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If a discrete random variable X is defined as follows
$\mathrm{P}[\mathrm{X}=x]=\left\{\begin{array}{cl}\frac{\mathrm{k}(x+1)}{5^x}, & \text { if } x=0,1,2 \ldots \ldots . \\ 0, & \text { otherwise }\end{array}\right.$
then $\mathrm{k}=$
Numbers are selected at random, one at a time from two digit numbers $10,11,12 \ldots ., 99$ with replacement. An event $E$ occurs if and only if the product of the two digits of a selected number is 18 . If four numbers are selected, then probability that the event E occurs at least 3 times is
Two friends A and B apply for a job in the same company. The probabilities of A getting selected is $\frac{2}{5}$ and that of B is $\frac{4}{7}$. Then the probability, that one of them is selected, is
If a random variable X has the following probability distribution values
$\mathrm{X}$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P(X):}$ | 0 | $\mathrm{k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{3k}$ | $\mathrm{k^2}$ | $\mathrm{2k^2}$ | $\mathrm{7k^2+k}$ |
Then $P(X \geq 6)$ has the value
A random variable X takes the values $0,1,2,3$ and its mean is 1.3 . If $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=3)=2 \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=1)$ and $P(X=2)=0.3$, then $P(X=0)$ is
Three persons $\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{Q}$ and R independently try to hit a target. If the probabilities of their hitting the target are $\frac{3}{4}, \frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{5}{8}$ respectively, then the probability that the target is hit by P or Q but not by $R$, is
A box contains 15 green and 10 yellow balls. If 10 balls are randomly drawn, one by one, with replacement, then the variance of the number of green balls drawn is
Suppose three coins are tossed simultaneously. If $X$ denotes the number of heads, then probability distribution of x is
Four fair dice are thrown independently 27 times. Then the expected number of times, at least two dice show up a three or a five is
If two fair dice are rolled, then the probability that the sum of the numbers on the upper faces is at least 9, is
For the probability distribution
$x :$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$p(x):$ | $\mathrm{k}$ | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 2$\mathrm{k}$ |
The expected value of X is
A random variable X has the following probability distribution
$X$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$p(x)$ | $\mathrm{k^2}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{5k^2}$ |
Then $\mathrm{p}(x \geq 2)$ is equal to
The probability, that a year selected at random will have 53 Mondays, is
A multiple choice examination has 5 questions. Each question has three alternative answers of which exactly one is correct. The probability that a student will get 4 or more correct answers just by guessing is
A random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution
$X=x$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$P(X=x)$ | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
For the event $E=\{X$ is a prime number $\}$, $F=\{X<4\}$, then $P(E \cup F)$ is
Let $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}$ and C be three events, which are pairwise independent and $\bar{E}$ denote the complement of an event E . If $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cap \mathrm{B} \cap \mathrm{C})=0$ and $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{C})>0$, then $\mathrm{P}((\overline{\mathrm{A}} \cap \overline{\mathrm{B}}) / C)$ is equal to
A random variable x takes the values $0,1,2$, $3, \ldots$ with probability $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=x)=\mathrm{k}(x+1)\left(\frac{1}{5}\right)^x$, where k is a constant, then $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=0)$ is
One hundred identical coins, each with probability p , of showing up heads are tossed once. If $0<\mathrm{p}<1$ and the probability of heads showing on 50 coins is equal to that of heads showing on 51 coins, then the value of $p$ is
The p.m.f. of a random variable X is given by
$$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{P}[\mathrm{X}=x] & =\frac{\binom{5}{x}}{2^5}, \text { if } x=0,1,2,3,4,5 \\ & =0, \text { otherwise } \end{aligned}$$
Then which of the following is not correct?
If three fair coins are tossed, then variance of number of heads obtained, is
If $A$ and $B$ are two independent events such that $\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{A}^{\prime}\right)=0.75, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{B})=0.65$ and $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\mathrm{p}$, then value of $p$ is
The probability that a person who undergoes a bypass surgery will recover is 0.6 . the probability that of the six patients who undergo similar operations, half of them will recover is __________.
