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EasyMCQ
Let $A, B,$ and $C$ be three mutually independent events. Consider the two statements $S_1$ and $S_2$:
$S_1 : A$ and $B \cup C$ are independent.
$S_2 : A$ and $B \cap C$ are independent.
Then:
A
Both $S_1$ and $S_2$ are true.
B
Only $S_1$ is true.
C
Only $S_2$ is true.
D
Neither $S_1$ nor $S_2$ is true.

Solution

(A) If $A, B,$ and $C$ are mutually independent,then $P(A \cap B) = P(A)P(B), P(A \cap C) = P(A)P(C),$ and $P(A \cap B \cap C) = P(A)P(B)P(C)$.
For $S_1$: $P(A \cap (B \cup C)) = P((A \cap B) \cup (A \cap C)) = P(A \cap B) + P(A \cap C) - P(A \cap B \cap C) = P(A)P(B) + P(A)P(C) - P(A)P(B)P(C) = P(A)[P(B) + P(C) - P(B)P(C)] = P(A)P(B \cup C)$. Thus,$S_1$ is true.
For $S_2$: $P(A \cap (B \cap C)) = P(A \cap B \cap C) = P(A)P(B)P(C) = P(A)P(B \cap C)$. Thus,$S_2$ is true.
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DifficultMCQ
In a college,$25\%$ of the boys and $10\%$ of the girls offer Mathematics. The girls constitute $60\%$ of the total number of students. If a student is selected at random and is found to be studying Mathematics,the probability that the student is a girl,is
A
$\frac{1}{6}$
B
$\frac{3}{8}$
C
$\frac{5}{8}$
D
$\frac{5}{6}$

Solution

(B) Let the total number of students be $100$.
Since girls constitute $60\%$ of the total students,the number of girls is $60$ and the number of boys is $100 - 60 = 40$.
Number of boys studying Mathematics $= 25\% \text{ of } 40 = \frac{25}{100} \times 40 = 10$.
Number of girls studying Mathematics $= 10\% \text{ of } 60 = \frac{10}{100} \times 60 = 6$.
Total number of students studying Mathematics $= 10 + 6 = 16$.
The probability that the student is a girl,given that the student is studying Mathematics,is calculated using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(\text{Girl} | \text{Maths}) = \frac{\text{Number of girls studying Maths}}{\text{Total number of students studying Maths}} = \frac{6}{16} = \frac{3}{8}$.
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DifficultMCQ
$A$ letter is known to have come either from $LONDON$ or $CLIFTON$; on the postmark only the two consecutive letters $ON$ are legible. The probability that it came from $LONDON$ is
A
$\frac{5}{17}$
B
$\frac{12}{17}$
C
$\frac{17}{30}$
D
$\frac{3}{5}$

Solution

(B) Let $A_1$ be the event that the letter came from $LONDON$ and $A_2$ be the event that the letter came from $CLIFTON$. Since the source is not specified,we assume $P(A_1) = P(A_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $E$ be the event that the two consecutive letters $ON$ are legible on the postmark.
In $LONDON$ (length $6$),there are $5$ pairs of consecutive letters: $(LO, ON, ND, DO, ON)$. Out of these,$2$ are $ON$. Thus,$P(E|A_1) = \frac{2}{5}$.
In $CLIFTON$ (length $7$),there are $6$ pairs of consecutive letters: $(CL, LI, IF, FT, TO, ON)$. Out of these,$1$ is $ON$. Thus,$P(E|A_2) = \frac{1}{6}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that it came from $LONDON$ given that $ON$ is legible is:
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{P(A_1)P(E|A_1)}{P(A_1)P(E|A_1) + P(A_2)P(E|A_2)}$
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{5}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{5} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{6}}$
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{\frac{2}{5}}{\frac{2}{5} + \frac{1}{6}} = \frac{\frac{2}{5}}{\frac{12+5}{30}} = \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{30}{17} = \frac{12}{17}$.
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MediumMCQ
There are $3$ bags which are known to contain $2$ white and $3$ black balls; $4$ white and $1$ black balls and $3$ white and $7$ black balls respectively. $A$ ball is drawn at random from one of the bags and found to be a black ball. Then the probability that it was drawn from the bag containing the most black balls is
A
$\frac{7}{15}$
B
$\frac{5}{19}$
C
$\frac{3}{4}$
D
None of these

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events of choosing Bag $I$,Bag $II$,and Bag $III$ respectively. Since the bag is chosen at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the drawn ball is black.
The probabilities of drawing a black ball from each bag are:
$P(A|E_1) = \frac{3}{2+3} = \frac{3}{5}$
$P(A|E_2) = \frac{1}{4+1} = \frac{1}{5}$
$P(A|E_3) = \frac{7}{3+7} = \frac{7}{10}$
We need to find the probability that the ball was drawn from the bag with the most black balls,which is Bag $III$. Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2) + P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}$
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{7}{10}}{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{5} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{7}{10}}$
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{\frac{7}{30}}{\frac{6}{30} + \frac{2}{30} + \frac{7}{30}} = \frac{7}{15}$.
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MediumMCQ
$A$ man is known to speak the truth $3$ out of $4$ times. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. The probability that it is actually a six,is
A
$\frac{3}{8}$
B
$\frac{1}{5}$
C
$\frac{3}{4}$
D
None of these

Solution

(A) Let $E$ be the event that a six occurs and $E'$ be the event that a six does not occur.
Let $A$ be the event that the man reports that it is a $6$.
We have $P(E) = \frac{1}{6}$ and $P(E') = 1 - \frac{1}{6} = \frac{5}{6}$.
The probability that the man speaks the truth is $P(T) = \frac{3}{4}$,so the probability that he lies is $P(L) = 1 - \frac{3}{4} = \frac{1}{4}$.
If a six occurs $(E)$,he reports it as $6$ if he speaks the truth. Thus,$P(A|E) = \frac{3}{4}$.
If a six does not occur $(E')$,he reports it as $6$ if he lies. Thus,$P(A|E') = \frac{1}{4}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that it is actually a six given that he reported a six is:
$P(E|A) = \frac{P(E) \times P(A|E)}{P(E) \times P(A|E) + P(E') \times P(A|E')}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{4}}{(\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{4}) + (\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{4})}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{\frac{3}{24}}{\frac{3}{24} + \frac{5}{24}} = \frac{3}{8}$.
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MediumMCQ
$A$ bag $A$ contains $2$ white and $3$ red balls and bag $B$ contains $4$ white and $5$ red balls. One ball is drawn at random from a randomly chosen bag and is found to be red. The probability that it was drawn from bag $B$ is:
A
$\frac{5}{14}$
B
$\frac{5}{16}$
C
$\frac{5}{18}$
D
$\frac{25}{52}$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1$ be the event that the ball is drawn from bag $A$,$E_2$ be the event that it is drawn from bag $B$,and $E$ be the event that the drawn ball is red.
We need to find $P(E_2|E)$.
Since both bags are equally likely to be selected,we have $P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Also,the probability of drawing a red ball from bag $A$ is $P(E|E_1) = \frac{3}{5}$,and from bag $B$ is $P(E|E_2) = \frac{5}{9}$.
Using Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_2|E) = \frac{P(E_2) \cdot P(E|E_2)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(E|E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(E|E_2)}$
$P(E_2|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{5}{9}}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{3}{5} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{5}{9}}$
$P(E_2|E) = \frac{\frac{5}{18}}{\frac{3}{10} + \frac{5}{18}} = \frac{\frac{5}{18}}{\frac{27 + 25}{90}} = \frac{5}{18} \cdot \frac{90}{52} = \frac{5 \cdot 5}{52} = \frac{25}{52}$.
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MediumMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $4$ green and $3$ red balls and bag $B$ contains $4$ red and $3$ green balls. One bag is selected at random and a ball is drawn,which is found to be green. What is the probability that it was drawn from bag $B$?
A
$\frac{2}{7}$
B
$\frac{2}{3}$
C
$\frac{3}{7}$
D
$\frac{1}{3}$

Solution

(C) This problem is solved using Bayes' Theorem.
Let $A$ be the event of selecting bag $A$,and $B$ be the event of selecting bag $B$.
$P(A) = \frac{1}{2}$,$P(B) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $G$ be the event of drawing a green ball.
Probability of drawing a green ball from bag $A$ is $P(G|A) = \frac{4}{7}$.
Probability of drawing a green ball from bag $B$ is $P(G|B) = \frac{3}{7}$.
By Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball was drawn from bag $B$ given that it is green is:
$P(B|G) = \frac{P(B) \times P(G|B)}{P(A) \times P(G|A) + P(B) \times P(G|B)}$
Substituting the values:
$P(B|G) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{7}}{(\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{4}{7}) + (\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{7})}$
$P(B|G) = \frac{\frac{3}{14}}{\frac{4}{14} + \frac{3}{14}} = \frac{\frac{3}{14}}{\frac{7}{14}} = \frac{3}{7}$.
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DifficultMCQ
In four schools $B_1, B_2, B_3, B_4$,the percentage of girl students is $12, 20, 13, 17$ respectively. From a school selected at random,one student is picked up at random and it is found that the student is a girl. The probability that the school selected is $B_2$ is:
A
$\frac{6}{31}$
B
$\frac{10}{31}$
C
$\frac{13}{62}$
D
$\frac{17}{62}$

