Class 9 Maths
Probability
Ex.15.1 Q.1
In an ODI match, a wicket keeper drops a catch 6 times out of 30 catches he gets.
Find the probability of the wicketkeeper not dropping a catch.
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Ex.15.1 Q.2
1500 families with 2 children were selected randomly, and the following data were recorded:
What is the probability that a family, chosen at random, has
1. 2 girls
2. 1 girl
3. No girl
Also check whether the sum of these probabilities is 1.
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Ex.15.1 Q.3
Refer to Example 5, Section 14.4, Chapter 14.
Find the probability that a student of the class was born in August.
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Ex.15.1 Q.4
Three coins are tossed simultaneously 200 times with the following frequencies of different outcomes:
If the three coins are simultaneously tossed again, compute the probability of 2 heads coming up.
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Ex.15.1 Q.5
An organization selected 2400 families at random and surveyed them to
determine a relationship between income level and the number of vehicles in a family.
The information gathered is listed in the table below:
Suppose a family is chosen. Find the probability that the family chosen is
(1) earning Rs 10000 – 13000 per month and owning exactly 2 vehicles.
(2) earning Rs 16000 or more per month and owning exactly 1 vehicle.
(3) earning less than Rs 7000 per month and does not own any vehicle.
(4) earning Rs 13000 – 16000 per month and owning more than 2 vehicles.
(5) owning not more than 1 vehicle.
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Ex.15.1 Q.6
Refer to Table 14.7, Chapter 14.
(1) Find the probability that a student obtained less than 20% in the mathematics test.
(2) Find the probability that a student obtained marks 60 or above.
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Ex.15.1 Q.7
To know the opinion of the students about the subject statistics, a survey of 200 students was conducted.
The data is recorded in the following table.
Find the probability that a student chosen at random
(1) likes statistics
(2) does not like it
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Ex.15.1 Q.8
Refer to Q.2, Exercise 14.2. What is the empirical probability that an engineer life:
(1) less than 7 km from her place of work?
(2) more than or equal to 7 km from her place of work?
(3) within km from her place of work?
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Ex.15.1 Q.11
Eleven bags of wheat flour, each marked 5 kg, actually contained the following weights of flour (in kg):
4.97 5.05 5.08 5.03 5.00 5.06 5.08 4.98 5.04 5.07 5.00
Find the probability that any of these bags chosen at random contains more than 5 kg of flour.
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Ex.15.1 Q.12
In Q.5, Exercise 14.2, you were asked to prepare a frequency distribution table,
regarding the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the air in parts per million of a certain city for 30 days.
Using this table, find the probability of the concentration of sulphur dioxide in the interval 0.12 - 0.16 on any of these days.
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Ex.15.1 Q.13
In Q.1, Exercise 14.2, you were asked to prepare a frequency distribution table
regarding the blood groups of 30 students of a class.
Use this table to determine the probability that a student of this class, selected at random, has blood group AB.
A, B, O, O, AB, O, A, O, B, A, O, B, A, O, O
A, AB, O, A, A, O, O, AB, B, A, O, B, A, B, O.
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