$A$ and $B$ are independent events with $P(A)=\frac{3}{10}$, $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{2}{5}$, then $\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{A}^{\prime} \cup \mathrm{B}\right)$ has the value
Minimum number of times a fair coin must be tossed, so that the probability of getting at least one head, is more than $99 \%$ is
A random variable X assumes values $1,2,3, \ldots \ldots ., \mathrm{n}$ with equal probabilities. If $\operatorname{var}(X): E(X)=4: 1$, then $n$ is equal to
In a game, 3 coins are tossed. A person is paid ₹ 100$, if he gets all heads or all tails; and he is supposed to pay ₹ 40 , if he gets one head or two heads. The amount he can expect to win/lose on an average per game in (₹) is
In a Binomial distribution consisting of 5 independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2 successes are 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively, then the probability, of getting exactly 4 successes, is
A random variable X has the following probability distribution
$\mathrm{X}$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P(X=}x)$ | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
For the events $\mathrm{E}=\{\mathrm{X}$ is prime number $\}$
$$\mathrm{F}=\{\mathrm{X}<4\}$$
Then $P(E \cup F)=$
There are three events $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}$, one of which must and only one can happen. The odds are 8:3 against $\mathrm{A}, 5: 2$ against B and the odds against C is $43: 17 \mathrm{k}$, then value of k is
Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities $\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{4}$ and $\frac{1}{5}$ respectively. If all hit at the target independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is
If the mean and the variance of a Binomial variate X are 2 and 1 respectively, then the probability that X takes a value greater than one is equal to
A bag contains 4 red and 3 black balls. One ball is drawn and then replaced in the bag and the process is repeated. Let X denote the number of times black ball is drawn in 3 draws. Assuming that at each draw each ball is equally likely to be selected, then probability distribution of $X$ is given by
A service station manager sells gas at an average of ₹ 100 per hour on a rainy day, ₹ 150 per hour on a dubious day, ₹ 250 per hour on a fair day and ₹ $300$ on a clear sky. If weather bureau statistics show the probabilities of weather as follows, then his mathematical expectation is
Weather | Clear | Fair | Dubious | Rainy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Probability | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
An urn contains nine balls of which three are red, four are blue and two are green. Three balls are drawn at random without replacement from the urn. The probability, that the three balls have different colours, is
A random variable X takes values $-1,0,1,2$ with probabilities $\frac{1+3 \mathrm{p}}{4}, \frac{1-\mathrm{p}}{4}, \frac{1+2 \mathrm{p}}{4}, \frac{1-4 \mathrm{p}}{4}$ respectively, where p varies over $\mathbb{R}$. Then the minimum and maximum values of the mean of X are respectively.
If the mean and the variance of Binomial variate $X$ are 2 and 1 respectively, then the probability that X takes a value greater than or equal to one is
If $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=2)=0.3, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=3)=0.4, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=4)=0.3$, then the variance of random variable X is
A man and his wife appear for an interview for two posts. The probability of the husband's selection is $\frac{1}{7}$ and that of the wife's selection is $\frac{1}{5}$. If they appear for the interview independently, then the probability that only one of them is selected, is
The expected value of the sum of the two numbers obtained on the uppermost faces, when two fair dice are rolled, is
For an entry to a certain course, a candidate is given twenty problems to solve. If the probability that the candidate can solve any problem is $\frac{3}{7}$, then the probability that he is unable to solve at most two problem is
A random variable has the following probability distribution
$\mathrm{X:}$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P}(x):$ | 0 | $\mathrm{2p}$ | $\mathrm{2p}$ | $\mathrm{3p}$ | $\mathrm{p^2}$ | $\mathrm{2p^2}$ | $\mathrm{7p^2}$ | $\mathrm{2p}$ |
Then the value of p is
Let A and B be two events such that the probability that exactly one of them occurs is $\frac{2}{5}$ and the probability that A or B occurs is $\frac{1}{2}$, then the probability of both of them occur together is
A random variable $X$ has the following probability distribution