Solution

(B) Let $E$ be the event that the selected student is a girl. Let $S_i$ be the event that school $B_i$ is selected for $i = 1, 2, 3, 4$.
Since the school is selected at random,$P(S_1) = P(S_2) = P(S_3) = P(S_4) = \frac{1}{4}$.
The conditional probabilities of selecting a girl from each school are $P(E|S_1) = \frac{12}{100}$,$P(E|S_2) = \frac{20}{100}$,$P(E|S_3) = \frac{13}{100}$,and $P(E|S_4) = \frac{17}{100}$.
By Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the school selected is $B_2$ given that the student is a girl is:
$P(S_2|E) = \frac{P(S_2)P(E|S_2)}{\sum_{i=1}^{4} P(S_i)P(E|S_i)}$
$P(S_2|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{20}{100}}{\frac{1}{4} \times (\frac{12}{100} + \frac{20}{100} + \frac{13}{100} + \frac{17}{100})}$
$P(S_2|E) = \frac{20}{12 + 20 + 13 + 17} = \frac{20}{62} = \frac{10}{31}$.
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DifficultMCQ
Urn $A$ contains $6$ red and $4$ black balls and urn $B$ contains $4$ red and $6$ black balls. One ball is drawn at random from urn $A$ and placed in urn $B$. Then one ball is drawn at random from urn $B$ and placed in urn $A$. If one ball is now drawn at random from urn $A$,the probability that it is found to be red,is
A
$\frac{32}{55}$
B
$\frac{21}{55}$
C
$\frac{19}{55}$
D
None of these

Solution

(A) Let $R_1$ be the event that a red ball is drawn from $A$ and placed in $B$,and $B_1$ be the event that a black ball is drawn from $A$ and placed in $B$.
$P(R_1) = \frac{6}{10} = \frac{3}{5}$,$P(B_1) = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}$.
After transferring a ball,urn $B$ has $11$ balls.
If $R_1$ occurred,$B$ has $5$ red and $6$ black balls. $P(R_2|R_1) = \frac{5}{11}$,$P(B_2|R_1) = \frac{6}{11}$.
If $B_1$ occurred,$B$ has $4$ red and $7$ black balls. $P(R_2|B_1) = \frac{4}{11}$,$P(B_2|B_1) = \frac{7}{11}$.
After transferring back to $A$,urn $A$ has $10$ balls.
If $R_1$ and $R_2$ occurred,$A$ has $6$ red balls. $P(R|R_1, R_2) = \frac{6}{10}$.
If $R_1$ and $B_2$ occurred,$A$ has $5$ red balls. $P(R|R_1, B_2) = \frac{5}{10}$.
If $B_1$ and $R_2$ occurred,$A$ has $7$ red balls. $P(R|B_1, R_2) = \frac{7}{10}$.
If $B_1$ and $B_2$ occurred,$A$ has $6$ red balls. $P(R|B_1, B_2) = \frac{6}{10}$.
The total probability is $P(R) = P(R_1)P(R_2|R_1)P(R|R_1, R_2) + P(R_1)P(B_2|R_1)P(R|R_1, B_2) + P(B_1)P(R_2|B_1)P(R|B_1, R_2) + P(B_1)P(B_2|B_1)P(R|B_1, B_2)$.
$P(R) = (\frac{6}{10} \times \frac{5}{11} \times \frac{6}{10}) + (\frac{6}{10} \times \frac{6}{11} \times \frac{5}{10}) + (\frac{4}{10} \times \frac{4}{11} \times \frac{7}{10}) + (\frac{4}{10} \times \frac{7}{11} \times \frac{6}{10})$.
$P(R) = \frac{180 + 180 + 112 + 168}{1100} = \frac{640}{1100} = \frac{64}{110} = \frac{32}{55}$.
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MediumMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $2$ white and $3$ red balls,and bag $B$ contains $4$ white and $5$ red balls. One ball is drawn at random from one of the two bags and it is found to be red. Find the probability that the ball was drawn from bag $B$.
A
$25/52$
B
$3/7$
C
$1/10$
D
$2/9$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event of choosing bag $A$ and $E_2$ be the event of choosing bag $B$.
Let $R$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
Since the bags are chosen at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = 1/2$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $A$ is $P(R|E_1) = 3/5$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $B$ is $P(R|E_2) = 5/9$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball was drawn from bag $B$ given that it is red is:
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{P(E_2)P(R|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(R|E_1) + P(E_2)P(R|E_2)}$
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{(1/2) \times (5/9)}{(1/2) \times (3/5) + (1/2) \times (5/9)}$
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{5/18}{3/10 + 5/18} = \frac{5/18}{(27+25)/90} = \frac{5/18}{52/90}$
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{5}{18} \times \frac{90}{52} = \frac{5 \times 5}{52} = \frac{25}{52}$.
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DifficultMCQ
Let $U_1$ and $U_2$ be two urns such that $U_1$ contains $3$ white and $2$ red balls,and $U_2$ contains only $1$ white ball. $A$ fair coin is tossed. If it shows heads,$1$ ball is drawn at random from $U_1$ and transferred to $U_2$. If it shows tails,$2$ balls are drawn at random from $U_1$ and transferred to $U_2$. Now,$1$ ball is drawn at random from $U_2$. Given that the ball drawn from $U_2$ is white,what is the probability that the coin showed heads (in $/23$)?
A
$17$
B
$11$
C
$15$
D
$12$

Solution

(D) Let $H$ be the event that the coin shows heads and $T$ be the event that the coin shows tails. $P(H) = P(T) = 1/2$.
Let $W$ be the event that the ball drawn from $U_2$ is white.
If $H$ occurs,$1$ ball is transferred from $U_1$ to $U_2$. $U_1$ has $3W, 2R$. Probability of transferring $W$ is $3/5$,and $R$ is $2/5$.
If $W$ is transferred,$U_2$ has $2W$. $P(W|H_W) = 1$. If $R$ is transferred,$U_2$ has $1W, 1R$. $P(W|H_R) = 1/2$.
$P(W|H) = (3/5 \times 1) + (2/5 \times 1/2) = 3/5 + 1/5 = 4/5$.
If $T$ occurs,$2$ balls are transferred from $U_1$ to $U_2$. Possible transfers: $2W$ (prob $^3C_2/^5C_2 = 3/10$),$1W, 1R$ (prob $(^3C_1 \times ^2C_1)/^5C_2 = 6/10$),$2R$ (prob $^2C_2/^5C_2 = 1/10$).
If $2W$ transferred,$U_2$ has $3W$. $P(W|T_{2W}) = 1$.
If $1W, 1R$ transferred,$U_2$ has $2W, 1R$. $P(W|T_{1W1R}) = 2/3$.
If $2R$ transferred,$U_2$ has $1W, 2R$. $P(W|T_{2R}) = 1/3$.
$P(W|T) = (3/10 \times 1) + (6/10 \times 2/3) + (1/10 \times 1/3) = 3/10 + 4/10 + 1/30 = 9/30 + 12/30 + 1/30 = 22/30 = 11/15$.
Using Bayes' Theorem: $P(H|W) = \frac{P(W|H)P(H)}{P(W|H)P(H) + P(W|T)P(T)} = \frac{(4/5 \times 1/2)}{(4/5 \times 1/2) + (11/15 \times 1/2)} = \frac{4/10}{4/10 + 11/30} = \frac{12/30}{12/30 + 11/30} = 12/23$.
12
DifficultMCQ
Two bags $A$ and $B$ contain $2$ white,$3$ black,$4$ red balls and $3$ white,$4$ black,$5$ red balls respectively. $A$ ball is drawn from bag $A$ and transferred to bag $B$. If a ball is then drawn from bag $B$,what is the probability that the ball drawn from bag $B$ is white?
A
$49/117$
B
$29/117$
C
$1/3$
D
$1/4$

Solution

(B) Bag $A$ contains $2$ white,$3$ black,$4$ red balls (Total = $9$).
Bag $B$ contains $3$ white,$4$ black,$5$ red balls (Total = $12$).
Let $W_A, B_A, R_A$ be the events of drawing a white,black,or red ball from bag $A$ respectively.
$P(W_A) = 2/9, P(B_A) = 3/9, P(R_A) = 4/9$.
After transferring a ball to bag $B$,bag $B$ now contains $13$ balls.
If $W_A$ occurs,bag $B$ has $4$ white balls. $P(W_B|W_A) = 4/13$.
If $B_A$ occurs,bag $B$ has $3$ white balls. $P(W_B|B_A) = 3/13$.
If $R_A$ occurs,bag $B$ has $3$ white balls. $P(W_B|R_A) = 3/13$.
Using the Law of Total Probability:
$P(W_B) = P(W_A)P(W_B|W_A) + P(B_A)P(W_B|B_A) + P(R_A)P(W_B|R_A)$
$P(W_B) = (2/9 \times 4/13) + (3/9 \times 3/13) + (4/9 \times 3/13)$
$P(W_B) = (8 + 9 + 12) / 117 = 29/117$.
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MediumMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $2$ white and $3$ red balls. Bag $B$ contains $4$ white and $5$ red balls. One bag is chosen at random and a ball is drawn from it,which is found to be red. Find the probability that it was drawn from bag $B$.
A
$5/14$
B
$5/16$
C
$5/18$
D
$25/52$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1$ be the event of selecting bag $A$ and $E_2$ be the event of selecting bag $B$.
Let $R$ be the event of selecting a red ball.
We have $P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $A$ is $P(R|E_1) = \frac{3}{2+3} = \frac{3}{5}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $B$ is $P(R|E_2) = \frac{5}{4+5} = \frac{5}{9}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the red ball was drawn from bag $B$ is given by:
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{P(E_2) \times P(R|E_2)}{P(E_1) \times P(R|E_1) + P(E_2) \times P(R|E_2)}$
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{9}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{5} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{9}}$
$P(E_2|R) = \frac{\frac{5}{18}}{\frac{3}{10} + \frac{5}{18}} = \frac{\frac{5}{18}}{\frac{27+25}{90}} = \frac{5}{18} \times \frac{90}{52} = \frac{5 \times 5}{52} = \frac{25}{52}$.
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AdvancedMCQ
Let $U_1$ and $U_2$ be two urns such that $U_1$ contains $3$ white and $2$ red balls,and $U_2$ contains only $1$ white ball. $A$ fair coin is tossed. If it shows head,$1$ ball is drawn at random from $U_1$ and transferred to $U_2$. If it shows tail,$2$ balls are drawn at random from $U_1$ and transferred to $U_2$. Now,$1$ ball is drawn at random from $U_2$. Given that the ball drawn from $U_2$ is white,what is the probability that the coin showed head?
A
$13/20$
B
$23/30$
C
$19/30$
D
$11/30$

