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101
MediumMCQ
$A, B, C$ are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events of a random experiment and $E$ is an event that occurs in conjunction with one of the events $A, B, C$. The conditional probabilities of $E$ given the happening of $A, B, C$ are respectively $0.6, 0.3$ and $0.1$. If $P(A)=0.30$ and $P(B)=0.50$,then $P(C \mid E)=$
A
$\frac{2}{35}$
B
$\frac{15}{35}$
C
$\frac{18}{35}$
D
$\frac{17}{35}$

Solution

(A) Given that $A, B, C$ are mutually exclusive and exhaustive events,we have $P(A) + P(B) + P(C) = 1$.
Given $P(A) = 0.30$ and $P(B) = 0.50$,we find $P(C) = 1 - (0.30 + 0.50) = 0.20$.
The conditional probabilities are $P(E \mid A) = 0.6$,$P(E \mid B) = 0.3$,and $P(E \mid C) = 0.1$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability $P(C \mid E)$ is given by:
$P(C \mid E) = \frac{P(C) P(E \mid C)}{P(A) P(E \mid A) + P(B) P(E \mid B) + P(C) P(E \mid C)}$
Substituting the values:
$P(C \mid E) = \frac{0.20 \times 0.1}{(0.30 \times 0.6) + (0.50 \times 0.3) + (0.20 \times 0.1)}$
$P(C \mid E) = \frac{0.02}{0.18 + 0.15 + 0.02} = \frac{0.02}{0.35} = \frac{2}{35}$.
102
MediumMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $6$ Green and $8$ Red balls and bag $B$ contains $9$ Green and $5$ Red balls. $A$ card is drawn at random from a well-shuffled pack of $52$ playing cards. If it is a spade,two balls are drawn at random from bag $A$,otherwise two balls are drawn at random from bag $B$. If the two balls drawn are found to be of the same colour,then the probability that they are drawn from bag $A$ is
A
$\frac{43}{181}$
B
$\frac{1}{4}$
C
$\frac{48}{131}$
D
$\frac{43}{138}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event that a spade is drawn,and $E_2$ be the event that a spade is not drawn. Then $P(E_1) = \frac{13}{52} = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P(E_2) = 1 - \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$.
Let $S$ be the event that two balls of the same colour are drawn.
For bag $A$ ($6$ Green,$8$ Red,total $14$): $P(S|E_1) = \frac{{}^6C_2 + {}^8C_2}{{}^{14}C_2} = \frac{15 + 28}{91} = \frac{43}{91}$.
For bag $B$ ($9$ Green,$5$ Red,total $14$): $P(S|E_2) = \frac{{}^9C_2 + {}^5C_2}{{}^{14}C_2} = \frac{36 + 10}{91} = \frac{46}{91}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the balls were drawn from bag $A$ given they are the same colour is:
$P(E_1|S) = \frac{P(E_1)P(S|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(S|E_1) + P(E_2)P(S|E_2)}$
$P(E_1|S) = \frac{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{43}{91}}{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{43}{91} + \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{46}{91}} = \frac{43}{43 + 3 \times 46} = \frac{43}{43 + 138} = \frac{43}{181}$.
103
EasyMCQ
The following table shows the probability of selecting the boxes $A, B$ and $C$ and the number of balls of different colours contained in them. If a ball is selected at random and it is found to be green,what is the probability that it was selected from box $C$?
BoxWhiteGreenRedProbability
$A$$1$$2$$3$$\frac{1}{2}$
$B$$2$$3$$1$$\frac{1}{3}$
$C$$3$$1$$2$$\frac{1}{6}$
A
$\frac{1}{13}$
B
$\frac{6}{13}$
C
$\frac{5}{13}$
D
$\frac{7}{13}$

Solution

(A) Let $G$ be the event that the selected ball is green. Let $A, B, C$ be the events of selecting boxes $A, B, C$ respectively.
The probabilities of selecting the boxes are:
$P(A) = \frac{1}{2}, P(B) = \frac{1}{3}, P(C) = \frac{1}{6}$
The conditional probabilities of selecting a green ball from each box are:
$P(G|A) = \frac{2}{1+2+3} = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}$
$P(G|B) = \frac{3}{2+3+1} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2}$
$P(G|C) = \frac{1}{3+1+2} = \frac{1}{6}$
Using the law of total probability,the probability of selecting a green ball $P(G)$ is:
$P(G) = P(A)P(G|A) + P(B)P(G|B) + P(C)P(G|C)$
$P(G) = (\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{3}) + (\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}) + (\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{6})$
$P(G) = \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{36} = \frac{6+6+1}{36} = \frac{13}{36}$
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the green ball was selected from box $C$ is $P(C|G)$:
$P(C|G) = \frac{P(C)P(G|C)}{P(G)}$
$P(C|G) = \frac{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{1}{6}}{\frac{13}{36}} = \frac{\frac{1}{36}}{\frac{13}{36}} = \frac{1}{13}$
104
MediumMCQ
$A$ person is known to speak truth in $3$ out of $5$ times. If he throws a die and reports that it is six,then the probability that it is actually six,is
A
$\frac{3}{30}$
B
$\frac{13}{30}$
C
$\frac{10}{13}$
D
$\frac{3}{13}$

Solution

(D) Let $E$ be the event that the person reports that the die shows $6$.
Let $S$ be the event that the die actually shows $6$,and $S^c$ be the event that the die does not show $6$.
$P(S) = \frac{1}{6}$ and $P(S^c) = \frac{5}{6}$.
Let $T$ be the event that the person speaks the truth. $P(T) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $P(T^c) = \frac{2}{5}$.
$P(E|S)$ is the probability that he reports $6$ given that it is $6$,which is $P(T) = \frac{3}{5}$.
$P(E|S^c)$ is the probability that he reports $6$ given that it is not $6$,which is $P(T^c) = \frac{2}{5}$.
By Bayes' Theorem,$P(S|E) = \frac{P(S)P(E|S)}{P(S)P(E|S) + P(S^c)P(E|S^c)}$.
$P(S|E) = \frac{(\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{5})}{(\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{5}) + (\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{2}{5})} = \frac{\frac{3}{30}}{\frac{3}{30} + \frac{10}{30}} = \frac{3}{13}$.
105
MediumMCQ
$A$ bag $P$ contains $5$ white marbles and $3$ black marbles. Four marbles are drawn at random from $P$ and are put in an empty bag $Q$. If a marble drawn at random from $Q$ is found to be black,then the probability that all the three black marbles in $P$ were transferred to the bag $Q$ is:
A
$\frac{1}{7}$
B
$\frac{6}{7}$
C
$\frac{1}{8}$
D
$\frac{7}{8}$

Solution

(A) Let $W$ denote white marbles and $B$ denote black marbles. Bag $P$ contains $5W$ and $3B$. Four marbles are transferred to bag $Q$.
Let $E_1$ be the event that $1W$ and $3B$ are transferred.
Let $E_2$ be the event that $2W$ and $2B$ are transferred.
Let $E_3$ be the event that $3W$ and $1B$ are transferred.
Let $E_4$ be the event that $4W$ and $0B$ are transferred.
Let $A$ be the event that a black marble is drawn from bag $Q$.
The total number of ways to choose $4$ marbles from $8$ is $^8C_4 = 70$.
$P(E_1) = \frac{^5C_1 \times ^3C_3}{70} = \frac{5 \times 1}{70} = \frac{5}{70}$
$P(E_2) = \frac{^5C_2 \times ^3C_2}{70} = \frac{10 \times 3}{70} = \frac{30}{70}$
$P(E_3) = \frac{^5C_3 \times ^3C_1}{70} = \frac{10 \times 3}{70} = \frac{30}{70}$
$P(E_4) = \frac{^5C_4 \times ^3C_0}{70} = \frac{5 \times 1}{70} = \frac{5}{70}$
The conditional probabilities of drawing a black marble from $Q$ are:
$P(A|E_1) = \frac{3}{4}, P(A|E_2) = \frac{2}{4}, P(A|E_3) = \frac{1}{4}, P(A|E_4) = 0$.
Using Bayes' theorem,we find $P(E_1|A)$:
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1)P(A|E_1)}{\sum_{i=1}^4 P(E_i)P(A|E_i)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{\frac{5}{70} \times \frac{3}{4}}{\frac{5}{70} \times \frac{3}{4} + \frac{30}{70} \times \frac{2}{4} + \frac{30}{70} \times \frac{1}{4} + \frac{5}{70} \times 0}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{15}{15 + 60 + 30 + 0} = \frac{15}{105} = \frac{1}{7}$.
106
MediumMCQ
$A$ person is known to speak the truth in $3$ out of $4$ occasions. If he throws a die and reports that it is six,then the probability that it is actually six is
A
$\frac{3}{8}$
B
$\frac{2}{7}$
C
$\frac{1}{9}$
D
$\frac{4}{5}$