$\mathrm{X:}$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P(X):}$ | $\mathrm{k^2}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{5k^2}$ |
Then $\mathrm{P(X > 2)}$ is equal to
A multiple choice examination has 5 questions. Each question has three alternative answers of which exactly one is correct. The probability, that a student will get 4 or more correct answers just by guessing, is
Let a random variable X have a Binomial distribution with mean 8 and variance 4 . If $\mathrm{P}(x \leqslant 2)=\frac{\mathrm{k}}{2^{16}}$, then k is equal to
For the probability distribution
$\mathrm{X:}$ | $-2$ | $-1$ | $0$ | $1$ | $2$ | $3$ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{p}(x):$ | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
Then the $\operatorname{Var}(\mathrm{X})$ is
(Given : $$\left.(0.25)^2=0.0625,(0.35)^2=0.1225,(0.45)^2=0.2025\right)$$
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well- shuffled pack of 52 cards. Let X denote the random variable of number of kings obtained in the two drawn cards. Then $\mathrm{P}(x=1)+\mathrm{P}(x=2)$ equals
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then mean of number of kings is
A random variable x has the following probability distribution. Then value of $k$ is _________ and $\mathrm{P}(3< x \leq 6)$ has the value
$\mathrm{X}=x$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P}(x)$ | $\mathrm{k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{3k}$ | $\mathrm{4k}$ | $\mathrm{4k}$ | $\mathrm{3k}$ | $\mathrm{2k}$ | $\mathrm{k}$ | $\mathrm{k}$ |
Let $\mathrm{X} \sim \mathrm{B}\left(6, \frac{1}{2}\right)$, then $\mathrm{P}[|x-4| \leqslant 2]$ is
A person throws an unbiased die. If the number shown is even, he gains an amount equal to the number shown. If the number is odd, he loses an amount equal to the number shown. Then his expectation is ₹.
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Let X denote the random variable of number of jacks obtained in the two drawn cards. Then $P(X=1)+P(X=2)$ equals
Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5 independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2 successes be 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively. Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes is equal to
The probability distribution of a random variable X is given by
$\mathrm{X=}x_i$: | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$\mathrm{P(X=}x_i)$ : | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Then the variance of X is
Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. Each applies for one house without consulting others. The probability that all the three persons apply for the same house is
A bag contains 4 Red and 6 Black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag, its colour is observed and this ball along with 3 additional balls of the same colour are returned to the bag. If now a ball is drawn at random from the bag, then the probability that this drawn ball is red is
If a discrete random variable X takes values $0,1,2,3, \ldots \ldots$. with probability $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=x)=\mathrm{k}(x+1) 5^{-x}$, where k is a constant, then $\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=0)$ is
Ten bulbs are drawn successively, with replacement, from a lot containing $10 \%$ defective bulbs, then the probability that there is at least one defective bulb, is
A fair die with numbers 1 to 6 on their faces is thrown. Let $$\mathrm{X}$$ denote the number of factors of the number, on the uppermost face, then the probability distribution of $$\mathrm{X}$$ is
The p.m.f. of a random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$ is $$\mathrm{P}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cl}\frac{2 x}{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{n}+1)}, & x=1,2,3, \ldots \mathrm{n} \\ 0, & \text { otherwise }\end{array}\right.$$, then $$\mathrm{E}(\mathrm{X})$$ is
There are 6 positive and 8 negative numbers. From these four numbers are chosen at random and multiplied. Then the probability, that the product is a negative number, is
A lot of 100 bulbs contains 10 defective bulbs. Five bulbs are selected at random from the lot and are sent to retail store. Then the probability that the store will receive at most one defective bulb is
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from well shuffled pack of 52 cards, then the probability distribution of number of queens is
For an initial screening of an entrance exam, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability that the candidate can solve any problem is $$\frac{4}{5}$$, then the probability, that he is unable to solve less than two problems, is
