 4 = 1$
Adding up all the valid cases:
$7 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 12$
The total number of valid combinations is 12 out of 64. Thus, the probability is:
$\frac{12}{64} = \frac{3}{16}$
The value of $\mathrm{m} = 3$ and $\mathrm{n} = 16$. The sum $\mathrm{m} + \mathrm{n} = 3 + 16 = 19$.
Hence, the answer is 19.
Three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 5 blue and 4 yellow balls. Let the random variables $X$ and $Y$ respectively denote the number of blue and yellow balls. If $\bar{X}$ and $\bar{Y}$ are the means of $X$ and $Y$ respectively, then $7 \bar{X}+4 \bar{Y}$ is equal to ___________.
Explanation:
| $X$ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $Y$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
$\begin{aligned} & \bar{X}=\sum X p(X) \\ & \bar{Y}=\sum Y p(Y) \\ & P(X=3)=P(Y=0)=\frac{{ }^5 C_3 \cdot C_0}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{{ }^5 C_2}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{5}{42} \\ & P(X=2)=P(Y=1)=\frac{{ }^5 C_2 \cdot C_1}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{10}{21} \\ & P(X=1)=P(Y=2)=\frac{{ }^5 C_1 \cdot C_2}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{5}{14} \\ & P(X=0)=P(Y=3)=\frac{{ }^5 C_0 \cdot C_3}{{ }^9 C_3}=\frac{4}{84}=\frac{1}{21} \\ & \bar{X}=3 \times \frac{5}{42}+2 \times \frac{10}{21}+\frac{5}{14}+0 \times \frac{1}{21}=\frac{15+40+15}{42}=\frac{70}{42} \\ & \bar{Y}=0 \times \frac{5}{42}+1 \times \frac{10}{21}+2 \times \frac{5}{14}+3 \times \frac{1}{21}=\frac{20+30+6}{42}=\frac{56}{42} \\ & 7 \bar{X}+4 \bar{Y}=17 \end{aligned}$
From a lot of 12 items containing 3 defectives, a sample of 5 items is drawn at random. Let the random variable $X$ denote the number of defective items in the sample. Let items in the sample be drawn one by one without replacement. If variance of $X$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then $n-m$ is equal to _________.
Explanation:
Given a lot of 12 items, 3 are defective.
Good items, $12-3=9$
Let $X$ denote the number of defective items.
So, value of $X=0,1,2,3$
A sample of $S$ items is drawn.
$P(X=0)=G G G G G$
(here $G$ is good item and $d$ is defective)
$\begin{aligned} & \frac{9}{12} \cdot \frac{8}{11} \cdot \frac{7}{10} \cdot \frac{6}{9} \cdot \frac{5}{8}=\frac{21}{132}=\frac{7}{44} \\ & P(X=1)=5\left[\frac{9 \cdot 8 \cdot 7 \cdot 6 \cdot 3}{12 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8}\right]=\frac{21}{44} \\ & P(X=2)=5\left[\frac{9 \cdot 8 \cdot 7 \cdot 3 \cdot 2}{12 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8}\right]=\frac{14}{44} \\ & P(X=3)=5\left[\frac{3 \cdot 2 \cdot 1 \cdot 9 \cdot 8}{12 \cdot 11 \cdot 10 \cdot 9 \cdot 8}\right]=\frac{2}{44} \\ & P(X=4)=0 \\ & P(X=5)=0 \end{aligned}$
| $X$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $P(X)$ | $ \frac{7}{44} $ |
$ \frac{21}{44} $ |
$ \frac{14}{44} $ |
$ \frac{2}{44} $ |
0 | 0 |
| $XP(X)$ | 0 | $ \frac{21}{44} $ |
$ \frac{28}{44} $ |
$ \frac{6}{44} $ |
0 | 0 |
| $X^2P(X)$ | 0 | $ \frac{21}{44} $ |
$ \frac{56}{44} $ |
$ \frac{18}{44} $ |
0 | 0 |
$\begin{aligned} & \sigma_x^2=\sum X^2 P(x)-\left(\sum x P(x)\right)^2 \\ & =\frac{95}{44}-\left(\frac{55}{44}\right)^2 \\ & =\frac{4180-3025}{1936}=\frac{1155}{1936}=\frac{105}{176}=\frac{m}{n} \\ & =n-m=71 \end{aligned}$
From a lot of 10 items, which include 3 defective items, a sample of 5 items is drawn at random. Let the random variable $X$ denote the number of defective items in the sample. If the variance of $X$ is $\sigma^2$, then $96 \sigma^2$ is equal to __________.