Solution

(NONE) Let $H$ be the event that the coin shows head and $T$ be the event that the coin shows tail. $P(H) = P(T) = 1/2$.
Let $W$ be the event that the ball drawn from $U_2$ is white.
Case $1$: If $H$ occurs,$1$ ball is transferred from $U_1$ to $U_2$. $U_1$ has $3W, 2R$. The probability of transferring a white ball is $3/5$ and a red ball is $2/5$.
If $W$ is transferred,$U_2$ now has $2W$. $P(W|H, \text{trans } W) = 1$.
If $R$ is transferred,$U_2$ now has $1W, 1R$. $P(W|H, \text{trans } R) = 1/2$.
$P(W|H) = (3/5 \times 1) + (2/5 \times 1/2) = 3/5 + 1/5 = 4/5$.
Case $2$: If $T$ occurs,$2$ balls are transferred from $U_1$ to $U_2$. The possible pairs are $(2W), (1W, 1R), (0W, 2R)$.
$P(2W) = \binom{3}{2} / \binom{5}{2} = 3/10$.
$P(1W, 1R) = (\binom{3}{1} \times \binom{2}{1}) / \binom{5}{2} = 6/10$.
$P(0W, 2R) = \binom{2}{2} / \binom{5}{2} = 1/10$.
If $2W$ transferred,$U_2$ has $3W$. $P(W|T, 2W) = 1$.
If $1W, 1R$ transferred,$U_2$ has $2W, 1R$. $P(W|T, 1W, 1R) = 2/3$.
If $0W, 2R$ transferred,$U_2$ has $1W, 2R$. $P(W|T, 0W, 2R) = 1/3$.
$P(W|T) = (3/10 \times 1) + (6/10 \times 2/3) + (1/10 \times 1/3) = 3/10 + 4/10 + 1/30 = 7/10 + 1/30 = 22/30 = 11/15$.
Using Bayes' Theorem: $P(H|W) = \frac{P(H)P(W|H)}{P(H)P(W|H) + P(T)P(W|T)} = \frac{1/2 \times 4/5}{1/2 \times 4/5 + 1/2 \times 11/15} = \frac{2/5}{2/5 + 11/30} = \frac{12/30}{12/30 + 11/30} = 12/23$.
15
DifficultMCQ
$A$ pack of playing cards was found to contain only $51$ cards. If the first $13$ cards which are examined are all red,then the probability that the missing card is black,is
A
$\frac{1}{3}$
B
$\frac{2}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{2}$
D
$\frac{^{25}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}}$

Solution

(B) Let $A_1$ be the event that the missing card is black,and $A_2$ be the event that the missing card is red. Let $E$ be the event that the first $13$ cards examined are all red.
We need to find $P(A_1|E)$.
Initially,there are $26$ red and $26$ black cards in a pack of $52$. Since one card is missing,$P(A_1) = P(A_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
If $A_1$ occurs (missing card is black),there are $26$ red and $25$ black cards left. The probability of picking $13$ red cards is $P(E|A_1) = \frac{^{26}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}}$.
If $A_2$ occurs (missing card is red),there are $25$ red and $26$ black cards left. The probability of picking $13$ red cards is $P(E|A_2) = \frac{^{25}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{P(E|A_1)P(A_1)}{P(E|A_1)P(A_1) + P(E|A_2)P(A_2)}$
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{^{26}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}}}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{^{26}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{^{25}C_{13}}{^{51}C_{13}}}$
$P(A_1|E) = \frac{^{26}C_{13}}{^{26}C_{13} + ^{25}C_{13}} = \frac{\frac{26}{13} \cdot ^{25}C_{12}}{^{26}C_{13} + ^{25}C_{13}} = \frac{2 \cdot ^{25}C_{12}}{2 \cdot ^{25}C_{12} + ^{25}C_{13}} = \frac{2 \cdot ^{25}C_{12}}{2 \cdot ^{25}C_{12} + \frac{13}{13} \cdot ^{25}C_{13}} = \frac{2}{2 + \frac{13}{13}} = \frac{2}{3}$.
16
AdvancedMCQ
There are $3$ bags,each containing $5$ white balls and $3$ black balls. Also,there are $2$ bags,each containing $2$ white balls and $4$ black balls. $A$ white ball is drawn at random. Find the probability that this white ball is from a bag of the first group.
A
$\frac{16}{61}$
B
$\frac{15}{61}$
C
$\frac{45}{61}$
D
None of these

Solution

(C) Let $E_{1}$ be the event of selecting a bag from the first group and $E_{2}$ be the event of selecting a bag from the second group.
Let $W$ be the event of drawing a white ball.
There are $3$ bags in the first group and $2$ bags in the second group,total $5$ bags.
$P(E_{1}) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $P(E_{2}) = \frac{2}{5}$.
In the first group,each bag has $5$ white and $3$ black balls,so $P(W|E_{1}) = \frac{5}{5+3} = \frac{5}{8}$.
In the second group,each bag has $2$ white and $4$ black balls,so $P(W|E_{2}) = \frac{2}{2+4} = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the white ball is from the first group is:
$P(E_{1}|W) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(W|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(W|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(W|E_{2})}$
$P(E_{1}|W) = \frac{\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{5}{8}}{\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{5}{8} + \frac{2}{5} \times \frac{1}{3}}$
$P(E_{1}|W) = \frac{\frac{3}{8}}{\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{15}} = \frac{\frac{3}{8}}{\frac{45+16}{120}} = \frac{3}{8} \times \frac{120}{61} = \frac{3 \times 15}{61} = \frac{45}{61}$.
17
DifficultMCQ
Two coins $A$ and $B$ are kept in an urn. When coin $A$ is flipped,the probability of getting a head is $1/4$,while for coin $B$ it is $3/4$. One coin is randomly chosen from this bag,tossed twice,and it falls heads on both occasions. The probability that it is coin $A$ is:
A
$9/10$
B
$1/4$
C
$3/4$
D
$1/10$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1$ be the event of choosing coin $A$ and $E_2$ be the event of choosing coin $B$. Since one coin is chosen randomly,$P(E_1) = 1/2$ and $P(E_2) = 1/2$.
Let $H$ be the event that the coin shows heads on both tosses.
Given $P(H|E_1) = (1/4)^2 = 1/16$ and $P(H|E_2) = (3/4)^2 = 9/16$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the coin is $A$ given that it showed heads twice is:
$P(E_1|H) = \frac{P(E_1)P(H|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(H|E_1) + P(E_2)P(H|E_2)}$
$P(E_1|H) = \frac{(1/2)(1/16)}{(1/2)(1/16) + (1/2)(9/16)}$
$P(E_1|H) = \frac{1/32}{1/32 + 9/32} = \frac{1/32}{10/32} = 1/10$.
18
DifficultMCQ
$A$ box $A$ contains $2$ white,$3$ red and $2$ black balls. Another box $B$ contains $4$ white,$2$ red and $3$ black balls. If two balls are drawn at random,without replacement,from a randomly selected box and one ball turns out to be white while the other ball turns out to be red,then the probability that both balls are drawn from box $B$ is
A
$\frac{7}{16}$
B
$\frac{9}{32}$
C
$\frac{7}{8}$
D
$\frac{9}{16}$

Solution

(A) Let $E$ be the event that one white and one red ball are drawn. Let $H_A$ and $H_B$ be the events of selecting box $A$ and box $B$ respectively. $P(H_A) = P(H_B) = \frac{1}{2}$.
The probability of drawing one white and one red ball from box $A$ is $P(E|H_A) = \frac{^2C_1 \times ^3C_1}{^7C_2} = \frac{2 \times 3}{21} = \frac{6}{21} = \frac{2}{7}$.
The probability of drawing one white and one red ball from box $B$ is $P(E|H_B) = \frac{^4C_1 \times ^2C_1}{^9C_2} = \frac{4 \times 2}{36} = \frac{8}{36} = \frac{2}{9}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the balls were drawn from box $B$ given event $E$ is:
$P(H_B|E) = \frac{P(H_B)P(E|H_B)}{P(H_A)P(E|H_A) + P(H_B)P(E|H_B)}$
$P(H_B|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{9}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{7} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{9}} = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{2}{7} + \frac{2}{9}} = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{18+14}{63}} = \frac{2}{9} \times \frac{63}{32} = \frac{1}{1} \times \frac{7}{16} = \frac{7}{16}$.
19
DifficultMCQ
There are two balls in an urn. Each ball can be either white or black. If a white ball is put into the urn and thereafter a ball is drawn at random from the urn,then the probability that it is white is
A
$\frac{1}{4}$
B
$\frac{2}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{5}$
D
$\frac{1}{3}$