Solution

(A) Let $E$ be the event that the die shows a six,and $E^c$ be the event that the die does not show a six.
Let $A$ be the event that the person reports that it is a six.
We are given:
$P(E) = \frac{1}{6}$
$P(E^c) = 1 - \frac{1}{6} = \frac{5}{6}$
Probability of speaking the truth $P(T) = \frac{3}{4}$,so probability of lying $P(L) = 1 - \frac{3}{4} = \frac{1}{4}$.
If the die shows a six,the person reports a six if he speaks the truth: $P(A|E) = \frac{3}{4}$.
If the die does not show a six,the person reports a six if he lies: $P(A|E^c) = \frac{1}{4}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that it is actually a six given that he reported a six is:
$P(E|A) = \frac{P(E) \times P(A|E)}{P(E) \times P(A|E) + P(E^c) \times P(A|E^c)}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{4}}{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{4} + \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{4}}$
$P(E|A) = \frac{\frac{3}{24}}{\frac{3}{24} + \frac{5}{24}} = \frac{3}{8}$.
107
MediumMCQ
$70 \%$ of the total employees of a factory are men. Among the employees of that factory,$30 \%$ of men and $15 \%$ of women are technical assistants. If an employee chosen at random is found to be a technical assistant,then the probability that this employee is a man is
A
$\frac{9}{23}$
B
$\frac{3}{17}$
C
$\frac{14}{17}$
D
$\frac{14}{23}$

Solution

(C) Let $M$ be the event that the employee is a man and $W$ be the event that the employee is a woman. Let $T$ be the event that the employee is a technical assistant.
Given:
$P(M) = 0.70$
$P(W) = 1 - 0.70 = 0.30$
$P(T|M) = 0.30$
$P(T|W) = 0.15$
We need to find $P(M|T)$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(M|T) = \frac{P(M) \times P(T|M)}{P(M) \times P(T|M) + P(W) \times P(T|W)}$
$P(M|T) = \frac{0.70 \times 0.30}{(0.70 \times 0.30) + (0.30 \times 0.15)}$
$P(M|T) = \frac{0.21}{0.21 + 0.045}$
$P(M|T) = \frac{0.21}{0.255}$
$P(M|T) = \frac{210}{255} = \frac{14}{17}$
108
MediumMCQ
$A$ manufacturing company of bulbs has $3$ units $A, B$ and $C$ which produce $25 \%$,$35 \%$ and $40 \%$ of the bulbs respectively. Out of the bulbs produced by $A, B, C$ units,$5 \%, 4 \%$ and $2 \%$ are defective respectively. If a bulb is chosen at random and found to be defective,then the probability that it is produced by unit $B$ is
A
$\frac{28}{69}$
B
$\frac{28}{71}$
C
$\frac{29}{67}$
D
$\frac{25}{69}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events that the bulb is produced by units $A, B, C$ respectively. Let $D$ be the event that the bulb is defective.
Given probabilities are:
$P(E_1) = 0.25, P(E_2) = 0.35, P(E_3) = 0.40$
$P(D|E_1) = 0.05, P(D|E_2) = 0.04, P(D|E_3) = 0.02$
Using the Law of Total Probability,the probability that a bulb is defective is:
$P(D) = P(E_1)P(D|E_1) + P(E_2)P(D|E_2) + P(E_3)P(D|E_3)$
$P(D) = (0.25 \times 0.05) + (0.35 \times 0.04) + (0.40 \times 0.02)$
$P(D) = 0.0125 + 0.0140 + 0.0080 = 0.0345$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the defective bulb was produced by unit $B$ is:
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{P(E_2)P(D|E_2)}{P(D)}$
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{0.35 \times 0.04}{0.0345} = \frac{0.0140}{0.0345} = \frac{140}{345}$
Dividing numerator and denominator by $5$,we get:
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{28}{69}$
109
MediumMCQ
There are three families $F_1, F_2, F_3$. $F_1$ has $2$ boys and $1$ girl; $F_2$ has $1$ boy and $2$ girls; $F_3$ has $1$ boy and $1$ girl. $A$ family is randomly chosen and a child is chosen from that family randomly. If it is known that the child thus selected is a girl,then the probability that she is from $F_2$ is
A
$\frac{4}{9}$
B
$\frac{2}{9}$
C
$\frac{3}{7}$
D
$\frac{5}{7}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events of choosing families $F_1, F_2, F_3$ respectively. Since the family is chosen randomly,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $G$ be the event that the selected child is a girl.
The probabilities of selecting a girl from each family are:
$P(G|E_1) = \frac{1}{3}$
$P(G|E_2) = \frac{2}{3}$
$P(G|E_3) = \frac{1}{2}$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the girl is from $F_2$ is $P(E_2|G) = \frac{P(E_2)P(G|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(G|E_1) + P(E_2)P(G|E_2) + P(E_3)P(G|E_3)}$.
Substituting the values: $P(E_2|G) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{2}{3}}{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2}} = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{1}{9} + \frac{2}{9} + \frac{1}{6}} = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{2+4+3}{18}} = \frac{\frac{2}{9}}{\frac{9}{18}} = \frac{2}{9} \times 2 = \frac{4}{9}$.
110
MediumMCQ
$A$ bag contains $5$ balls of unknown colours. There are equal chances that out of these five balls,there may be $0, 1, 2, 3, 4,$ or $5$ red balls. $A$ ball is taken out from the bag at random and is found to be red. The probability that it is the only red ball in the bag is
A
$\frac{1}{5}$
B
$\frac{1}{6}$
C
$\frac{1}{15}$
D
$\frac{1}{30}$

Solution

(C) Let $E_i$ be the event that there are $i$ red balls in the bag,where $i \in \{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5\}$.
Since there are equal chances for each case,$P(E_i) = \frac{1}{6}$ for all $i$.
Let $R$ be the event that the ball drawn is red.
If there are $i$ red balls,the probability of drawing a red ball is $P(R|E_i) = \frac{i}{5}$.
Note that $P(R|E_0) = 0$.
By Bayes' Theorem,the probability that there is only $1$ red ball given that the drawn ball is red is:
$P(E_1|R) = \frac{P(R|E_1)P(E_1)}{\sum_{i=0}^{5} P(R|E_i)P(E_i)}$
$P(E_1|R) = \frac{(\frac{1}{5})(\frac{1}{6})}{(\frac{0}{5})(\frac{1}{6}) + (\frac{1}{5})(\frac{1}{6}) + (\frac{2}{5})(\frac{1}{6}) + (\frac{3}{5})(\frac{1}{6}) + (\frac{4}{5})(\frac{1}{6}) + (\frac{5}{5})(\frac{1}{6})}$
$P(E_1|R) = \frac{1}{0+1+2+3+4+5} = \frac{1}{15}$.
111
MediumMCQ
An item is tested on a device for its defectiveness. The probability that such an item is defective is $0.3$. The device gives an accurate result in $8$ out of $10$ such tests. If the device reports that an item tested is not defective,then the probability that it is actually defective is:
A
$\frac{2}{15}$
B
$\frac{3}{29}$
C
$\frac{3}{31}$
D
$\frac{4}{51}$

