Mathematics

Probability

303 Questions

Probability measures the likelihood of an event occurring, such as rolling a specific number on a die or drawing a colored ball. Questions cover simple events, mutually exclusive outcomes, and dice or coin combinations. This topic is consistently asked in mathematics and reasoning sections of competitive exams.

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Probability Questions

Multiple choice
  1. 13/36

  2. 12/36

  3. 3/36

  4. 14/36

  5. 5/36

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

The calculation of probability is as follows: 
2 on the red die is divisible by 2 on the green die. 3 on the red die is divisible by 3 on the green die. 5 on the red die is divisible by 5 on the green die. The total number of events is 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 and the sample space is 6 * 6 = 36. Hence, the probability is 3/36.

Multiple choice
  1. 5/216

  2. 5/54

  3. 1/6

  4. 5/36

  5. None

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

The first die can show any numbers from 1 of 6. Second can show numbers greater than the first and third acn show greater than the second. Number of ways = (1,2,3) (1,2,4)(1,2,5)(1,2,6) (1,3,6) (1,4,6) (1,3,5) (1,4,5) (1,4,6)(1,5,6), (2,3,6) (2,3,5)(2,3,4) (2,4,5) (2,4,6) (2,5,6) (3,4,5) (3,4,6) (3,5,6) (4,5,6). Hence, probability = 20/216 = 5/54.