Solution

(B) Let the initial composition of the two balls in the urn be represented by the number of white balls $W$. Since each ball can be white or black,the possible initial states are $0$ white balls $(BB)$,$1$ white ball $(BW)$,or $2$ white balls $(WW)$. Assuming each state is equally likely,the prior probability for each is $P(S_i) = \frac{1}{3}$.
After adding one white ball,the new compositions are:
$1) BB \to BBW$ (Number of white balls = $1$,Total = $3$)
$2) BW \to BWW$ (Number of white balls = $2$,Total = $3$)
$3) WW \to WWW$ (Number of white balls = $3$,Total = $3$)
The probability of drawing a white ball given the state $S_i$ is $P(W|S_i) = \frac{\text{white balls}}{3}$.
$P(W|S_1) = \frac{1}{3}$,$P(W|S_2) = \frac{2}{3}$,$P(W|S_3) = \frac{3}{3} = 1$.
Using the law of total probability: $P(W) = \sum P(W|S_i)P(S_i) = \frac{1}{3} \times (\frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{3} + 1) = \frac{1}{3} \times (\frac{6}{3}) = \frac{2}{3}$.
20
DifficultMCQ
An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a head,then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the sum of the numbers obtained on them is noted. If the toss of the coin results in a tail,then a card from a well-shuffled pack of nine cards numbered $1, 2, 3, \dots, 9$ is randomly picked and the number on the card is noted. The probability that the noted number is either $7$ or $8$ is
A
$\frac{13}{36}$
B
$\frac{15}{72}$
C
$\frac{19}{72}$
D
$\frac{19}{36}$

Solution

(C) Let $H$ be the event of getting a head and $T$ be the event of getting a tail. $P(H) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(T) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Case $1$: If head occurs,two dice are rolled. The sum can be $7$ or $8$. The pairs for sum $7$ are $(1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2), (6,1)$ ($6$ outcomes) and for sum $8$ are $(2,6), (3,5), (4,4), (5,3), (6,2)$ ($5$ outcomes). Total outcomes = $36$.
$P(7 \text{ or } 8 | H) = \frac{6+5}{36} = \frac{11}{36}$.
Case $2$: If tail occurs,a card is picked from $9$ cards. The favorable numbers are $7$ and $8$.
$P(7 \text{ or } 8 | T) = \frac{2}{9}$.
Total probability $P(7 \text{ or } 8) = P(H) \times P(7 \text{ or } 8 | H) + P(T) \times P(7 \text{ or } 8 | T)$
$= \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{11}{36} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{9} = \frac{11}{72} + \frac{1}{9} = \frac{11+8}{72} = \frac{19}{72}$.
21
MediumMCQ
An instructor has a question bank consisting of $300$ easy True / False questions,$200$ difficult True / False questions,$500$ easy multiple choice questions,and $400$ difficult multiple choice questions. If a question is selected at random from the question bank,what is the probability that it will be an easy question given that it is a multiple choice question?
A
$\frac{5}{9}$
B
$\frac{4}{9}$
C
$\frac{5}{14}$
D
$\frac{9}{14}$

Solution

(A) The given data can be tabulated as follows:
TypeTrue / False | Multiple Choice | Total
Easy$300$ | $500$ | $800$
Difficult$200$ | $400$ | $600$
Total$500$ | $900$ | $1400$

Let $E$ be the event that the question is easy and $M$ be the event that the question is a multiple choice question.
Total number of multiple choice questions $= 900$.
Number of easy multiple choice questions $= 500$.
We need to find the conditional probability $P(E | M)$,which is the probability that the question is easy given that it is a multiple choice question.
Using the formula for conditional probability:
$P(E | M) = \frac{n(E \cap M)}{n(M)}$
Where $n(E \cap M)$ is the number of easy multiple choice questions and $n(M)$ is the total number of multiple choice questions.
$P(E | M) = \frac{500}{900} = \frac{5}{9}$.
Therefore,the required probability is $\frac{5}{9}$.
22
MediumMCQ
Bag $I$ contains $3$ red and $4$ black balls,while Bag $II$ contains $5$ red and $6$ black balls. One ball is drawn at random from one of the bags and it is found to be red. Find the probability that it was drawn from Bag $II$.
A
$\frac{35}{68}$
B
$\frac{33}{68}$
C
$\frac{30}{68}$
D
$\frac{25}{68}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event of choosing Bag $I$,$E_2$ be the event of choosing Bag $II$,and $A$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
Then $P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from Bag $I$ is $P(A|E_1) = \frac{3}{7}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from Bag $II$ is $P(A|E_2) = \frac{5}{11}$.
We need to find $P(E_2|A)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}$
Substituting the values:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{11}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{7} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{11}}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{5}{22}}{\frac{3}{14} + \frac{5}{22}} = \frac{\frac{5}{22}}{\frac{33 + 35}{154}} = \frac{5}{22} \times \frac{154}{68} = \frac{5 \times 7}{68} = \frac{35}{68}$.
23
MediumMCQ
Given three identical boxes $I$,$II$ and $III$,each containing two coins. In box $I$,both coins are gold coins,in box $II$,both are silver coins and in the box $III$,there is one gold and one silver coin. $A$ person chooses a box at random and takes out a coin. If the coin is of gold,what is the probability that the other coin in the box is also of gold?
A
$2/3$
B
$1/2$
C
$1/3$
D
$1/4$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2$,and $E_3$ be the events that boxes $I, II$,and $III$ are chosen,respectively.
Since the boxes are chosen at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = 1/3$.
Let $A$ be the event that the coin drawn is gold.
Then,the conditional probabilities are:
$P(A|E_1) = 2/2 = 1$ (both coins are gold in box $I$).
$P(A|E_2) = 0/2 = 0$ (no gold coins in box $II$).
$P(A|E_3) = 1/2$ (one gold coin in box $III$).
We want to find the probability that the other coin is also gold,which means we must have chosen box $I$.
By Bayes' theorem,$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1)P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2) + P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}$.
Substituting the values:
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{(1/3 \times 1)}{(1/3 \times 1) + (1/3 \times 0) + (1/3 \times 1/2)} = \frac{1/3}{1/3 + 1/6} = \frac{1/3}{3/6} = \frac{1/3}{1/2} = 2/3$.
24
DifficultMCQ
Suppose that the reliability of an $HIV$ test is specified as follows: Of people having $HIV$,$90\%$ of the tests detect the disease,but $10\%$ go undetected. Of people free of $HIV$,$99\%$ of the tests are judged $HIV$ negative,but $1\%$ are diagnosed as showing $HIV$ positive. From a large population of which only $0.1\%$ have $HIV$,one person is selected at random,given the $HIV$ test,and the pathologist reports him/her as $HIV$ positive. What is the probability that the person actually has $HIV$?
A
$0.083$
B
$0.091$
C
$0.075$
D
$0.102$

Solution

(A) Let $E$ denote the event that the person selected actually has $HIV$ and $A$ be the event that the person's $HIV$ test is diagnosed as positive. We need to find $P(E|A)$. Also,$E^{\prime}$ denotes the event that the person selected does not have $HIV$.
Clearly,$\{E, E^{\prime}\}$ is a partition of the sample space.
We are given:
$P(E) = 0.1\% = \frac{0.1}{100} = 0.001$
$P(E^{\prime}) = 1 - P(E) = 0.999$
$P(A|E) = P(\text{Person tested as } HIV \text{ positive given that he/she has } HIV) = 90\% = 0.9$
$P(A|E^{\prime}) = P(\text{Person tested as } HIV \text{ positive given that he/she does not have } HIV) = 1\% = 0.01$
By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E|A) = \frac{P(E) P(A|E)}{P(E) P(A|E) + P(E^{\prime}) P(A|E^{\prime})}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{0.001 \times 0.9}{(0.001 \times 0.9) + (0.999 \times 0.01)}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{0.0009}{0.0009 + 0.00999} = \frac{0.0009}{0.01089} = \frac{90}{1089} \approx 0.083$
Thus,the probability that the person actually has $HIV$ is approximately $0.083$.
25
DifficultMCQ
In a factory which manufactures bolts,machines $A, B$ and $C$ manufacture respectively $25\%, 35\%$ and $40\%$ of the bolts. Of their outputs,$5, 4$ and $2$ percent are respectively defective bolts. $A$ bolt is drawn at random from the product and is found to be defective. What is the probability that it is manufactured by the machine $B$?
A
$\frac{28}{69}$
B
$\frac{14}{69}$
C
$\frac{7}{69}$
D
$\frac{35}{69}$

Solution

(A) Let events $B_1, B_2, B_3$ be defined as follows:
$B_1$: The bolt is manufactured by machine $A$.
$B_2$: The bolt is manufactured by machine $B$.
$B_3$: The bolt is manufactured by machine $C$.
Clearly,$B_1, B_2, B_3$ are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events.
Let $E$ be the event that the bolt is defective.
Given probabilities:
$P(B_1) = 0.25, P(B_2) = 0.35, P(B_3) = 0.40$.
Conditional probabilities of defective bolts:
$P(E|B_1) = 0.05, P(E|B_2) = 0.04, P(E|B_3) = 0.02$.
By Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the bolt is manufactured by machine $B$ given it is defective is:
$P(B_2|E) = \frac{P(B_2)P(E|B_2)}{P(B_1)P(E|B_1) + P(B_2)P(E|B_2) + P(B_3)P(E|B_3)}$
$P(B_2|E) = \frac{0.35 \times 0.04}{(0.25 \times 0.05) + (0.35 \times 0.04) + (0.40 \times 0.02)}$
$P(B_2|E) = \frac{0.0140}{0.0125 + 0.0140 + 0.0080} = \frac{0.0140}{0.0345}$
$P(B_2|E) = \frac{140}{345} = \frac{28}{69}$.
26
DifficultMCQ
$A$ doctor is to visit a patient. From past experience,it is known that the probabilities that he will come by train,bus,scooter,or by other means of transport are respectively $\frac{3}{10}, \frac{1}{5}, \frac{1}{10},$ and $\frac{2}{5}$. The probabilities that he will be late are $\frac{1}{4}, \frac{1}{3},$ and $\frac{1}{12}$ if he comes by train,bus,and scooter respectively,but if he comes by other means of transport,then he will not be late. When he arrives,he is late. What is the probability that he comes by train?
A
$\frac{1}{2}$
B
$\frac{1}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{4}$
D
$\frac{1}{5}$