Solution

(C) Let $D$ be the event that the item is defective and $ND$ be the event that the item is not defective.
Given $P(D) = 0.3$,so $P(ND) = 1 - 0.3 = 0.7$.
Let $R_D$ be the event that the device reports the item as defective and $R_{ND}$ be the event that the device reports the item as not defective.
The device is accurate $80\%$ of the time,so $P(R_D|D) = 0.8$ and $P(R_{ND}|ND) = 0.8$.
Consequently,$P(R_{ND}|D) = 1 - 0.8 = 0.2$ and $P(R_D|ND) = 1 - 0.8 = 0.2$.
We need to find the probability that the item is defective given that the device reports it as not defective,i.e.,$P(D|R_{ND})$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(D|R_{ND}) = \frac{P(R_{ND}|D) \times P(D)}{P(R_{ND}|D) \times P(D) + P(R_{ND}|ND) \times P(ND)}$
$P(D|R_{ND}) = \frac{0.2 \times 0.3}{(0.2 \times 0.3) + (0.8 \times 0.7)}$
$P(D|R_{ND}) = \frac{0.06}{0.06 + 0.56} = \frac{0.06}{0.62} = \frac{6}{62} = \frac{3}{31}$.
112
MediumMCQ
In a school there are $3$ sections $A, B$ and $C$. Section $A$ contains $20$ girls and $30$ boys,section $B$ contains $40$ girls and $20$ boys and section $C$ contains $10$ girls and $30$ boys. The probabilities of selecting the section $A, B$ and $C$ are $0.2, 0.3$ and $0.5$ respectively. If a student selected at random from the school is a girl,then the probability that she belongs to section $A$ is
A
$\frac{121}{200}$
B
$\frac{16}{121}$
C
$\frac{14}{81}$
D
$\frac{16}{81}$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events of selecting sections $A, B$ and $C$ respectively. Let $G$ be the event of selecting a girl.
Given probabilities of selecting sections are $P(E_1) = 0.2, P(E_2) = 0.3, P(E_3) = 0.5$.
The conditional probabilities of selecting a girl from each section are:
$P(G|E_1) = \frac{20}{20+30} = \frac{20}{50} = 0.4$
$P(G|E_2) = \frac{40}{40+20} = \frac{40}{60} = \frac{2}{3}$
$P(G|E_3) = \frac{10}{10+30} = \frac{10}{40} = 0.25$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the girl belongs to section $A$ is $P(E_1|G) = \frac{P(E_1)P(G|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(G|E_1) + P(E_2)P(G|E_2) + P(E_3)P(G|E_3)}$.
$P(E_1|G) = \frac{0.2 \times 0.4}{(0.2 \times 0.4) + (0.3 \times \frac{2}{3}) + (0.5 \times 0.25)}$
$P(E_1|G) = \frac{0.08}{0.08 + 0.2 + 0.125} = \frac{0.08}{0.405} = \frac{80}{405} = \frac{16}{81}$.
113
MediumMCQ
On every evening,a student either watches $TV$ or reads a book. The probability of watching $TV$ is $\frac{4}{5}$. If he watches $TV$,the probability that he will fall asleep is $\frac{3}{4}$ and it is $\frac{1}{4}$ when he reads a book. If the student is found to be asleep on an evening,the probability that he watched the $TV$ is
A
$\frac{11}{13}$
B
$\frac{12}{13}$
C
$\frac{2}{13}$
D
$\frac{4}{13}$

Solution

(B) Let $T$ be the event that the student watches $TV$ and $B$ be the event that the student reads a book. Let $S$ be the event that the student falls asleep.
Given probabilities are:
$P(T) = \frac{4}{5}$
$P(B) = 1 - P(T) = 1 - \frac{4}{5} = \frac{1}{5}$
$P(S|T) = \frac{3}{4}$
$P(S|B) = \frac{1}{4}$
We need to find $P(T|S)$,the probability that he watched $TV$ given that he is asleep.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(T|S) = \frac{P(T) \times P(S|T)}{P(T) \times P(S|T) + P(B) \times P(S|B)}$
$P(T|S) = \frac{(\frac{4}{5}) \times (\frac{3}{4})}{(\frac{4}{5}) \times (\frac{3}{4}) + (\frac{1}{5}) \times (\frac{1}{4})}$
$P(T|S) = \frac{\frac{12}{20}}{\frac{12}{20} + \frac{1}{20}}$
$P(T|S) = \frac{\frac{12}{20}}{\frac{13}{20}} = \frac{12}{13}$
114
MediumMCQ
The probability that a person goes to college by car is $\frac{1}{5}$,by bus is $\frac{2}{5}$,and by train is $\frac{3}{5}$. The probabilities that he reaches the college late if he takes a car,bus,or train are $\frac{2}{7}$,$\frac{4}{7}$,and $\frac{1}{7}$ respectively. If he reaches the college in time,the probability that he traveled by car is:
A
$\frac{6}{29}$
B
$\frac{24}{29}$
C
$\frac{5}{29}$
D
$\frac{23}{29}$

Solution

(C) Let $C$,$B$,and $T$ be the events that the person travels by car,bus,and train respectively. Let $L$ be the event that the person reaches college late,and $L'$ be the event that the person reaches college in time.
Given probabilities: $P(C) = \frac{1}{5}$,$P(B) = \frac{2}{5}$,$P(T) = \frac{3}{5}$.
Probabilities of being late: $P(L|C) = \frac{2}{7}$,$P(L|B) = \frac{4}{7}$,$P(L|T) = \frac{1}{7}$.
Probabilities of being on time: $P(L'|C) = 1 - \frac{2}{7} = \frac{5}{7}$,$P(L'|B) = 1 - \frac{4}{7} = \frac{3}{7}$,$P(L'|T) = 1 - \frac{1}{7} = \frac{6}{7}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that he traveled by car given he reached in time is:
$P(C|L') = \frac{P(L'|C)P(C)}{P(L'|C)P(C) + P(L'|B)P(B) + P(L'|T)P(T)}$
$P(C|L') = \frac{(\frac{5}{7} \times \frac{1}{5})}{(\frac{5}{7} \times \frac{1}{5}) + (\frac{3}{7} \times \frac{2}{5}) + (\frac{6}{7} \times \frac{3}{5})}$
$P(C|L') = \frac{\frac{5}{35}}{\frac{5}{35} + \frac{6}{35} + \frac{18}{35}} = \frac{5}{5 + 6 + 18} = \frac{5}{29}$.
115
EasyMCQ
There are $2$ bags each containing $3$ white and $5$ black balls and $4$ bags each containing $6$ white and $4$ black balls. If a ball drawn randomly from a bag is found to be black,then the probability that this ball is from the first set of bags is
A
$\frac{25}{57}$
B
$\frac{25}{41}$
C
$\frac{2}{5}$
D
$\frac{3}{5}$

Solution

(A) Let $B_1$ be the event of choosing a bag from the first group and $B_2$ be the event of choosing a bag from the second group.
Total bags = $2 + 4 = 6$.
$P(B_1) = \frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}$ and $P(B_2) = \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3}$.
Let $B$ be the event that the drawn ball is black.
For the first group,the probability of drawing a black ball is $P(B|B_1) = \frac{5}{3+5} = \frac{5}{8}$.
For the second group,the probability of drawing a black ball is $P(B|B_2) = \frac{4}{6+4} = \frac{4}{10} = \frac{2}{5}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball is from the first set of bags given that it is black is:
$P(B_1|B) = \frac{P(B_1)P(B|B_1)}{P(B_1)P(B|B_1) + P(B_2)P(B|B_2)}$
$P(B_1|B) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{8}}{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{8} + \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{2}{5}} = \frac{\frac{5}{24}}{\frac{5}{24} + \frac{4}{15}} = \frac{\frac{5}{24}}{\frac{25 + 32}{120}} = \frac{5}{24} \times \frac{120}{57} = \frac{5 \times 5}{57} = \frac{25}{57}$.
116
MediumMCQ
$A$ person is known to speak the truth $3$ out of $4$ times. If that person picks a card at random from a pack of $52$ cards and reports that it is a king,then the probability that it is actually a king is
A
$\frac{1}{37}$
B
$\frac{1}{5}$
C
$\frac{12}{37}$
D
$\frac{25}{37}$

