Exercise 25.1

Question: 1

A coin is tossed 1000 times with the following frequencies:

Head: 445, Tail: 555

When a coin is tossed at random, what is the probability of getting?

(i). a head?

(ii). a tail?

Solution:

Total number of times a coin is tossed = 1000

Number of times a head comes up = 445

Number of times a tail comes up = 555

Number of times a tail comes up

Question: 2

A box contains two pair of socks of two colours (black and white). I have picked out a white sock. I pick out one more with my eyes closed. What is the probability that I will make a pair?

Solution:

No. of socks in the box = 4

Let B and W denote black and white socks respectively. Then we have:

S = {B,B,W,W}

If a white sock is picked out, then the total no. of socks left in the box = 3

No. of white socks left = 2 – 1 = 1

then the total no. of socks left in the box

Question: 3

Two coins are tossed simultaneously 500 times and the outcomes are noted as given below:

If same pair of coins is tossed at random, find the probability of getting:

(i) Two heads (ii) One head (iii) No head.

Solution:

Number of trials = 500

Number of outcomes of two heads (HH) = 105

Number of outcomes of one head (HT or TH) = 275

Number of outcomes of no head (TT) = 120

Number of outcomes of no head (TT)

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