Solution

(A) Let $E$ be the event that the doctor arrives late. Let $T_1, T_2, T_3,$ and $T_4$ be the events that the doctor comes by train,bus,scooter,and other means of transport,respectively.
Given probabilities:
$P(T_1) = \frac{3}{10}, P(T_2) = \frac{1}{5}, P(T_3) = \frac{1}{10}, P(T_4) = \frac{2}{5}$.
Conditional probabilities of being late:
$P(E|T_1) = \frac{1}{4}, P(E|T_2) = \frac{1}{3}, P(E|T_3) = \frac{1}{12}, P(E|T_4) = 0$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that he comes by train given he is late is:
$P(T_1|E) = \frac{P(T_1)P(E|T_1)}{\sum_{i=1}^{4} P(T_i)P(E|T_i)}$
Denominator calculation:
$P(E) = (\frac{3}{10} \times \frac{1}{4}) + (\frac{1}{5} \times \frac{1}{3}) + (\frac{1}{10} \times \frac{1}{12}) + (\frac{2}{5} \times 0)$
$P(E) = \frac{3}{40} + \frac{1}{15} + \frac{1}{120} + 0 = \frac{9 + 8 + 1}{120} = \frac{18}{120} = \frac{3}{20}$.
Numerator calculation:
$P(T_1)P(E|T_1) = \frac{3}{10} \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{40}$.
Result:
$P(T_1|E) = \frac{3/40}{3/20} = \frac{3}{40} \times \frac{20}{3} = \frac{1}{2}$.
27
DifficultMCQ
$A$ man is known to speak truth $3$ out of $4$ times. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. Find the probability that it is actually a six.
A
$3/8$
B
$5/18$
C
$1/8$
D
$3/4$

Solution

(A) Let $E$ be the event that the man reports that a six occurs.
Let $S_{1}$ be the event that a six actually occurs.
Let $S_{2}$ be the event that a six does not occur.
We have:
$P(S_{1}) = 1/6$
$P(S_{2}) = 5/6$
$P(E|S_{1})$ is the probability that the man reports a six when a six has occurred (he speaks the truth) $= 3/4$.
$P(E|S_{2})$ is the probability that the man reports a six when a six has not occurred (he lies) $= 1 - 3/4 = 1/4$.
By Bayes' theorem,the probability that it is actually a six given that he reports a six is:
$P(S_{1}|E) = \frac{P(S_{1})P(E|S_{1})}{P(S_{1})P(E|S_{1}) + P(S_{2})P(E|S_{2})}$
$P(S_{1}|E) = \frac{(1/6) \times (3/4)}{(1/6) \times (3/4) + (5/6) \times (1/4)}$
$P(S_{1}|E) = \frac{3/24}{3/24 + 5/24} = \frac{3/24}{8/24} = 3/8$.
Thus,the required probability is $3/8$.
28
MediumMCQ
$A$ bag contains $4$ red and $4$ black balls,another bag contains $2$ red and $6$ black balls. One of the two bags is selected at random and a ball is drawn from the bag which is found to be red. Find the probability that the ball is drawn from the first bag.
A
$2/3$
B
$1/3$
C
$1/2$
D
$3/4$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ be the events of selecting the first bag and the second bag respectively.
$P(E_{1}) = P(E_{2}) = 1/2$.
Let $A$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
$P(A | E_{1}) = \text{Probability of drawing a red ball from the first bag} = 4/8 = 1/2$.
$P(A | E_{2}) = \text{Probability of drawing a red ball from the second bag} = 2/8 = 1/4$.
We need to find the probability that the ball was drawn from the first bag,given that it is red,which is $P(E_{1} | A)$.
By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1})}{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) \cdot P(A | E_{2})}$
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{(1/2) \cdot (1/2)}{(1/2) \cdot (1/2) + (1/2) \cdot (1/4)}$
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{1/4}{1/4 + 1/8} = \frac{1/4}{3/8} = \frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{8}{3} = 2/3$.
29
MediumMCQ
Of the students in a college,it is known that $60 \%$ reside in a hostel and $40 \%$ are day scholars (not residing in a hostel). Previous year results report that $30 \%$ of all students who reside in a hostel attain $A$ grade and $20 \%$ of day scholars attain $A$ grade in their annual examination. At the end of the year,one student is chosen at random from the college and they have an $A$ grade. What is the probability that the student is a hostler?
A
$\frac{9}{13}$
B
$\frac{8}{13}$
C
$\frac{7}{13}$
D
$\frac{6}{13}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ be the event that the student is a hostler and $E_{2}$ be the event that the student is a day scholar. Let $A$ be the event that the chosen student gets an $A$ grade.
Given probabilities:
$P(E_{1}) = 60 \% = 0.6$
$P(E_{2}) = 40 \% = 0.4$
$P(A | E_{1}) = 30 \% = 0.3$
$P(A | E_{2}) = 20 \% = 0.2$
We need to find $P(E_{1} | A)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1})}{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) \cdot P(A | E_{2})}$
Substituting the values:
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{0.6 \times 0.3}{(0.6 \times 0.3) + (0.4 \times 0.2)}$
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{0.18}{0.18 + 0.08}$
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{0.18}{0.26}$
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{18}{26} = \frac{9}{13}$
30
MediumMCQ
In answering a question on a multiple choice test,a student either knows the answer or guesses. Let $\frac{3}{4}$ be the probability that he knows the answer and $\frac{1}{4}$ be the probability that he guesses. Assuming that a student who guesses at the answer will be correct with probability $\frac{1}{4}$. What is the probability that the student knows the answer given that he answered it correctly?
A
$\frac{12}{13}$
B
$\frac{11}{13}$
C
$\frac{10}{13}$
D
$\frac{9}{13}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ be the respective events that the student knows the answer and he guesses the answer.
Let $A$ be the event that the answer is correct.
Given probabilities are $P(E_{1}) = \frac{3}{4}$ and $P(E_{2}) = \frac{1}{4}$.
The probability that the student answers correctly given that he knows the answer is $P(A|E_{1}) = 1$.
The probability that the student answers correctly given that he guesses is $P(A|E_{2}) = \frac{1}{4}$.
We need to find $P(E_{1}|A)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2})}$
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{3}{4} \times 1}{(\frac{3}{4} \times 1) + (\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{4})}$
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{16}} = \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{12+1}{16}} = \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{13}{16}}$
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{16}{13} = \frac{12}{13}$.
31
DifficultMCQ
$A$ laboratory blood test is $99 \%$ effective in detecting a certain disease when it is in fact,present. However,the test also yields a false positive result for $0.5 \%$ of the healthy persons tested (that is,if a healthy person is tested,then,with probability $0.005,$ the test will imply he has the disease). If $0.1 \%$ of the population actually has the disease,what is the probability that a person has the disease given that his test result is positive?
A
$\frac{22}{133}$
B
$\frac{22}{135}$
C
$\frac{22}{137}$
D
$\frac{22}{139}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ be the event that a person has the disease and $E_{2}$ be the event that a person does not have the disease.
Given that $P(E_{1}) = 0.1 \% = 0.001$.
Since $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ are complementary events,$P(E_{2}) = 1 - P(E_{1}) = 1 - 0.001 = 0.999$.
Let $A$ be the event that the blood test result is positive.
$P(A | E_{1}) = 99 \% = 0.99$ (Probability of positive result given the person has the disease).
$P(A | E_{2}) = 0.5 \% = 0.005$ (Probability of positive result given the person is healthy).
We need to find $P(E_{1} | A)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1})}{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(A | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) \cdot P(A | E_{2})}$
Substituting the values:
$P(E_{1} | A) = \frac{0.001 \times 0.99}{(0.001 \times 0.99) + (0.999 \times 0.005)}$
$= \frac{0.00099}{0.00099 + 0.004995}$
$= \frac{0.00099}{0.005985}$
$= \frac{990}{5985}$
$= \frac{22}{133}$
32
MediumMCQ
There are three coins. One is a two-headed coin (having heads on both faces),another is a biased coin that comes up heads $75 \%$ of the time,and the third is an unbiased coin. One of the three coins is chosen at random and tossed; it shows heads. What is the probability that it was the two-headed coin?
A
$\frac{4}{9}$
B
$\frac{1}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{2}$
D
$\frac{2}{9}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$,$E_{2}$,and $E_{3}$ be the events of choosing a two-headed coin,a biased coin,and an unbiased coin,respectively.
Since one coin is chosen at random,$P(E_{1}) = P(E_{2}) = P(E_{3}) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the coin shows heads.
For a two-headed coin,$P(A|E_{1}) = 1$.
For a biased coin,$P(A|E_{2}) = 75\% = \frac{75}{100} = \frac{3}{4}$.
For an unbiased coin,$P(A|E_{3}) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the coin is two-headed given that it shows heads is $P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2}) + P(E_{3})P(A|E_{3})}$.
Substituting the values: $P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times 1}{\frac{1}{3} \times 1 + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}}$.
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{3} (1 + \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{2})} = \frac{1}{\frac{4+3+2}{4}} = \frac{1}{\frac{9}{4}} = \frac{4}{9}$.
33
DifficultMCQ
An insurance company insured $2000$ scooter drivers,$4000$ car drivers,and $6000$ truck drivers. The probabilities of an accident are $0.01, 0.03,$ and $0.15$ respectively. One of the insured persons meets with an accident. What is the probability that he is a scooter driver?
A
$\frac{1}{52}$
B
$\frac{1}{62}$
C
$\frac{1}{42}$
D
$\frac{1}{32}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}, E_{2},$ and $E_{3}$ be the events that the driver is a scooter driver,a car driver,and a truck driver,respectively.
Let $A$ be the event that the person meets with an accident.
Total number of drivers $= 2000 + 4000 + 6000 = 12000$.
$P(E_{1}) = \frac{2000}{12000} = \frac{1}{6}$.
$P(E_{2}) = \frac{4000}{12000} = \frac{1}{3}$.
$P(E_{3}) = \frac{6000}{12000} = \frac{1}{2}$.
Given probabilities of accidents are $P(A|E_{1}) = 0.01 = \frac{1}{100}$,$P(A|E_{2}) = 0.03 = \frac{3}{100}$,and $P(A|E_{3}) = 0.15 = \frac{15}{100}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the driver is a scooter driver given he met with an accident is $P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2}) + P(E_{3})P(A|E_{3})}$.
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{100}}{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{100} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{3}{100} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{15}{100}}$.
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{600}}{\frac{1}{600} + \frac{3}{300} + \frac{15}{200}} = \frac{\frac{1}{600}}{\frac{1 + 6 + 45}{600}} = \frac{1}{52}$.
34
MediumMCQ
$A$ factory has two machines $A$ and $B$. Past record shows that machine $A$ produced $60 \%$ of the items of output and machine $B$ produced $40 \%$ of the items. Further,$2 \%$ of the items produced by machine $A$ and $1 \%$ produced by machine $B$ were defective. All the items are put into one stockpile and then one item is chosen at random from this and is found to be defective. What is the probability that it was produced by machine $B$?
A
$1/5$
B
$1/4$
C
$1/3$
D
$2/5$