Solution

(B) Let $K$ be the event that the card drawn is a king,and $K^c$ be the event that the card drawn is not a king. Let $R$ be the event that the person reports that the card is a king.
Given:
$P(K) = \frac{4}{52} = \frac{1}{13}$
$P(K^c) = 1 - \frac{1}{13} = \frac{12}{13}$
Let $T$ be the event that the person speaks the truth. $P(T) = \frac{3}{4}$ and $P(T^c) = \frac{1}{4}$.
The probability that the person reports a king given it is a king is $P(R|K) = P(T) = \frac{3}{4}$.
The probability that the person reports a king given it is not a king is $P(R|K^c) = P(T^c) = \frac{1}{4}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that it is actually a king given the report is:
$P(K|R) = \frac{P(R|K)P(K)}{P(R|K)P(K) + P(R|K^c)P(K^c)}$
$P(K|R) = \frac{(\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{13})}{(\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{13}) + (\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{12}{13})}$
$P(K|R) = \frac{\frac{3}{52}}{\frac{3}{52} + \frac{12}{52}} = \frac{3}{15} = \frac{1}{5}$
117
DifficultMCQ
$A$ bag contains $6$ balls. If three balls are drawn at a time and all of them are found to be green,then the probability that exactly $5$ of the balls in the bag are green is:
A
$\frac{4}{35}$
B
$\frac{5}{35}$
C
$\frac{2}{7}$
D
$\frac{1}{7}$

Solution

(C) Let $A$ be the event that we draw three green balls. Let $E_k$ be the event that there are $k$ green balls in the bag,where $k \in \{3, 4, 5, 6\}$. Assuming each number of green balls is equally likely,$P(E_k) = \frac{1}{4}$.
The probability of drawing $3$ green balls given $k$ green balls are present is $P(A|E_k) = \frac{{}^k C_3}{{}^6 C_3}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that there are $5$ green balls given that $3$ green balls were drawn is:
$P(E_5|A) = \frac{P(A|E_5)P(E_5)}{\sum_{k=3}^{6} P(A|E_k)P(E_k)}$
Since $P(E_k) = \frac{1}{4}$ for all $k$,this simplifies to:
$P(E_5|A) = \frac{{}^5 C_3}{\sum_{k=3}^{6} {}^k C_3} = \frac{10}{1 + 4 + 10 + 20} = \frac{10}{35} = \frac{2}{7}$.
118
MediumMCQ
Bag $A$ contains $2$ white and $3$ red balls and bag $B$ contains $4$ white and $5$ red balls. If one ball is drawn at random from one of the bags and is found to be red,then the probability that it was drawn from the bag $B$ is
A
$\frac{23}{54}$
B
$\frac{25}{51}$
C
$\frac{25}{52}$
D
$\frac{27}{55}$

Solution

(C) $E_1$: $A$ ball is drawn from bag $A$.
$E_2$: $A$ ball is drawn from bag $B$.
$F$: $A$ ball is found to be red.
Given:
$P(E_1) = \frac{1}{2}$,$P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
$P(F|E_1) = \frac{3}{5}$ (probability of drawing a red ball from bag $A$).
$P(F|E_2) = \frac{5}{9}$ (probability of drawing a red ball from bag $B$).
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_2|F) = \frac{P(F|E_2) \cdot P(E_2)}{P(F|E_1) \cdot P(E_1) + P(F|E_2) \cdot P(E_2)}$
$P(E_2|F) = \frac{\frac{5}{9} \times \frac{1}{2}}{\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{1}{2} + \frac{5}{9} \times \frac{1}{2}}$
$P(E_2|F) = \frac{\frac{5}{9}}{\frac{3}{5} + \frac{5}{9}} = \frac{\frac{5}{9}}{\frac{27 + 25}{45}} = \frac{5}{9} \times \frac{45}{52} = \frac{25}{52}$.
119
DifficultMCQ
In a test,a student either guesses,copies,or knows the answer to a multiple-choice question with four choices. The probability that he guesses is $1/3$ and the probability that he copies the answer is $1/6$. The probability that his answer is correct,given that he copied it,is $1/8$. The probability that he knew the answer to the question,given that he answered it correctly,is
A
$\frac{29}{24}$
B
$\frac{22}{29}$
C
$\frac{24}{29}$
D
$\frac{23}{29}$

Solution

(C) Let us define the following events:
$E_1$: Student guesses the answer.
$E_2$: Student copies the answer.
$E_3$: Student knows the answer.
$E$: The answer is correct.
Given probabilities:
$P(E_1) = \frac{1}{3}$,$P(E_2) = \frac{1}{6}$.
Since the events are exhaustive,$P(E_3) = 1 - (P(E_1) + P(E_2)) = 1 - (\frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{6}) = 1 - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2}$.
Conditional probabilities:
$P(E|E_1) = \frac{1}{4}$ (since there are $4$ choices).
$P(E|E_2) = \frac{1}{8}$ (given).
$P(E|E_3) = 1$ (since he knows the answer).
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that he knew the answer given that he answered correctly is:
$P(E_3|E) = \frac{P(E|E_3)P(E_3)}{P(E|E_1)P(E_1) + P(E|E_2)P(E_2) + P(E|E_3)P(E_3)}$
$P(E_3|E) = \frac{1 \times \frac{1}{2}}{(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{1}{3}) + (\frac{1}{8} \times \frac{1}{6}) + (1 \times \frac{1}{2})}$
$P(E_3|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{1}{12} + \frac{1}{48} + \frac{1}{2}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{4+1+24}{48}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{29}{48}} = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{48}{29} = \frac{24}{29}$.
120
MediumMCQ
One card is missing in a pack of $52$ playing cards. If two cards are drawn randomly from the remaining cards at a time and are found to be spades,then the probability that the missing card is not a spade is
A
$\frac{3}{50}$
B
$\frac{39}{50}$
C
$\frac{39}{52}$
D
$\frac{38}{52}$

Solution

(B) Let $S$ be the event that the two cards drawn are spades. Let $M_1$ be the event that the missing card is a spade,and $M_2$ be the event that the missing card is not a spade.
We are given that there are $13$ spades and $39$ non-spades in a pack of $52$ cards.
$P(M_1) = \frac{13}{52} = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P(M_2) = \frac{39}{52} = \frac{3}{4}$.
If $M_1$ occurs,there are $12$ spades left in $51$ cards. The probability of drawing $2$ spades is $P(S|M_1) = \frac{^{12}C_2}{^{51}C_2} = \frac{66}{1275}$.
If $M_2$ occurs,there are $13$ spades left in $51$ cards. The probability of drawing $2$ spades is $P(S|M_2) = \frac{^{13}C_2}{^{51}C_2} = \frac{78}{1275}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the missing card is not a spade given that two spades were drawn is:
$P(M_2|S) = \frac{P(M_2)P(S|M_2)}{P(M_1)P(S|M_1) + P(M_2)P(S|M_2)}$
$P(M_2|S) = \frac{\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{78}{1275}}{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{66}{1275} + \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{78}{1275}} = \frac{3 \times 78}{66 + 3 \times 78} = \frac{234}{66 + 234} = \frac{234}{300} = \frac{39}{50}$.
121
EasyMCQ
$A$ shopkeeper buys a particular type of electric bulbs from three manufacturers $M_1, M_2$,and $M_3$. He buys $25 \%$ of his requirement from $M_1$,$45 \%$ from $M_2$,and $30 \%$ from $M_3$. Based on past experience,he found that $2 \%$ of type $M_3$ bulbs are defective,whereas only $1 \%$ of type $M_1$ and type $M_2$ bulbs are defective. If a bulb chosen by him at random is defective,then the probability that it was of type $M_3$ is
A
$\frac{5}{13}$
B
$\frac{6}{13}$
C
$\frac{7}{13}$
D
$\frac{8}{13}$