$$\text { If } f(x)= \begin{cases}3\left(1-2 x^2\right) & ; 0< x < 1 \\ 0 & ; \text { otherwise }\end{cases}$$ is a probability density function of $$\mathrm{X}$$, then $$\mathrm{P}\left(\frac{1}{4} < x < \frac{1}{3}\right)$$ is
Three critics review a book. For the three critics the odds in favour of the book are $$2: 5, 3: 4$$ and $$4: 3$$ respectively. The probability that the majority is in favour of the book, is given by
Two dice are rolled. If both dice have six faces numbered $$1,2,3,5,7,11$$, then the probability that the sum of the numbers on upper most face is prime, is
A random variable $$X$$ has the probability distribution
$$X=x$$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$P(X=x)$$ | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
For the events $$E=\{X$$ is a prime number $$\}$$ and $$F=\{x<5\}, P(E U F)$$ is
A random variable $$X$$ has the following probability distribution
$$\mathrm{X}=x$$ | 0 | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X}=x)$$ | $$\mathrm{4k-10k^2}$$ | $$\mathrm{5k-1}$$ | $$\mathrm{3k^3}$$ |
then P(X < 2) is
Let $$\mathrm{X}$$ be random variable having Binomial distribution $$B(7, p)$$. If $$P[X=3]=5 P[X=4]$$, then variance of $$\mathrm{X}$$ is
If a continuous random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$ has probability density function $$\mathrm{f}(x)$$ given by
$$f(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{cl} a x & , \text { if } 0 \leq x<1 \\ a & , \text { if } 1 \leq x<2 \\ 3 a-a x & , \text { if } 2 \leq x \leq 3 \\ 0 & , \text { otherwise } \end{array}\right.$$,
then a has the value
A card is drawn at random from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. The probability that it is black card or face card is
An irregular six faced die is thrown and the probability that, in 5 throws it will give 3 even numbers is twice the probability that it will give 2 even numbers. The number of times, in 6804 sets of 5 throws, you expect to give no even number is
A box contains 100 tickets numbered 1 to 100 . A ticket is drawn at random from the box. Then the probability, that number on the ticket is a perfect square, is
Three fair coins with faces numbered 1 and 0 are tossed simultaneously. Then variance (X) of the probability distribution of random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$, where $$\mathrm{X}$$ is the sum of numbers on the upper most faces, is
The p.m.f of random variate $$\mathrm{X}$$ is $$P(X)= \begin{cases}\frac{2 x}{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{n}+1)}, & x=1,2,3, \ldots \ldots, \mathrm{n} \\ 0, & \text { otherwise }\end{cases}$$
Then $$\mathrm{E}(\mathrm{X})=$$
An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. Then the probability, that in the next 6 trials there will be atleast 4 successes, is
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then the probability distribution of number of jacks is
$$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}$$ are independent events with $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{4}$$ and $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{B})=2 \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})-\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})$$, then $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})$$ is
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well-shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then mean of number of tens is
A fair die is tossed twice in succession. If $$\mathrm{X}$$ denotes the number of fours in two tosses, then the probability distribution of $$\mathrm{X}$$ is given by
If $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}$$ are two events such that $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{3}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{5}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{B})=\frac{1}{3}$$, then the value of $$\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{A}^{\prime} / \mathrm{B}^{\prime}\right)+\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{B}^{\prime} / \mathrm{A}^{\prime}\right)$$ is
Let a random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$ have a Binomial distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. If $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X} \leq 2)=\frac{\mathrm{K}}{2^{16}}$$, then $$\mathrm{K}$$ is
From a lot of 20 baskets, which includes 6 defective baskets, a sample of 2 baskets is drawn at random one by one without replacement. The expected value of number of defective basket is
Three of six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The probability that the triangle with these three vertices is equilateral, equals ___________.