Explanation:
| $x$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $P(x)$ | $ \frac{{ }^7 C_5}{{ }^{10} C_5}=\frac{1}{12} $ |
$ \frac{C_4 \cdot{ }^3 C_1}{{ }^{10} C_5}=\frac{5}{12} $ |
$ \frac{{ }^7 C_3 \cdot{ }^3 C_2}{{ }^{10} C_5}=\frac{5}{12} $ |
$ \frac{{ }^7 C_2 \cdot{ }^3 C_3}{{ }^{10} C_5}=\frac{1}{12} $ |
| $xP(x)$ | 0 | $\frac{5}{12}$ | $\frac{10}{12}$ | $\frac{3}{12}$ |
$\begin{aligned} & \mu=\sum x P(x)=0+\frac{5}{12}+\frac{10}{12}+\frac{3}{12}=\frac{3}{2} \\ & \sigma^2=\sum(x-\mu) P(x)=\sum\left(x-\frac{3}{2}\right)^2 P(x) \\ & =\frac{9}{4} \times \frac{1}{12}+\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{5}{12}+\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{5}{12}+\frac{9}{4} \times \frac{1}{12}=\frac{7}{12} \end{aligned}$
$\Rightarrow \sigma^2 \cdot 96=8 \times 7=56$
In a tournament, a team plays 10 matches with probabilities of winning and losing each match as $\frac{1}{3}$ and $\frac{2}{3}$ respectively. Let $x$ be the number of matches that the team wins, and $y$ be the number of matches that team loses. If the probability $\mathrm{P}(|x-y| \leq 2)$ is $p$, then $3^9 p$ equals _________.
Explanation:
$\begin{aligned} & x+y=10 \\ & A=x-y \\ & P(|A|<2) \text { is } P \\ & \Rightarrow|A|=2,1,0 \Rightarrow A=0,1,-1,2,-2 \\ & \Rightarrow x=\frac{10+A}{2} \Rightarrow A \in \text { even as } x \in \text { integer } \\ & \Rightarrow A=0,-2,2 \\ & \Rightarrow P(|A| \leq 2)=P(A=0)+P(A=-2)+P(A=2) \end{aligned}$
(1) $A=0 \Rightarrow x=5=y$
$P(A=0)={ }^{10} C_5\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^5\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^5$
(2) $A=-2$
$\Rightarrow x=4$ and $y=6$
$P(A=-2)={ }^{10} C_4 \cdot\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^4\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^6$ and
$\begin{aligned} & \text { Similarly, } P(A=2)={ }^{10} C_6\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^6\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^4 \\ & \Rightarrow P(|A| \leq 2) 3^9=3\left({ }^{10} C_5 \cdot 2^5+{ }^{10} C_4 \cdot 2^6+{ }^{10} C_6 \cdot 2^4\right) \\ & =8288 \end{aligned}$
A group of 40 students appeared in an examination of 3 subjects - Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. It was found that all students passed in atleast one of the subjects, 20 students passed in Mathematics, 25 students passed in Physics, 16 students passed in Chemistry, atmost 11 students passed in both Mathematics and Physics, atmost 15 students passed in both Physics and Chemistry, atmost 15 students passed in both Mathematics and Chemistry. The maximum number of students passed in all the three subjects is _________.