Solution

(B) Let $E$ be the event that the chosen bulb is defective. Let $M_1, M_2, M_3$ be the events that the bulb is purchased from manufacturers $M_1, M_2, M_3$ respectively.
Given probabilities:
$P(M_1) = 0.25, P(M_2) = 0.45, P(M_3) = 0.30$
$P(E|M_1) = 0.01, P(E|M_2) = 0.01, P(E|M_3) = 0.02$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the defective bulb is from $M_3$ is:
$P(M_3|E) = \frac{P(M_3) \cdot P(E|M_3)}{P(M_1) \cdot P(E|M_1) + P(M_2) \cdot P(E|M_2) + P(M_3) \cdot P(E|M_3)}$
$P(M_3|E) = \frac{0.30 \times 0.02}{(0.25 \times 0.01) + (0.45 \times 0.01) + (0.30 \times 0.02)}$
$P(M_3|E) = \frac{0.006}{0.0025 + 0.0045 + 0.0060} = \frac{0.006}{0.0130} = \frac{6}{13}$
122
MediumMCQ
$A$ box contains $n$ coins,$m$ of which are fair and the rest are biased. When a biased coin is tossed,the probability of getting a head is twice as likely as tail. $A$ coin is drawn from the box at random and is tossed twice. It is found that the first time it shows head and the second time it shows tail. Then,the probability that the coin drawn is fair is
A
$\frac{7 m}{8 n+m}$
B
$\frac{9 m}{8 n+m}$
C
$\frac{7 m}{8 m+n}$
D
$\frac{9 m}{8 m+n}$

Solution

(B) Let $F$ be the event that a fair coin is drawn and $B$ be the event that a biased coin is drawn. Let $E$ be the event that the first toss is a head and the second toss is a tail.
Given $P(F) = \frac{m}{n}$ and $P(B) = \frac{n-m}{n}$.
For a fair coin,$P(H) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(T) = \frac{1}{2}$. Thus,$P(E|F) = \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4}$.
For a biased coin,$P(H) = 2P(T)$. Since $P(H) + P(T) = 1$,we have $3P(T) = 1$,so $P(T) = \frac{1}{3}$ and $P(H) = \frac{2}{3}$. Thus,$P(E|B) = \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{2}{9}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the coin is fair given the event $E$ is:
$P(F|E) = \frac{P(F)P(E|F)}{P(F)P(E|F) + P(B)P(E|B)}$
$P(F|E) = \frac{(\frac{m}{n})(\frac{1}{4})}{(\frac{m}{n})(\frac{1}{4}) + (\frac{n-m}{n})(\frac{2}{9})}$
$P(F|E) = \frac{\frac{m}{4}}{\frac{m}{4} + \frac{2(n-m)}{9}} = \frac{9m}{9m + 8(n-m)} = \frac{9m}{9m + 8n - 8m} = \frac{9m}{8n + m}$.
123
MediumMCQ
$A$ man is known to speak the truth $7$ out of $10$ times. After throwing a die with $100$ faces marked $1, 2, 3, \dots, 100$,the man reports that he got a prime number. What is the probability that it is actually a prime number?
A
$\frac{5}{16}$
B
$\frac{7}{16}$
C
$\frac{11}{16}$
D
$\frac{10}{16}$

Solution

(B) Let $A$ be the event that a prime number occurs on the die.
Let $B$ be the event that a prime number does not occur on the die.
Let $E$ be the event that the man reports that a prime number occurred.
There are $25$ prime numbers between $1$ and $100$.
Therefore,$P(A) = \frac{25}{100} = \frac{1}{4}$ and $P(B) = 1 - P(A) = \frac{75}{100} = \frac{3}{4}$.
The probability that the man speaks the truth is $P(E|A) = \frac{7}{10}$.
The probability that the man lies (reports a prime when it is not) is $P(E|B) = 1 - \frac{7}{10} = \frac{3}{10}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that it is actually a prime given that he reported a prime is:
$P(A|E) = \frac{P(A) \times P(E|A)}{P(A) \times P(E|A) + P(B) \times P(E|B)}$
$P(A|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{7}{10}}{(\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{7}{10}) + (\frac{3}{4} \times \frac{3}{10})}$
$P(A|E) = \frac{\frac{7}{40}}{\frac{7}{40} + \frac{9}{40}} = \frac{7}{16}$.
124
MediumMCQ
There are two dice $A$ and $B$. Die $A$ has $4$ red and $2$ white faces,and die $B$ has $2$ red and $4$ white faces. $A$ coin is tossed once. If it shows head,die $A$ is rolled; if it shows tail,die $B$ is rolled. If the probability that die $A$ is used is $\left(\frac{32}{33}\right)$ given that red turns up every time in the first $n$ throws,then $n=$
A
$5$
B
$6$
C
$4$
D
$3$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event that die $A$ is chosen (coin shows head) and $E_2$ be the event that die $B$ is chosen (coin shows tail).
Let $R$ be the event that a red face appears in all $n$ throws.
Given $P(E_1) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
For die $A$,the probability of getting a red face in one throw is $\frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3}$. Thus,$P(R \mid E_1) = \left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^n$.
For die $B$,the probability of getting a red face in one throw is $\frac{2}{6} = \frac{1}{3}$. Thus,$P(R \mid E_2) = \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^n$.
By Bayes' theorem,the probability that die $A$ was used given that red appeared $n$ times is:
$P(E_1 \mid R) = \frac{P(E_1)P(R \mid E_1)}{P(E_1)P(R \mid E_1) + P(E_2)P(R \mid E_2)}$
Substituting the values:
$\frac{32}{33} = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times (\frac{2}{3})^n}{\frac{1}{2} \times (\frac{2}{3})^n + \frac{1}{2} \times (\frac{1}{3})^n} = \frac{2^n}{2^n + 1^n} = \frac{2^n}{2^n + 1}$.
Solving for $n$:
$32(2^n + 1) = 33(2^n) \implies 32 \cdot 2^n + 32 = 33 \cdot 2^n \implies 2^n = 32$.
Since $32 = 2^5$,we get $n = 5$.
125
EasyMCQ
The probabilities of having a defective toy in three cartons $A, B, C$ are $\frac{1}{3}, \frac{1}{4}, \frac{2}{5}$ respectively. If a carton is selected at random and a toy drawn randomly from it is found to be defective,then the probability that it is drawn from carton $B$ is
A
$\frac{15}{47}$
B
$\frac{20}{47}$
C
$\frac{20}{59}$
D
$\frac{15}{59}$

Solution

(D) Let $H_1, H_2, H_3$ be the events of selecting cartons $A, B, C$ respectively. Since a carton is selected at random,$P(H_1) = P(H_2) = P(H_3) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $D$ be the event of drawing a defective toy.
The conditional probabilities are $P(D|H_1) = \frac{1}{3}, P(D|H_2) = \frac{1}{4}, P(D|H_3) = \frac{2}{5}$.
By Bayes' theorem,the probability that the toy is from carton $B$ given it is defective is:
$P(H_2|D) = \frac{P(H_2)P(D|H_2)}{P(H_1)P(D|H_1) + P(H_2)P(D|H_2) + P(H_3)P(D|H_3)}$
$P(H_2|D) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{2}{5}}$
$P(H_2|D) = \frac{\frac{1}{12}}{\frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{12} + \frac{2}{15}}$
To simplify,find the common denominator for the denominator: $LCM(9, 12, 15) = 180$.
$P(H_2|D) = \frac{1/12}{(20+15+24)/180} = \frac{1/12}{59/180} = \frac{1}{12} \times \frac{180}{59} = \frac{15}{59}$.
126
MediumMCQ
Suppose that a bag $A$ contains $n$ red and $2$ black balls and another bag $B$ contains $2$ red and $n$ black balls. One of the two bags is selected at random and two balls are drawn from it at a time. When it is known that the two balls drawn are red,if the probability that those two balls drawn are from bag $A$ is $\frac{6}{7}$,then $n=$
A
$6$
B
$4$
C
$8$
D
$7$