A binomial random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$ satisfies $$9. p(X=4)=p(X=2)$$ when $$n=6$$. Then $$p$$ is equal to
The three ships namely A, B and C sail from India to Africa. If the odds in favour of the ships reaching safely are $$2: 5,3: 7$$ and $$6: 11$$ respectively, then probability of all of them arriving safely is
If the sum of mean and variance of a Binomial Distribution is $$\frac{15}{2}$$ for 10 trials, then the variance is
In a game, 3 coins are tossed. A person is paid ₹ 7 /-, if he gets all heads or all tails; and he is supposed to pay ₹ 3 /-, if he gets one head or two heads. The amount he can expect to win on an average per game is ₹
A fair die is tossed twice in succession. If $$\mathrm{X}$$ denotes the number of sixes in two tosses, then the probability distribution of $$\mathrm{X}$$ is given by
For a binomial variate $$\mathrm{X}$$ with $$\mathrm{n}=6$$ if $$P(X=4)=\frac{135}{2^{12}}$$, then its variance is
The p.d.f. of a discrete random variable is defined as $$\mathrm{f}(x)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} \mathrm{k} x^2, 0 \leq x \leq 6 \\ 0, \text { otherwise } \end{array}\right.$$
Then the value of $$F(4)$$ (c.d.f) is
A player tosses 2 fair coins. He wins ₹5 if 2 heads appear, ₹ 2 if one head appears and ₹ 1 if no head appears. Then the variance of his winning amount in ₹ is :
Three critics review a book. For the three critics the odds in favor of the book are $$2: 5, 3: 4$$ and $$4: 3$$ respectively. The probability that the majority is in favor of the book, is given by
A man takes a step forward with probability 0.4 and backwards with probability 0.6 . The probability that at the end of eleven steps, he is one step away from the starting point is
A problem in statistics is given to three students A, B and C. Their probabilities of solving the problem are $$\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{3}$$ and $$\frac{1}{4}$$ respectively. If all of them try independently, then the probability, that problem is solved, is
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards, then mean of number of queens is
In a Binomial distribution with $$\mathrm{n}=4$$, if $$2 \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=3)=3 \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=2)$$, then the variance is
$$\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}$$ are three events, one of which must and only one can happen. The odds in favor of $$\mathrm{A}$$ are $$4: 6$$, the odds against $$B$$ are $$7: 3$$. Thus, odds against $$\mathrm{C}$$ are
The probability mass function of random variable X is given by
$$P[X=r]=\left\{\begin{array}{ll}
\frac{{ }^n C_r}{32}, & n, r \in \mathbb{N} \\
0, & \text { otherwise }
\end{array} \text {, then } P[X \leq 2]=\right.$$
Three fair coins numbered 1 and 0 are tossed simultaneously. Then variance Var (X) of the probability distribution of random variable $$\mathrm{X}$$, where $$\mathrm{X}$$ is the sum of numbers on the uppermost faces, is
The incidence of occupational disease in an industry is such that the workmen have a $$10 \%$$ chance of suffering from it. The probability that out of 5 workmen, 3 or more will contract the disease is
If $$P(A \cup B)=0.7, P(A \cap B)=0.2$$, then $$P\left(A^{\prime}\right)+P\left(B^{\prime}\right)$$ is
Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well shuffled pack of 52 cards. Then mean of number of kings is
The probability that at least one of the events $$E_1$$ and $$E_2$$ occurs is 0.6. If the simultaneous occurrence of $$\mathrm{E}_1$$ and $$\mathrm{E}_2$$ is $$0.2, \mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{E}_1^{\prime}\right)+\mathrm{P}\left(\mathrm{E}_2^{\prime}\right)=$$
Two dice are thrown simultaneously. If X denotes the number of sixes, then the expectation of X is
The probability distribution of a random variable X is
$$\mathrm{X=x}$$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | ......... | $$\mathrm{n}$$ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X=x)}$$ | $$\mathrm{\frac{1}{n}}$$ | $$\mathrm{\frac{1}{n}}$$ | $$\mathrm{\frac{1}{n}}$$ | ......... | $$\mathrm{\frac{1}{n}}$$ |
then Var(X) =
A fair coin is tossed for a fixed number of times. If probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability of getting 9 heads, then probability of getting 2 heads is
If the probability distribution function of a random variable X is given as
$$\mathrm{X=x_i}$$ | $$-2$$ | $$-1$$ | 0 | 1 | 2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X=x_i)}$$ | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.1 |
Then F(0) is equal to
If $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{3}{10}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{2}{5}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{B})=\frac{3}{5}$$, then $$\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} / \mathrm{B}) \times \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B} / \mathrm{A})=$$
The probability distribution of a discrete random variable X is
$$\mathrm{X}$$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X)}$$ | K | 2K | 3K | 4K | 5K | 6K |
Find the value of $$\mathrm{P}(2<\mathrm{X}<6)$$
A die is thrown four times. The probability of getting perfect square in at least one throw is