Explanation:
$ \begin{aligned} & n(C \cup P \cup M) \leq n(U)=40 . \\\\ & n(C)+n(P)+n(M)-n(C \cap M)-n(P \cap M)-n(C \cap \\\\ & P)+n(C \cap P \cap M) \leq 40 \\\\ & 20+25+16-11-15-15+x \leq 40 \\\\ & x \leq 20 \end{aligned} $
But $11-x \geq 0$ and $15-x \geq 0$
$ \Rightarrow x \geq 11 $
$a=P(X=3), b=P(X \geqslant 3)$ and $c=P(X \geqslant 6 \mid X>3)$. Then $\frac{b+c}{a}$ is equal to __________.
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we need to compute the probabilities $a$, $b$, and $c$, and then plug those values into the expression $\frac{b+c}{a}$.
Let's begin by defining each of the variables:
- $a = P(X=3)$: This is the probability that the first six appears on the third toss.
- $b = P(X \geqslant 3)$: This is the probability that the first six appears on the third toss or later.
- $c = P(X \geqslant 6 \mid X>3)$: This is the probability that the first six appears on the sixth toss or later, given that it has not appeared in the first three tosses.
Since we're dealing with a fair die, each side has an equal probability of $\frac{1}{6}$ of landing face up. Let's find the probabilities step by step:
Calculating $a$:
The probability of rolling anything other than a six is $\frac{5}{6}$. So for the first six to show up exactly on the third roll, the sequence of rolls must be NN6, where N is anything but a six (i.e., the results of the first two rolls). Thus,
$a = P(X=3) = \left(\frac{5}{6}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{5}{6}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6}\right)$
Calculating $b$:
For the first six to appear on the third roll or later, we can think of two cases: when the first six appears on the third roll (which we've already calculated, $a$), and when it appears after the third roll. To combine these probabilities, we can use the fact that $P(X \geqslant 3) = 1 - P(X < 3)$, where $P(X < 3)$ is the probability that the first six appears on either the first or the second roll. So we calculate the latter first:
$ P(X < 3) = P(X=1) + P(X=2) $
$ P(X < 3) = \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) $
Thus,
$ b = P(X \geqslant 3) = 1 - P(X < 3) = 1 - \left[ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \right] $
Calculating $c$:
This is the probability that the first six appears on or after the sixth roll, given that it hasn't appeared in the first three rolls. Since $X>3$, the first three outcomes must not be a six, which occurs with probability $\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^3$. The subsequent outcomes until (and including) the fifth roll also must not be a six. So,
$c = P(X \geqslant 6 \mid X>3) = \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2$
Notice here, we did not include the probability of rolling a six, because we are looking for the probability that we have not yet rolled a six after the fifth roll.
Now we can calculate $a$, $b$, and $c$:
$a = \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2 \cdot \frac{1}{6}$
$b = 1 - \left[ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)\cdot\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \right]$
$c = \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2$
Now we'll substitute to find $\frac{b+c}{a}$:
$\frac{b+c}{a} = \frac{1 - \left[ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)\cdot\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \right] + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2}{\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2 \cdot \frac{1}{6}}$
Simplifying the numerator:
$1 - \left[ \left(\frac{1}{6}\right) + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)\cdot\left(\frac{1}{6}\right) \right] + \left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2$
$= 1 - \left[\frac{1}{6} + \frac{5}{36}\right] + \frac{25}{36}$
$= 1 - \left[\frac{6}{36} + \frac{5}{36}\right] + \frac{25}{36}$
$= 1 - \frac{11}{36} + \frac{25}{36}$
$= \frac{36}{36} - \frac{11}{36} + \frac{25}{36}$
$= \frac{50}{36}$
Now, substitute this back into the expression and solve:
$\frac{b+c}{a} = \frac{\frac{50}{36}}{\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2 \cdot \frac{1}{6}}$
$\frac{b+c}{a} = \frac{50}{36} \cdot \frac{6}{\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^2}$
$\frac{b+c}{a} = \frac{50 \cdot 6}{25}$
$\frac{b+c}{a} = \frac{300}{25}$
$\frac{b+c}{a} = 12$
Therefore, $\frac{b+c}{a} = 12$.