Solution

(B) Let $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ be the events that the item is produced by machines $A$ and $B$ respectively. Let $X$ be the event that the item is defective.
Given:
$P(E_{1}) = 60 \% = 60/100 = 3/5$
$P(E_{2}) = 40 \% = 40/100 = 2/5$
$P(X | E_{1}) = 2 \% = 2/100$
$P(X | E_{2}) = 1 \% = 1/100$
We need to find $P(E_{2} | X)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{2} | X) = \frac{P(E_{2}) \cdot P(X | E_{2})}{P(E_{1}) \cdot P(X | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) \cdot P(X | E_{2})}$
Substituting the values:
$P(E_{2} | X) = \frac{(2/5) \cdot (1/100)}{(3/5) \cdot (2/100) + (2/5) \cdot (1/100)}$
$P(E_{2} | X) = \frac{2/500}{6/500 + 2/500}$
$P(E_{2} | X) = \frac{2/500}{8/500}$
$P(E_{2} | X) = 2/8 = 1/4$
35
MediumMCQ
Two groups are competing for the position on the board of directors of a corporation. The probabilities that the first and the second groups will win are $0.6$ and $0.4$ respectively. Further,if the first group wins,the probability of introducing a new product is $0.7$ and the corresponding probability is $0.3$ if the second group wins. Find the probability that the new product was introduced by the second group. (in $/9$)
A
$2$
B
$3$
C
$4$
D
$5$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ and $E_{2}$ be the events that the first group and the second group win the competition,respectively.
Let $A$ be the event of introducing a new product.
Given:
$P(E_{1}) = 0.6$
$P(E_{2}) = 0.4$
$P(A | E_{1}) = 0.7$
$P(A | E_{2}) = 0.3$
We need to find the probability that the new product was introduced by the second group,which is $P(E_{2} | A)$.
By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{P(E_{2}) P(A | E_{2})}{P(E_{1}) P(A | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) P(A | E_{2})}$
Substituting the values:
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{0.4 \times 0.3}{(0.6 \times 0.7) + (0.4 \times 0.3)}$
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{0.12}{0.42 + 0.12}$
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{0.12}{0.54}$
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{12}{54} = \frac{2}{9}$
36
MediumMCQ
Suppose a girl throws a die. If she gets a $5$ or $6,$ she tosses a coin three times and notes the number of heads. If she gets $1, 2, 3$ or $4,$ she tosses a coin once and notes whether a head or tail is obtained. If she obtained exactly one head,what is the probability that she threw $1, 2, 3$ or $4$ with the die?
A
$\frac{8}{11}$
B
$\frac{1}{11}$
C
$\frac{3}{11}$
D
$\frac{2}{11}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ be the event that the outcome on the die is $5$ or $6$ and $E_{2}$ be the event that the outcome on the die is $1, 2, 3,$ or $4$.
$P(E_{1}) = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}$ and $P(E_{2}) = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3}$.
Let $A$ be the event of getting exactly one head.
$P(A | E_{1})$ is the probability of getting exactly one head by tossing a coin three times: $\binom{3}{1} (\frac{1}{2})^1 (\frac{1}{2})^2 = \frac{3}{8}$.
$P(A | E_{2})$ is the probability of getting exactly one head in a single throw of a coin: $\frac{1}{2}$.
We need to find $P(E_{2} | A)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{P(E_{2}) P(A | E_{2})}{P(E_{1}) P(A | E_{1}) + P(E_{2}) P(A | E_{2})}$
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{(\frac{2}{3}) (\frac{1}{2})}{(\frac{1}{3}) (\frac{3}{8}) + (\frac{2}{3}) (\frac{1}{2})}$
$P(E_{2} | A) = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{3}} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{3+8}{24}} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{11}{24}} = \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{24}{11} = \frac{8}{11}$.
37
DifficultMCQ
$A$ manufacturer has three machine operators $A$,$B$,and $C$. The first operator $A$ produces $1 \%$ defective items,whereas the other two operators $B$ and $C$ produce $5 \%$ and $7 \%$ defective items respectively. $A$ is on the job for $50 \%$ of the time,$B$ is on the job for $30 \%$ of the time,and $C$ is on the job for $20 \%$ of the time. If a defective item is produced,what is the probability that it was produced by $A$ (in $/34$)?
A
$5$
B
$15$
C
$7$
D
$1$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2,$ and $E_3$ be the events that the items are produced by operators $A, B,$ and $C$ respectively.
$P(E_1) = 50\% = 0.5, P(E_2) = 30\% = 0.3, P(E_3) = 20\% = 0.2$.
Let $X$ be the event that the item produced is defective.
$P(X|E_1) = 1\% = 0.01, P(X|E_2) = 5\% = 0.05, P(X|E_3) = 7\% = 0.07$.
We need to find $P(E_1|X)$. By Bayes' theorem:
$P(E_1|X) = \frac{P(E_1)P(X|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(X|E_1) + P(E_2)P(X|E_2) + P(E_3)P(X|E_3)}$
$P(E_1|X) = \frac{0.5 \times 0.01}{(0.5 \times 0.01) + (0.3 \times 0.05) + (0.2 \times 0.07)}$
$P(E_1|X) = \frac{0.005}{0.005 + 0.015 + 0.014} = \frac{0.005}{0.034} = \frac{5}{34}$.
38
DifficultMCQ
$A$ card from a pack of $52$ cards is lost. From the remaining cards of the pack,two cards are drawn and are found to be both diamonds. Find the probability of the lost card being a diamond.
A
$\frac{11}{50}$
B
$\frac{12}{50}$
C
$\frac{13}{50}$
D
$\frac{14}{50}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ be the event that the lost card is a diamond and $E_{2}$ be the event that the lost card is not a diamond.
Let $A$ be the event that two cards drawn from the remaining $51$ cards are both diamonds.
Out of $52$ cards,$13$ are diamonds and $39$ are not diamonds.
$P(E_{1}) = \frac{13}{52} = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P(E_{2}) = \frac{39}{52} = \frac{3}{4}$.
If $E_{1}$ occurs,there are $12$ diamonds left in $51$ cards. The probability of drawing $2$ diamonds is $P(A|E_{1}) = \frac{^{12}C_{2}}{^{51}C_{2}} = \frac{12 \times 11}{51 \times 50} = \frac{132}{2550}$.
If $E_{2}$ occurs,there are $13$ diamonds left in $51$ cards. The probability of drawing $2$ diamonds is $P(A|E_{2}) = \frac{^{13}C_{2}}{^{51}C_{2}} = \frac{13 \times 12}{51 \times 50} = \frac{156}{2550}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2})}$.
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{132}{2550}}{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{132}{2550} + \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{156}{2550}} = \frac{132}{132 + 3 \times 156} = \frac{132}{132 + 468} = \frac{132}{600}$.
Dividing by $12$,we get $\frac{11}{50}$.
39
MediumMCQ
The probability that $A$ speaks the truth is $\frac{4}{5}$. $A$ coin is tossed. $A$ reports that a head appears. The probability that there was actually a head is
A
$\frac{1}{2}$
B
$\frac{4}{5}$
C
$\frac{1}{5}$
D
$\frac{2}{5}$

Solution

(B) Let $H$ be the event that a head appears and $T$ be the event that a tail appears.
Let $R_H$ be the event that $A$ reports a head.
We are given $P(\text{Truth}) = \frac{4}{5}$ and $P(\text{False}) = \frac{1}{5}$.
If a head appears,$A$ reports a head if $A$ speaks the truth. Thus,$P(R_H | H) = \frac{4}{5}$.
If a tail appears,$A$ reports a head if $A$ lies. Thus,$P(R_H | T) = \frac{1}{5}$.
Since the coin is fair,$P(H) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(T) = \frac{1}{2}$.
We want to find $P(H | R_H)$. By Bayes' Theorem:
$P(H | R_H) = \frac{P(R_H | H) P(H)}{P(R_H | H) P(H) + P(R_H | T) P(T)}$
$P(H | R_H) = \frac{(\frac{4}{5}) \cdot (\frac{1}{2})}{(\frac{4}{5}) \cdot (\frac{1}{2}) + (\frac{1}{5}) \cdot (\frac{1}{2})}$
$P(H | R_H) = \frac{\frac{4}{10}}{\frac{4}{10} + \frac{1}{10}} = \frac{4/10}{5/10} = \frac{4}{5}$.
Thus,the correct option is $B$.
40
DifficultMCQ
Coloured balls are distributed in four boxes as shown in the following table:
Box Black White Red Blue
$I$$3$$4$$5$$6$
$II$$2$$2$$2$$2$
$III$$1$$2$$3$$1$
$IV$$4$$3$$1$$5$

