Probability Questions

Multiple choice
  1. 0.2525

  2. 0.2125

  3. 0.2925

  4. 0.3125

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let total members be 1. Women = 1/3, so Men = 2/3. Indians = 2/3, so Non-Indians = 1/3. Non-Indians who are women = 3/8 of 1/3 = 1/8. Non-Indians who are men = 1/3 - 1/8 = 5/24. The probability a man is a non-Indian is (5/24) / (2/3) = 5/16 = 0.3125.

Multiple choice
  1. 164 195

  2. 82 105

  3. 66 91

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Total balls = 15. Ways to draw 4 balls = 15C4 = 1365. Ways to draw 0 green balls = 11C4 = 330. Probability of 0 green = 330/1365 = 22/91. Probability of at least one green = 1 - 22/91 = 69/91. Since 69/91 is not listed, the correct answer is 'None of these'.

Multiple choice
  1. 46 56

  2. 37 42

  3. 48 52

  4. 49 56

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The probability of selecting three men is C(5,3)/C(9,3) = 10/84 = 5/42. Therefore, the probability of including at least one woman is 1 - 5/42 = 37/42. Selecting a head does not change the committee composition probability.