A student appears for a quiz consisting of only true-false type questions and answers all the questions. The student knows the answers of some questions and guesses the answers for the remaining questions. Whenever the student knows the answer of a question, he gives the correct answer. Assume that the probability of the student giving the correct answer for a question, given that he has guessed it, is $\frac{1}{2}$. Also assume that the probability of the answer for a question being guessed, given that the student's answer is correct, is $\frac{1}{6}$. Then the probability that the student knows the answer of a randomly chosen question is :
Explanation:
3 White
6 Green
$(\mathrm{N}-9)$ Blue
$\begin{aligned} & \text { Given } P\left(W_1 \cap G_2 \cap B_3\right)=\frac{2}{5 N} \\ & \text { and } P\left(B_3 \mid W_1 \cap G_2\right)=\frac{2}{9} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{P\left(B_3 \cap W_1 \cap G_2\right)}{P\left(W_1 \cap G_2\right)}=\frac{2}{9} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{2}{5 N} \times \frac{N \times(N-1)}{3 \times 6}=\frac{2}{9} \\ & \Rightarrow N=11 \end{aligned}$
Let $X$ be a random variable, and let $P(X=x)$ denote the probability that $X$ takes the value $x$. Suppose that the points $(x, P(X=x)), x=0,1,2,3,4$, lie on a fixed straight line in the $x y$-plane, and $P(X=x)=0$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}-\{0,1,2,3,4\}$. If the mean of $X$ is $\frac{5}{2}$, and the variance of $X$ is $\alpha$, then the value of $24 \alpha$ is _____________.
Explanation:
Let equation of line is $\mathrm{y=mx+c}$
| $\mathrm{x}$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | $\mathrm{R-\{0,1,2,3,4\}}$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\mathrm{P(x)}$ | $\mathrm{c}$ | $\mathrm{m+c}$ | $\mathrm{2m+c}$ | $\mathrm{3m+c}$ | $\mathrm{4m+c}$ | 0 |
$\sum_{x=0}^4(m x+c)=1 \Rightarrow 10 m+5 c=1 \Rightarrow 2 m+c=\frac{1}{5}\quad \text{.... (i)}$
$\begin{aligned} & \text { mean }=\sum x_i P_i=\sum_{i=0}^4\left(m x_i+c\right) \cdot x_i=30 m+10 c=\frac{5}{2} \\ & \therefore 3 m+c=\frac{1}{4} \ldots(2) \\ & \text { from (1) and (2) } \mathrm{m}=\frac{1}{20}, \mathrm{c}=\frac{1}{10} \\ & \Sigma \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{i}} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^2=\sum_{\mathrm{i}=0}^4\left(\mathrm{mx}_{\mathrm{i}}+\mathrm{c}\right) \mathrm{x}_1^2 \\ & =\sum_{\mathrm{i}=0}^4\left(\mathrm{mx}_{\mathrm{i}}^3+c \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^2\right) \Rightarrow 100 \mathrm{~m}+30 \mathrm{c}(\text { Now putting } \mathrm{m} \text { and } \mathrm{c}) \\ & \Rightarrow \Sigma \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{i}}^2=5+3=8 \\ & \text { Variance }=\Sigma \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{i}} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}^2-\left(\Sigma \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{i}} \mathrm{x}_{\mathrm{i}}\right)^2=8-\left(\frac{5}{2}\right)^2=\frac{7}{4} \\ & \therefore 24 \alpha=42 \end{aligned}$
If a random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution, then its variance is
| X = x | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| P(X = x) | $3 K^2$ | K | $K^2$ | 2K |