$A$ box is selected at random and then a ball is randomly drawn from the selected box. If the colour of the ball is black,what is the probability that the ball drawn is from box $III$?
A
$0.165$
B
$0.185$
C
$0.205$
D
$0.225$

Solution

(A) Let $A$ be the event that a black ball is selected,and $E_1, E_2, E_3, E_4$ be the events that boxes $I, II, III, IV$ are selected respectively.
Since the boxes are chosen at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = P(E_4) = \frac{1}{4}$.
The probabilities of drawing a black ball from each box are:
$P(A|E_1) = \frac{3}{3+4+5+6} = \frac{3}{18} = \frac{1}{6}$
$P(A|E_2) = \frac{2}{2+2+2+2} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}$
$P(A|E_3) = \frac{1}{1+2+3+1} = \frac{1}{7}$
$P(A|E_4) = \frac{4}{4+3+1+5} = \frac{4}{13}$
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the ball is from box $III$ given it is black is:
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}{\sum_{i=1}^{4} P(E_i)P(A|E_i)}$
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{7}}{\frac{1}{4}(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{7} + \frac{4}{13})} = \frac{\frac{1}{7}}{\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{7} + \frac{4}{13}}$
Calculating the denominator: $\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{7} + \frac{4}{13} = \frac{364 + 546 + 312 + 672}{2184} = \frac{1894}{2184} \approx 0.8672$
$P(E_3|A) = \frac{1/7}{1894/2184} = \frac{312}{1894} \approx 0.16475 \approx 0.165$.
41
MediumMCQ
If a machine is correctly set up,it produces $90\%$ acceptable items. If it is incorrectly set up,it produces only $40\%$ acceptable items. Past experience shows that $80\%$ of the set ups are correctly done. If after a certain set up,the machine produces $2$ acceptable items,find the probability that the machine is correctly set up.
A
$0.9529$
B
$0.9000$
C
$0.8000$
D
$0.4000$

Solution

(A) Let $B_{1}$ be the event that the machine is correctly set up and $B_{2}$ be the event that the machine is incorrectly set up.
Let $A$ be the event that the machine produces $2$ acceptable items.
Given:
$P(B_{1}) = 0.8$
$P(B_{2}) = 1 - 0.8 = 0.2$
$P(A|B_{1}) = 0.9 \times 0.9 = 0.81$
$P(A|B_{2}) = 0.4 \times 0.4 = 0.16$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the machine is correctly set up given it produced $2$ acceptable items is:
$P(B_{1}|A) = \frac{P(B_{1})P(A|B_{1})}{P(B_{1})P(A|B_{1}) + P(B_{2})P(A|B_{2})}$
$P(B_{1}|A) = \frac{0.8 \times 0.81}{(0.8 \times 0.81) + (0.2 \times 0.16)}$
$P(B_{1}|A) = \frac{0.648}{0.648 + 0.032} = \frac{0.648}{0.680} = \frac{648}{680} = \frac{81}{85} \approx 0.9529$
42
EasyMCQ
Suppose that $5 \%$ of men and $0.25 \%$ of women have grey hair. $A$ person with grey hair is selected at random. What is the probability of this person being male? Assume that there are equal numbers of males and females.
A
$\frac{20}{21}$
B
$\frac{1}{21}$
C
$\frac{5}{21}$
D
$\frac{16}{21}$

Solution

(A) Let $M$ be the event that the selected person is male and $W$ be the event that the selected person is female. Since there are equal numbers of males and females,$P(M) = P(W) = 0.5$.
Let $G$ be the event that the selected person has grey hair.
Given: $P(G|M) = 0.05$ and $P(G|W) = 0.0025$.
We need to find $P(M|G)$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(M|G) = \frac{P(G|M)P(M)}{P(G|M)P(M) + P(G|W)P(W)}$
$P(M|G) = \frac{0.05 \times 0.5}{(0.05 \times 0.5) + (0.0025 \times 0.5)}$
$P(M|G) = \frac{0.05}{0.05 + 0.0025} = \frac{0.05}{0.0525}$
$P(M|G) = \frac{500}{525} = \frac{20}{21}$
43
Difficult
Suppose we have four boxes $A, B, C$ and $D$ containing coloured marbles as given below:
Box Red White Black
$A$ $1$ $6$ $3$
$B$ $6$ $2$ $2$
$C$ $8$ $1$ $1$
$D$ $0$ $6$ $4$

One of the boxes has been selected at random and a single marble is drawn from it. If the marble is red,what is the probability that it was drawn from box $A$,box $B$,or box $C$?

Solution

(A) Let $E_A, E_B, E_C,$ and $E_D$ be the events of selecting boxes $A, B, C,$ and $D$ respectively. Since one box is selected at random,$P(E_A) = P(E_B) = P(E_C) = P(E_D) = \frac{1}{4}$.
Let $R$ be the event of drawing a red marble.
The conditional probabilities of drawing a red marble from each box are:
$P(R|E_A) = \frac{1}{1+6+3} = \frac{1}{10}$
$P(R|E_B) = \frac{6}{6+2+2} = \frac{6}{10}$
$P(R|E_C) = \frac{8}{8+1+1} = \frac{8}{10}$
$P(R|E_D) = \frac{0}{0+6+4} = 0$
By the Law of Total Probability,$P(R) = P(E_A)P(R|E_A) + P(E_B)P(R|E_B) + P(E_C)P(R|E_C) + P(E_D)P(R|E_D)$
$P(R) = \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{10} + \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{6}{10} + \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{8}{10} + \frac{1}{4} \times 0 = \frac{1+6+8}{40} = \frac{15}{40} = \frac{3}{8}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the red marble was drawn from box $X$ is $P(E_X|R) = \frac{P(E_X)P(R|E_X)}{P(R)}$.
For box $A$: $P(E_A|R) = \frac{(1/4)(1/10)}{3/8} = \frac{1/40}{3/8} = \frac{1}{40} \times \frac{8}{3} = \frac{1}{15}$.
For box $B$: $P(E_B|R) = \frac{(1/4)(6/10)}{3/8} = \frac{6/40}{3/8} = \frac{6}{40} \times \frac{8}{3} = \frac{2}{5}$.
For box $C$: $P(E_C|R) = \frac{(1/4)(8/10)}{3/8} = \frac{8/40}{3/8} = \frac{8}{40} \times \frac{8}{3} = \frac{8}{15}$.
44
MediumMCQ
Assume that the probability of a patient having a heart attack is $40 \%$. It is also assumed that a meditation and yoga course reduces the risk of a heart attack by $30 \%$ and the prescription of a certain drug reduces its risk by $25 \%$. $A$ patient can choose any one of the two options with equal probability. Given that a patient selected at random suffers a heart attack after choosing one of the two options,find the probability that the patient followed the course of meditation and yoga.
A
$\frac{14}{29}$
B
$\frac{15}{29}$
C
$\frac{13}{29}$
D
$\frac{16}{29}$

Solution

(A) Let $A$ be the event that the patient has a heart attack. Let $E_{1}$ be the event that the patient chooses the meditation and yoga course,and $E_{2}$ be the event that the patient chooses the drug prescription.
Given $P(E_{1}) = P(E_{2}) = \frac{1}{2}$.
The initial probability of a heart attack is $0.40$.
If the patient chooses $E_{1}$,the risk is reduced by $30 \%$,so the new probability is $P(A|E_{1}) = 0.40 \times (1 - 0.30) = 0.40 \times 0.70 = 0.28$.
If the patient chooses $E_{2}$,the risk is reduced by $25 \%$,so the new probability is $P(A|E_{2}) = 0.40 \times (1 - 0.25) = 0.40 \times 0.75 = 0.30$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the patient followed the meditation and yoga course given they had a heart attack is:
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2})}$
$P(E_{1}|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times 0.28}{\frac{1}{2} \times 0.28 + \frac{1}{2} \times 0.30} = \frac{0.28}{0.28 + 0.30} = \frac{0.28}{0.58} = \frac{28}{58} = \frac{14}{29}$.
45
MediumMCQ
Bag $I$ contains $3$ red and $4$ black balls and Bag $II$ contains $4$ red and $5$ black balls. One ball is transferred from Bag $I$ to Bag $II$ and then a ball is drawn from Bag $II$. The ball so drawn is found to be red in colour. Find the probability that the transferred ball is black.
A
$\frac{16}{31}$
B
$\frac{15}{31}$
C
$\frac{14}{31}$
D
$\frac{13}{31}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_{1}$ be the event that a red ball is transferred from Bag $I$ to Bag $II$,and $E_{2}$ be the event that a black ball is transferred from Bag $I$ to Bag $II$.
The probabilities are $P(E_{1}) = \frac{3}{7}$ and $P(E_{2}) = \frac{4}{7}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the ball drawn from Bag $II$ is red.
If $E_{1}$ occurs,Bag $II$ now contains $5$ red and $5$ black balls. Thus,$P(A|E_{1}) = \frac{5}{10} = \frac{1}{2}$.
If $E_{2}$ occurs,Bag $II$ now contains $4$ red and $6$ black balls. Thus,$P(A|E_{2}) = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}$.
We need to find $P(E_{2}|A)$. By Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_{2}|A) = \frac{P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2})}{P(E_{1})P(A|E_{1}) + P(E_{2})P(A|E_{2})}$
$P(E_{2}|A) = \frac{(\frac{4}{7}) \times (\frac{2}{5})}{(\frac{3}{7}) \times (\frac{1}{2}) + (\frac{4}{7}) \times (\frac{2}{5})}$
$P(E_{2}|A) = \frac{\frac{8}{35}}{\frac{3}{14} + \frac{8}{35}} = \frac{\frac{8}{35}}{\frac{15+16}{70}} = \frac{8}{35} \times \frac{70}{31} = \frac{16}{31}$.
46
MediumMCQ
$A$ pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The probability that the missing card is not a spade is:
A
$\frac{3}{4}$
B
$\frac{52}{867}$
C
$\frac{39}{50}$
D
$\frac{22}{425}$