Solution

(B) Let $E_1$ be the event that bag $A$ is selected and $E_2$ be the event that bag $B$ is selected. Let $R$ be the event that the two balls drawn are red.
Given $P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
The probability of drawing $2$ red balls from bag $A$ is $P(R|E_1) = \frac{^nC_2}{^{n+2}C_2} = \frac{n(n-1)}{(n+2)(n+1)}$.
The probability of drawing $2$ red balls from bag $B$ is $P(R|E_2) = \frac{^2C_2}{^{n+2}C_2} = \frac{1 \times 2}{(n+2)(n+1)} = \frac{2}{(n+2)(n+1)}$.
By Bayes' theorem,$P(E_1|R) = \frac{P(E_1)P(R|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(R|E_1) + P(E_2)P(R|E_2)} = \frac{6}{7}$.
Substituting the values:
$\frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{n(n-1)}{(n+2)(n+1)}}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{n(n-1)}{(n+2)(n+1)} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{2}{(n+2)(n+1)}} = \frac{6}{7}$.
$\frac{n(n-1)}{n(n-1) + 2} = \frac{6}{7}$.
$7(n^2 - n) = 6(n^2 - n + 2)$.
$7n^2 - 7n = 6n^2 - 6n + 12$.
$n^2 - n - 12 = 0$.
$(n-4)(n+3) = 0$.
Since $n > 0$,we have $n = 4$.
127
MediumMCQ
$A$ box $B_1$ contains $3$ blue balls and $6$ red balls. Another box $B_2$ contains $8$ blue balls and $n$ red balls $(n \in N)$. $A$ ball selected at random from a box is found to be red. If $p$ is the probability that this red ball drawn is from box $B_2$,then
A
$\frac{1}{7} \leq p < \frac{3}{5}$
B
$\frac{3}{5} \leq p < 1$
C
$0 < p \leq \frac{3}{5}$
D
$0 \leq p \leq \frac{1}{7}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event of selecting box $B_1$ and $E_2$ be the event of selecting box $B_2$. Since the box is selected at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $R$ be the event that the selected ball is red.
The probability of drawing a red ball from $B_1$ is $P(R|E_1) = \frac{6}{3+6} = \frac{6}{9} = \frac{2}{3}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from $B_2$ is $P(R|E_2) = \frac{n}{n+8}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability $p$ that the red ball is from $B_2$ is:
$p = P(E_2|R) = \frac{P(E_2)P(R|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(R|E_1) + P(E_2)P(R|E_2)}$
$p = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{n}{n+8}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{n}{n+8}} = \frac{\frac{n}{n+8}}{\frac{2}{3} + \frac{n}{n+8}} = \frac{3n}{2(n+8) + 3n} = \frac{3n}{5n+16}$.
Since $n \in N$,the minimum value of $n$ is $1$. For $n=1$,$p = \frac{3(1)}{5(1)+16} = \frac{3}{21} = \frac{1}{7}$.
As $n \to \infty$,$p = \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{3n}{5n+16} = \frac{3}{5}$.
Since $p$ is an increasing function of $n$,the range of $p$ is $\frac{1}{7} \leq p < \frac{3}{5}$.
128
MediumMCQ
$A$ bag contains $6$ balls. If $4$ balls are drawn at a time and all of them are found to be red,then the probability that exactly $5$ of the balls in the bag are red is
A
$\frac{10}{19}$
B
$\frac{5}{21}$
C
$\frac{1}{21}$
D
$\frac{5}{7}$

Solution

(B) Let $E$ be the event that the $4$ drawn balls are red. Let $A_k$ be the event that there are $k$ red balls in the bag,where $k \in \{4, 5, 6\}$. Assuming each case is equally likely,$P(A_4) = P(A_5) = P(A_6) = \frac{1}{3}$.
The conditional probabilities are:
$P(E|A_4) = \frac{{}^4C_4}{{}^6C_4} = \frac{1}{15}$
$P(E|A_5) = \frac{{}^5C_4}{{}^6C_4} = \frac{5}{15}$
$P(E|A_6) = \frac{{}^6C_4}{{}^6C_4} = \frac{15}{15} = 1$
By Bayes' theorem,the probability that there are exactly $5$ red balls given that the $4$ drawn balls are red is:
$P(A_5|E) = \frac{P(A_5)P(E|A_5)}{P(A_4)P(E|A_4) + P(A_5)P(E|A_5) + P(A_6)P(E|A_6)}$
$P(A_5|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{15}}{\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{15} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{5}{15} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{15}{15}}$
$P(A_5|E) = \frac{5}{1 + 5 + 15} = \frac{5}{21}$
129
DifficultMCQ
In a certain recruitment test with multiple choice questions,there are four options to answer each question,out of which only one is correct. An intelligent student knows $90 \%$ of the correct answers,while a weak student knows only $20 \%$ of the correct answers. If an intelligent student gets the correct answer for a question,what is the probability that he was guessing it?
A
$\frac{1}{37}$
B
$\frac{1}{10}$
C
$\frac{9}{37}$
D
$\frac{1}{2}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event that the student guesses the answer and $E_2$ be the event that the student knows the answer. Let $A$ be the event that the student answers correctly.
Given that the student knows $90 \%$ of the answers,$P(E_2) = \frac{9}{10}$.
Consequently,the probability that the student guesses is $P(E_1) = 1 - P(E_2) = 1 - \frac{9}{10} = \frac{1}{10}$.
If the student knows the answer,the probability of answering correctly is $P(A \mid E_2) = 1$.
If the student guesses,since there are $4$ options and only one is correct,the probability of answering correctly is $P(A \mid E_1) = \frac{1}{4}$.
We need to find the probability that the student was guessing given that they answered correctly,which is $P(E_1 \mid A)$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_1 \mid A) = \frac{P(E_1) \cdot P(A \mid E_1)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(A \mid E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(A \mid E_2)}$
$P(E_1 \mid A) = \frac{\frac{1}{10} \cdot \frac{1}{4}}{(\frac{1}{10} \cdot \frac{1}{4}) + (\frac{9}{10} \cdot 1)}$
$P(E_1 \mid A) = \frac{\frac{1}{40}}{\frac{1}{40} + \frac{9}{10}} = \frac{\frac{1}{40}}{\frac{1+36}{40}} = \frac{1}{37}$.
130
DifficultMCQ
In an entrance test,there are multiple-choice questions. There are four possible answers to each question,of which one is correct. The probability that a student knows the answer to a question is $9/10$. If he gets the correct answer to a question,then the probability that he was guessing is:
A
$\frac{37}{40}$
B
$\frac{1}{37}$
C
$\frac{36}{37}$
D
$\frac{1}{9}$

Solution

(B) Let $E_1$ be the event that the student knows the answer and $E_2$ be the event that the student guesses the answer.
Given $P(E_1) = 9/10$,then $P(E_2) = 1 - 9/10 = 1/10$.
Let $E$ be the event that the answer is correct.
If the student knows the answer,the probability of answering correctly is $P(E|E_1) = 1$.
If the student guesses,since there are $4$ options and $1$ is correct,the probability of answering correctly is $P(E|E_2) = 1/4$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that the student was guessing given that the answer is correct is $P(E_2|E) = \frac{P(E|E_2)P(E_2)}{P(E|E_1)P(E_1) + P(E|E_2)P(E_2)}$.
Substituting the values:
$P(E_2|E) = \frac{(1/4) \times (1/10)}{(1) \times (9/10) + (1/4) \times (1/10)} = \frac{1/40}{9/10 + 1/40} = \frac{1/40}{36/40 + 1/40} = \frac{1/40}{37/40} = \frac{1}{37}$.
131
EasyMCQ
$A$ bag contains four balls. Two balls are drawn randomly and found to be white. The probability that all the balls in the bag are white is
A
$\frac{1}{2}$
B
$\frac{3}{5}$
C
$\frac{1}{4}$
D
$\frac{2}{3}$