A man is known to speck truth 3 out of 4 times. He throws a die and reports that it is 6. Then the probability that it is actually 6 is
The mean of the numbers obtained on throwing a die having written 1 on three faces, 2 on two faces and 5 on one face is
Let two cards are drawn at random from a pack of 52 playing cards. Let X be the number of aces obtained. Then the value of E(X) is
A fair coin is tossed 100 times. The probability of getting a head for even number of times is
If the function defined by $$f(x)=K(x-x^2)$$ if $$0 < x < 1=0$$, otherwise is the p.d.f. of a r.v.X, then the value of $$P\left(X<\frac{1}{2}\right)$$ is
The probability distribution of the number of doublets in four throws of a pair of dice is given by
For the probability distribution given by following
$$\mathrm{x}$$ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X=x)}$$ | 0.07 | 0.2 | 0.3 | $$\mathrm{k}$$ | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.02 |
Var(X) =
A random variable X has the following probability distribution
$$x$$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$P(X=x)$$ | K | 2K | 3K | 4K | 4K | 3K | 2K | K | K |
Then $$\mathrm{P}(3<\mathrm{x} \leq 6)=$$
Rooms in a hotel are numbered from 1 to 19. Rooms are allocated at random as guests arrive. The first guest to arrive is given a room which is a prime number. The probability that the second guest to arrive is given a room which is a prime number is
The distribution function $$F(X)$$ of discrete random variable $$X$$ is given by
$$\mathrm{X}$$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{F (X=x)}$$ | 0.2 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.85 | 1 |
Then $$\mathrm{P[X=4]+P[x=5]=}$$
First bag contains 3 red and 5 black balls and second bag contains 6 red and 4 black balls. A ball is drawn from each bag. The probability that one ball is red and the other is black, is
A fair coin is tossed 4 times. If $$X$$ is a random variable which indicates number of heads, then $$\mathrm{P}[\mathrm{X}<3]=$$
If the mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 2 respectively, then probability of getting 2 heads is
For two events $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A} \cup \mathrm{B})=\frac{5}{6}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{A})=\frac{1}{6}, \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{B})=\frac{2}{3}$$, then $$\mathrm{A}$$ and $$\mathrm{B}$$ are
A random variable X has following distribution
$$\mathrm{X = x}$$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$$\mathrm{P(X = x)}$$ | k | 3k | 5k | 7k | 8k | k |
Then P (2 $$\le$$ x < 5) =
A coin is tossed three times. If X denotes the absolute difference between the number of heads and the number of tails, then P (X = 1) =
A random variable X $$\sim$$ B (n, p), if values of mean and variance of X are 18 and 12 respectively, then n =
an urn contains 9 balls of which 3 are red, 4 are blue and 2 are green. Three balls are drawn at random from the urn. The probability that the three balls have difference colours is
It is observed that $$25 \%$$ of the cases related to child labour reported to the police station are solved. If 6 new cases are reported, then the probability that at least 5 of them will be solved is
In a meeting $$60 \%$$ of the members favour and $$40 \%$$ oppose a certain proposal. A member is selected at random and we take $$\mathrm{X}=0$$ if he opposed and $$\mathrm{X}=1$$ if he is in favour, then $$\operatorname{Var} \mathrm{X}=$$
A lot of 100 bulbs contains 10 defective bulbs. Five bulbs selected at random from the lot and sent to retain store, then the probability that the store will receive at most one defective bulb is
A coin is tossed and a die is thrown. The probability that the outcome will be head or a number greater than 4 or both, is
If $$\mathrm{X}$$ is a random variable with p.m.f. as follows.
$$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{P}(\mathrm{X}=\mathrm{x}) & =\frac{5}{16}, \mathrm{x}=0,1 \\ & =\frac{\mathrm{kx}}{48}, \mathrm{x}=2, \quad \text { then } \mathrm{E}(\mathrm{x})= \\ & =\frac{1}{4}, \mathrm{x}=3 \end{aligned}$$
The p.m.f. of a random variable X is $$\mathrm{P(X = x) = {1 \over {{2^5}}}\left( {_x^5} \right),x = 0,1,2,3,4,5}=0$$ then
The variance of the following probability distribution is,
If the sum of mean and variance of a binomial distribution for 5 trials is 1.8, then probability of a success is
Two unbiased dice are thrown. Then the probability that neither a doublet nor a total of 10 will appear is
Two dice are rolled simultaneously. The probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice is a prime number, is
A random variable X has the following probability distribution
$$\mathrm{X=x}$$ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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$$\mathrm{P[X=x]}$$ | 0 | $$\mathrm{k}$$ | $$\mathrm{2k}$$ | $$\mathrm{2k}$$ | $$\mathrm{3k}$$ | $$\mathrm{k^2}$$ | $$\mathrm{2k^2}$$ | $$\mathrm{7k^2+k}$$ |
then F(4) =
Rajesh has just bought a VCR from Maharashtra Electronics and the shop offers after sales service contract for Rs. 1000 for the next five years. Considering the experience of VCR users, the following distribution of maintenance expenses for the next five years is formed.