Solution

(C) Let $E_1$ be the event that the missing card is a spade,and $E_2$ be the event that the missing card is not a spade.
$P(E_1) = \frac{13}{52} = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P(E_2) = \frac{39}{52} = \frac{3}{4}$.
Let $A$ be the event that two cards drawn from the remaining $51$ cards are spades.
If $E_1$ occurs,there are $12$ spades left in $51$ cards. Thus,$P(A|E_1) = \frac{^{12}C_2}{^{51}C_2} = \frac{12 \times 11}{51 \times 50} = \frac{132}{2550}$.
If $E_2$ occurs,there are $13$ spades left in $51$ cards. Thus,$P(A|E_2) = \frac{^{13}C_2}{^{51}C_2} = \frac{13 \times 12}{51 \times 50} = \frac{156}{2550}$.
We need to find $P(E_2|A)$. By Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{156}{2550}}{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{132}{2550} + \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{156}{2550}} = \frac{3 \times 156}{132 + 3 \times 156} = \frac{468}{132 + 468} = \frac{468}{600} = \frac{39}{50}$.
47
DifficultMCQ
Box $I$ contains $30$ cards numbered $1$ to $30$ and Box $II$ contains $20$ cards numbered $31$ to $50$. $A$ box is selected at random and a card is drawn from it. The number on the card is found to be a non-prime number. The probability that the card was drawn from Box $I$ is
A
$\frac{8}{17}$
B
$\frac{2}{3}$
C
$\frac{4}{17}$
D
$\frac{2}{5}$

Solution

(A) Let $B_{1}$ be the event that Box-$I$ is selected and $B_{2}$ be the event that Box-$II$ is selected.
$P(B_{1}) = P(B_{2}) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $E$ be the event that the selected card is a non-prime number.
In Box-$I$ (cards $1$ to $30$),the prime numbers are $\{2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29\}$ ($10$ primes). Thus,there are $30 - 10 = 20$ non-prime numbers. So,$P(E|B_{1}) = \frac{20}{30} = \frac{2}{3}$.
In Box-$II$ (cards $31$ to $50$),the prime numbers are $\{31, 37, 41, 43, 47\}$ ($5$ primes). Thus,there are $20 - 5 = 15$ non-prime numbers. So,$P(E|B_{2}) = \frac{15}{20} = \frac{3}{4}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the card was drawn from Box-$I$ given it is non-prime is:
$P(B_{1}|E) = \frac{P(B_{1})P(E|B_{1})}{P(B_{1})P(E|B_{1}) + P(B_{2})P(E|B_{2})}$
$P(B_{1}|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{3}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{4}} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{3} + \frac{3}{8}} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{8+9}{24}} = \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{24}{17} = \frac{8}{17}$.
48
MediumMCQ
In a group of $400$ people,$160$ are smokers and non-vegetarian,$100$ are smokers and vegetarian,and the remaining $140$ are non-smokers and vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular chest disorder are $35\, \%, 20 \,\%$,and $10 \,\%$ respectively. $A$ person is chosen from the group at random and is found to be suffering from the chest disorder. The probability that the selected person is a smoker and non-vegetarian is ...... .
A
$\frac{7}{45}$
B
$\frac{14}{45}$
C
$\frac{28}{45}$
D
$\frac{8}{45}$

Solution

(C) Let the events be defined as follows:
$A$: The person chosen is a smoker and non-vegetarian.
$B$: The person chosen is a smoker and vegetarian.
$C$: The person chosen is a non-smoker and vegetarian.
$E$: The person chosen has a chest disorder.
Given probabilities:
$P(A) = \frac{160}{400}$,$P(B) = \frac{100}{400}$,$P(C) = \frac{140}{400}$.
Conditional probabilities of having the disorder:
$P(E|A) = \frac{35}{100}$,$P(E|B) = \frac{20}{100}$,$P(E|C) = \frac{10}{100}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,we need to find $P(A|E)$:
$P(A|E) = \frac{P(A) \cdot P(E|A)}{P(A) \cdot P(E|A) + P(B) \cdot P(E|B) + P(C) \cdot P(E|C)}$
Substituting the values:
$P(A|E) = \frac{\frac{160}{400} \times \frac{35}{100}}{\frac{160}{400} \times \frac{35}{100} + \frac{100}{400} \times \frac{20}{100} + \frac{140}{400} \times \frac{10}{100}}$
$P(A|E) = \frac{160 \times 35}{(160 \times 35) + (100 \times 20) + (140 \times 10)}$
$P(A|E) = \frac{5600}{5600 + 2000 + 1400} = \frac{5600}{9000} = \frac{56}{90} = \frac{28}{45}$.
49
DifficultMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $2$ white,$1$ black and $3$ red balls and bag $B$ contains $3$ black,$2$ red and $n$ white balls. One bag is chosen at random and $2$ balls drawn from it at random,are found to be $1$ red and $1$ black. If the probability that both balls come from Bag $A$ is $\frac{6}{11}$,then $n$ is equal to
A
$13$
B
$6$
C
$4$
D
$3$

Solution

(C) Let $E_1$ be the event of selecting Bag $A$ and $E_2$ be the event of selecting Bag $B$.
$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the drawn balls are $1$ red and $1$ black.
For Bag $A$ (total $6$ balls: $2W, 1B, 3R$): $P(A|E_1) = \frac{{}^3C_1 \times {}^1C_1}{{}^6C_2} = \frac{3 \times 1}{15} = \frac{1}{5}$.
For Bag $B$ (total $n+5$ balls: $nW, 3B, 2R$): $P(A|E_2) = \frac{{}^2C_1 \times {}^3C_1}{{}^{n+5}C_2} = \frac{6}{\frac{(n+5)(n+4)}{2}} = \frac{12}{(n+5)(n+4)}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem: $P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1)P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2)} = \frac{6}{11}$.
$\frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{5}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{12}{(n+5)(n+4)}} = \frac{6}{11}$.
$\frac{\frac{1}{5}}{\frac{1}{5} + \frac{12}{(n+5)(n+4)}} = \frac{6}{11}$.
$11 = 6 + \frac{60}{(n+5)(n+4)} \times 5 \Rightarrow 5 = \frac{60}{(n+5)(n+4)} \Rightarrow (n+5)(n+4) = 12$.
Since $n$ must be a positive integer,we test values. For $n=4$,$(9)(8) = 72 \neq 12$. Re-evaluating: $\frac{1/10}{1/10 + 6/((n+5)(n+4))} = \frac{6}{11} \Rightarrow 1.1 = 0.6 + \frac{60}{(n+5)(n+4)} \Rightarrow 0.5 = \frac{60}{(n+5)(n+4)} \Rightarrow (n+5)(n+4) = 120$.
Solving $n^2 + 9n + 20 = 120 \Rightarrow n^2 + 9n - 100 = 0$. This does not yield an integer. Checking the calculation: $P(A|E_1) = 3/15 = 1/5$. $P(A|E_2) = 6/((n+5)(n+4)/2) = 12/((n+5)(n+4))$. $\frac{1/10}{1/10 + 6/((n+5)(n+4))} = \frac{6}{11} \Rightarrow \frac{1}{1 + 60/((n+5)(n+4))} = \frac{6}{11} \Rightarrow 11 = 6 + \frac{360}{(n+5)(n+4)} \Rightarrow 5 = \frac{360}{(n+5)(n+4)} \Rightarrow (n+5)(n+4) = 72$.
$(n+5)(n+4) = 9 \times 8 \Rightarrow n+4 = 8 \Rightarrow n = 4$.
50
MediumMCQ
Bag $I$ contains $3$ red,$4$ black,and $3$ white balls. Bag $II$ contains $2$ red,$5$ black,and $2$ white balls. One ball is transferred from Bag $I$ to Bag $II$,and then a ball is drawn from Bag $II$. The ball drawn is found to be black. What is the probability that the transferred ball was red?
A
$\frac{4}{9}$
B
$\frac{5}{18}$
C
$\frac{1}{6}$
D
$\frac{3}{10}$

Solution

(B) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events that the transferred ball is red,black,or white respectively.
$P(E_1) = \frac{3}{10}, P(E_2) = \frac{4}{10}, P(E_3) = \frac{3}{10}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the ball drawn from Bag $II$ is black.
If $E_1$ occurs,Bag $II$ has $3$ red,$5$ black,$2$ white balls. $P(A|E_1) = \frac{5}{10}$.
If $E_2$ occurs,Bag $II$ has $2$ red,$6$ black,$2$ white balls. $P(A|E_2) = \frac{6}{10}$.
If $E_3$ occurs,Bag $II$ has $2$ red,$5$ black,$3$ white balls. $P(A|E_3) = \frac{5}{10}$.
By Bayes' Theorem,$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1)P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2) + P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}$.
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{(\frac{3}{10} \times \frac{5}{10})}{(\frac{3}{10} \times \frac{5}{10}) + (\frac{4}{10} \times \frac{6}{10}) + (\frac{3}{10} \times \frac{5}{10})} = \frac{15}{15 + 24 + 15} = \frac{15}{54} = \frac{5}{18}$.

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