Solution

(B) Let the possible compositions of white balls in the bag be $E_1$ ($4$ white),$E_2$ ($3$ white,$1$ other),and $E_3$ ($2$ white,$2$ others). Assuming each composition is equally likely,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $E$ be the event that two drawn balls are white.
$P(E|E_1) = \frac{^4C_2}{^4C_2} = 1$
$P(E|E_2) = \frac{^3C_2}{^4C_2} = \frac{3}{6} = \frac{1}{2}$
$P(E|E_3) = \frac{^2C_2}{^4C_2} = \frac{1}{6}$
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_1|E) = \frac{P(E_1)P(E|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(E|E_1) + P(E_2)P(E|E_2) + P(E_3)P(E|E_3)}$
$P(E_1|E) = \frac{\frac{1}{3} \times 1}{\frac{1}{3} \times 1 + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{6}} = \frac{1}{1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6}} = \frac{1}{\frac{6+3+1}{6}} = \frac{6}{10} = \frac{3}{5}$
132
EasyMCQ
$A$ boy speaks the truth in $3$ out of $5$ times. If he throws a die and reports that the number appeared on it is $5$,then the probability that it is actually $5$ is:
A
$\frac{1}{3}$
B
$\frac{1}{10}$
C
$\frac{13}{30}$
D
$\frac{3}{13}$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1$ be the event of getting a $5$ and $E_2$ be the event of not getting a $5$. Let $A$ be the event that the boy reports that it is a $5$.
Given: $P(E_1) = \frac{1}{6}$,$P(E_2) = \frac{5}{6}$.
The boy speaks the truth with probability $\frac{3}{5}$,so he lies with probability $1 - \frac{3}{5} = \frac{2}{5}$.
$P(A|E_1) = \frac{3}{5}$ (He reports $5$ when it is $5$)
$P(A|E_2) = \frac{2}{5}$ (He reports $5$ when it is not $5$)
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1) \cdot P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(A|E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(A|E_2)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{5}}{(\frac{1}{6} \times \frac{3}{5}) + (\frac{5}{6} \times \frac{2}{5})} = \frac{3/30}{3/30 + 10/30} = \frac{3}{13}$.
Thus,the correct option is $D$.
133
MediumMCQ
An urn contains $7$ red,$5$ white and $3$ black balls. Three balls are drawn randomly one after the other without replacement. If it is known that the first ball drawn is red and the second ball drawn is white,then the probability that the third ball drawn is not red is
A
$\frac{10}{13}$
B
$\frac{8}{13}$
C
$\frac{12}{13}$
D
$\frac{7}{13}$

Solution

(D) Total number of balls in the urn = $7 + 5 + 3 = 15$.
Given that the first ball drawn is red and the second ball drawn is white,these two balls are removed from the urn.
Number of balls remaining in the urn = $15 - 2 = 13$.
Remaining balls consist of:
Red balls = $7 - 1 = 6$.
White balls = $5 - 1 = 4$.
Black balls = $3$.
Total remaining balls = $6 + 4 + 3 = 13$.
We need to find the probability that the third ball drawn is not red.
The number of balls that are not red = $4 \text{ (white)} + 3 \text{ (black)} = 7$.
Therefore,the probability that the third ball is not red = $\frac{\text{Number of non-red balls}}{\text{Total remaining balls}} = \frac{7}{13}$.
134
MediumMCQ
$A$ and $B$ are two events of a random experiment such that $P(B)=0.4$,$P(A \cap \bar{B})=0.5$,and $P(A \cup B) + P\left(\frac{B}{A \cup \bar{B}}\right) = 1.15$. Then $P(A) = $
A
$0.9$
B
$0.8$
C
$0.7$
D
$0.25$

Solution

(C) Given $P(B) = 0.4$ and $P(A \cap \bar{B}) = 0.5$.
We know that $P(A) = P(A \cap B) + P(A \cap \bar{B})$.
Let $P(A \cap B) = x$. Then $P(A) = x + 0.5$.
Also,$P(A \cup B) = P(A) + P(B) - P(A \cap B) = (x + 0.5) + 0.4 - x = 0.9$.
Now,consider the term $P\left(\frac{B}{A \cup \bar{B}}\right)$.
By definition,$P\left(\frac{B}{A \cup \bar{B}}\right) = \frac{P(B \cap (A \cup \bar{B}))}{P(A \cup \bar{B})}$.
Since $B \cap (A \cup \bar{B}) = (B \cap A) \cup (B \cap \bar{B}) = (B \cap A) \cup \emptyset = A \cap B$,we have $P(B \cap (A \cup \bar{B})) = P(A \cap B) = x$.
Also,$P(A \cup \bar{B}) = P(A) + P(\bar{B}) - P(A \cap \bar{B}) = (x + 0.5) + (1 - 0.4) - 0.5 = x + 0.6$.
Substituting these into the given equation: $0.9 + \frac{x}{x + 0.6} = 1.15$.
$\frac{x}{x + 0.6} = 1.15 - 0.9 = 0.25 = \frac{1}{4}$.
$4x = x + 0.6 \implies 3x = 0.6 \implies x = 0.2$.
Therefore,$P(A) = x + 0.5 = 0.2 + 0.5 = 0.7$.
135
MediumMCQ
Three similar urns $A, B, C$ contain $2$ red and $3$ white balls; $3$ red and $2$ white balls; $1$ red and $4$ white balls respectively. If a ball selected at random from one of the urns is found to be red,then the probability that it is drawn from urn $C$ is
A
$\frac{1}{6}$
B
$\frac{1}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{2}$
D
$\frac{2}{9}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events of selecting urns $A, B, C$ respectively. Since the urns are similar,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = P(E_3) = \frac{1}{3}$.
Let $F$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
The probabilities of drawing a red ball from each urn are:
$P(F|E_1) = \frac{2}{5}$
$P(F|E_2) = \frac{3}{5}$
$P(F|E_3) = \frac{1}{5}$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball is drawn from urn $C$ given that it is red is:
$P(E_3|F) = \frac{P(F|E_3) \cdot P(E_3)}{P(F|E_1) \cdot P(E_1) + P(F|E_2) \cdot P(E_2) + P(F|E_3) \cdot P(E_3)}$
$P(E_3|F) = \frac{\frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3}}{\frac{2}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3} + \frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{3}}$
$P(E_3|F) = \frac{\frac{1}{15}}{\frac{2}{15} + \frac{3}{15} + \frac{1}{15}} = \frac{\frac{1}{15}}{\frac{6}{15}} = \frac{1}{6}$.
136
MediumMCQ
$A$ diagnostic test has a probability of $0.95$ of giving a positive result when applied to a person suffering from a certain disease and a probability of $0.10$ of giving a positive result when given to a non-sufferer. It is estimated that $0.5 \%$ of the population are suffering from the disease. If this test is administered to a person from this population about whom there is no information relating to the incidence of this disease and the test gives a positive result,then the probability that the person is a sufferer is:
A
$0.9545$
B
$0.2194$
C
$0.0455$
D
$0.9499$

Solution

(C) Let $E_1$ be the event that the person suffers from the disease and $E_2$ be the event that the person does not suffer from the disease. Let $A$ be the event that the diagnostic test is positive.
Given:
$P(E_1) = 0.5 \% = 0.005$
$P(E_2) = 99.5 \% = 0.995$
$P(A|E_1) = 0.95$
$P(A|E_2) = 0.10$
We need to find $P(E_1|A)$. Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1) \times P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1) \times P(A|E_1) + P(E_2) \times P(A|E_2)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{0.005 \times 0.95}{(0.005 \times 0.95) + (0.995 \times 0.10)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{0.00475}{0.00475 + 0.0995}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{0.00475}{0.10425} = \frac{475}{10425} \approx 0.0455$
137
EasyMCQ
Bag $I$ contains $3$ red and $4$ black balls. Bag $II$ contains $5$ red and $6$ black balls. If one ball is drawn at random from one of the bags,and it is found to be red,then the probability that it was drawn from Bag $II$,is
A
$\frac{33}{68}$
B
$\frac{35}{68}$
C
$\frac{37}{68}$
D
$\frac{41}{68}$