Expenses | 0 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 2500 | 3000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Probability | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
The expected value of maintenance cost is :
If $$X \sim B(4, p)$$ and $$P(X=0)=\frac{16}{81}$$, then $$P(X=4)=$$
The odds in favour of getting sum multiple of 3 , when pair of dice are thrown is
If $X$ is a.r.v. with c.d.f $F(x)$ and its probability distribution is given by
$X=x$ | $-1.5$ | $-0.5$ | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
$P(X=x)$ | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.35 |
then, $F(1.5)-F(-0.5)=$
The odds in favour of drawing a king from a pack of 52 playing cards is
Out of 100 people selected at random, 10 have common cold. If five persons selected at random from the group, then the probability that at most one person will have common cold is
The pdf of a continuous r.v. $$X$$ is given by $$f(x)=\frac{x}{8}, 0 < x < 4=0$$, otherwise, then $$P(X \leq 2)$$ is
If a die is thrown at random, then the expectation of the number on it is
The probability that bomb will miss the target is 0.2. Then, the probability that out of 10 bombs dropped exactly 2 will hit the target is
The letters of the word 'LOGARITHM' are arranged at random. The probability that arrangement starts with vowel and end with consonant is
The p.d.f of c.r.v $$X$$ is given by $$f(x)=\frac{x+2}{18}$$, if $$-2
If the p.m.f of a. r.v. $$X$$ is given by
$$P(X=x)=\frac{{ }^5 C_x}{2^5}$$
if $$x=0,1,2, \ldots \ldots . .5=0$$,
0 , otherwise,
then which of the following is not true?
Let $X$ be the number of successes in ' $n$ ' independent Bernoulli trials with probability of success $p=\frac{3}{4}$. The least value of ' $n$ ' so that $P(X \geq 1) \geq 0.9375$ is ......
The probability that three cards drawn from a pack of 52 cards, all are red is
$$\begin{aligned} &\text { The pdf of a random variable } X \text { is }\\ &\begin{aligned} f(x) & =3\left(1-2 x^2\right), & & 0< x<1 \\ & =0 & & \text { otherwise } \end{aligned} \end{aligned}$$
The $P\left(\frac{1}{4}< x<\frac{1}{3}\right)=\ldots$
A player tosses 2 fair coins. He wins Rs. 5 if 2 heads appear, Rs. 2 If 1 head appear and Rs. 1 if no head appears, then variance of his winning amount is
In a bionomial distribution, mean is 18 and variance is 12 then $p=$ ...........
The p.d.f of a random variable $x$ is given by
$$\begin{aligned}
& f(x)=\frac{1}{4 a}, \quad 0
and $P\left(x<\frac{3 a}{2}\right)=k P\left(x>\frac{5 a}{2}\right)$ then $k=$ ..............
If three dices are thrown then the probability that the sum of the numbers on their uppermost faces to be atleast 5 is
It is observed that $25 \%$ of the cases related to child labour reported to the police station are solved. If 6 new cases are reported, then the probability that atleast 5 of them will be solved is
A bag contains 6 white and 4 black balls. Two balls are drawn at random. The probability that they are of the same colour is ...........
A random variable X has following probability distribution
$X=x$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$P(X=x)$ | K | 3K | 5K | 7K | 8K | K |
Then $P(2 \leq X<5)=\ldots \ldots$
If the c.d.f (cumulative distribution function) is given by $F(x)=\frac{x-25}{10}$, then $P(27 \leq x \leq 33)=\ldots \ldots$