Solution

(B) Let $U_1$ and $U_2$ be the events of selecting Bag $I$ and Bag $II$ respectively.
Since the bags are chosen at random,$P(U_1) = P(U_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $R$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
The probability of drawing a red ball from Bag $I$ is $P(R|U_1) = \frac{3}{3+4} = \frac{3}{7}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from Bag $II$ is $P(R|U_2) = \frac{5}{5+6} = \frac{5}{11}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball was drawn from Bag $II$ given that it is red is:
$P(U_2|R) = \frac{P(U_2) \times P(R|U_2)}{P(U_1) \times P(R|U_1) + P(U_2) \times P(R|U_2)}$.
Substituting the values:
$P(U_2|R) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{11}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{7} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{11}} = \frac{\frac{5}{22}}{\frac{3}{14} + \frac{5}{22}} = \frac{\frac{5}{22}}{\frac{33+35}{154}} = \frac{5}{22} \times \frac{154}{68} = \frac{5 \times 7}{68} = \frac{35}{68}$.
138
EasyMCQ
From a certain population,the probability of choosing a colour blind man is $\frac{1}{20}$ and that of a colour blind woman is $\frac{1}{10}$. If a randomly chosen person is found to be colour blind,then the probability that the person is a man is
A
$\frac{2}{9}$
B
$\frac{2}{3}$
C
$\frac{1}{3}$
D
$\frac{1}{9}$

Solution

(C) Let $M$ be the event that the person is a man and $W$ be the event that the person is a woman. Since the population is divided into men and women,we assume $P(M) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $P(W) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $C$ be the event that the person is colour blind.
Given: $P(C|M) = \frac{1}{20}$ and $P(C|W) = \frac{1}{10}$.
We need to find the probability that the person is a man given that they are colour blind,i.e.,$P(M|C)$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(M|C) = \frac{P(M) \cdot P(C|M)}{P(M) \cdot P(C|M) + P(W) \cdot P(C|W)}$
$P(M|C) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{20}}{\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{10}}$
$P(M|C) = \frac{\frac{1}{40}}{\frac{1}{40} + \frac{1}{20}} = \frac{\frac{1}{40}}{\frac{1+2}{40}} = \frac{1}{3}$.
139
DifficultMCQ
In a test,a student either guesses,copies,or knows the answer to a multiple-choice question with four choices having one correct answer. The probability that he guesses the answer is $\frac{1}{3}$ and the probability that he copies it is $\frac{1}{12}$. The probability that his answer is correct given that he copied it is $\frac{1}{6}$. The probability that he knew the answer,given that he has correctly answered it,is
A
$\frac{6}{7}$
B
$\frac{15}{49}$
C
$\frac{7}{12}$
D
$\frac{10}{13}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event that the student guesses the answer,$E_2$ be the event that the student knows the answer,and $E_3$ be the event that he copies the answer. Let $A$ be the event that the answer is correct.
Given that,
$P(E_1) = \frac{1}{3}, P(E_3) = \frac{1}{12}$.
Since the events are exhaustive,$P(E_2) = 1 - P(E_1) - P(E_3) = 1 - \frac{1}{3} - \frac{1}{12} = \frac{12-4-1}{12} = \frac{7}{12}$.
The probability that the answer is correct if he guesses is $P(A|E_1) = \frac{1}{4}$ (since there are $4$ choices).
The probability that the answer is correct if he knows the answer is $P(A|E_2) = 1$.
The probability that the answer is correct if he copies is $P(A|E_3) = \frac{1}{6}$.
Using Bayes' theorem,the probability that he knew the answer given that he answered correctly is:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2) + P(E_3)P(A|E_3)}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{7}{12} \times 1}{(\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{4}) + (\frac{7}{12} \times 1) + (\frac{1}{12} \times \frac{1}{6})}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{7}{12}}{\frac{1}{12} + \frac{7}{12} + \frac{1}{72}} = \frac{\frac{7}{12}}{\frac{6 + 42 + 1}{72}} = \frac{7}{12} \times \frac{72}{49} = \frac{6}{7}$.
140
MediumMCQ
In a certain recruitment test with multiple-choice questions,there are four options for each question,out of which only one is correct. An intelligent student knows $90 \%$ of the correct answers,while a weak student knows only $20 \%$ of the correct answers. If a weak student gets the correct answer,what is the probability that they were guessing?
A
$0.03$
B
$0.27$
C
$0.4$
D
$0.5$

Solution

(D) Let $E_1$ be the event that the weak student knows the answer,and $E_2$ be the event that the weak student guesses the answer. Let $A$ be the event that the weak student gets the correct answer.
We are given that the student knows $20 \%$ of the answers,so $P(E_1) = 0.20$. The probability of guessing is $P(E_2) = 1 - 0.20 = 0.80$.
If the student knows the answer,the probability of getting it correct is $P(A|E_1) = 1$.
Since there are $4$ options and only one is correct,the probability of guessing the correct answer is $P(A|E_2) = \frac{1}{4} = 0.25$.
We need to find the probability that the student was guessing given that they got the answer correct,which is $P(E_2|A)$.
Using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2) \cdot P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(A|E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(A|E_2)}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{0.80 \times 0.25}{(0.20 \times 1) + (0.80 \times 0.25)}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{0.20}{0.20 + 0.20} = \frac{0.20}{0.40} = 0.5$.
141
EasyMCQ
$A$ bag $P$ contains $3$ blue and $5$ red balls. Another bag $Q$ contains $4$ blue and $6$ red balls. $A$ ball is drawn at random from one of the bags and is found to be red. The probability that it is from bag $Q$ is
A
$\frac{24}{49}$
B
$\frac{28}{49}$
C
$\frac{36}{49}$
D
$\frac{42}{49}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ be the event of selecting bag $P$ and $E_2$ be the event of selecting bag $Q$.
Since the bags are selected at random,$P(E_1) = P(E_2) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Let $A$ be the event of drawing a red ball.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $P$ is $P(A|E_1) = \frac{5}{3+5} = \frac{5}{8}$.
The probability of drawing a red ball from bag $Q$ is $P(A|E_2) = \frac{6}{4+6} = \frac{6}{10} = \frac{3}{5}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the ball is from bag $Q$ given that it is red is $P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}$.
Substituting the values:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{6}{10}}{\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{5}{8} + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{6}{10}} = \frac{\frac{6}{10}}{\frac{5}{8} + \frac{6}{10}} = \frac{\frac{3}{5}}{\frac{25+24}{40}} = \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{40}{49} = \frac{24}{49}$.
142
MediumMCQ
In a certain college,$4 \%$ of men and $1 \%$ of women are taller than $1.8 \ m$. Also,$60 \%$ of students are women. If a student selected at random is found to be taller than $1.8 \ m$,then the probability that the student is a woman is: (in $/ 11$)
A
$3$
B
$5$
C
$6$
D
$8$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$ and $E_2$ be the events that the selected student is a woman and a man,respectively. Let $A$ be the event that the selected student is taller than $1.8 \ m$.
Given:
$P(E_1) = 60/100 = 0.6$
$P(E_2) = 40/100 = 0.4$
$P(A|E_1) = 1/100 = 0.01$
$P(A|E_2) = 4/100 = 0.04$
By Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the student is a woman given that they are taller than $1.8 \ m$ is:
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1) \cdot P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(A|E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(A|E_2)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{0.6 \times 0.01}{(0.6 \times 0.01) + (0.4 \times 0.04)}$
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{0.006}{0.006 + 0.016} = \frac{0.006}{0.022} = \frac{6}{22} = \frac{3}{11}$
143
MediumMCQ
Three persons $A$,$B$ and $C$ attended a recruitment test. The ratio of the chances of $A$,$B$,$C$ in getting through the test is $1:2:3$ and their probabilities to face the interview successfully are $0.8$,$0.7$,$0.6$ respectively. If one of them is to be selected for the post,then the probability that $A$ gets the post is
A
$\frac{3}{8}$
B
$\frac{7}{20}$
C
$\frac{9}{20}$
D
$\frac{1}{5}$

Solution

(D) Let the probabilities of $A$,$B$,and $C$ passing the test be $P(T_A) = k$,$P(T_B) = 2k$,and $P(T_C) = 3k$ respectively,based on the ratio $1:2:3$.
Let $I$ be the event that a person faces the interview successfully. The conditional probabilities are $P(I|T_A) = 0.8$,$P(I|T_B) = 0.7$,and $P(I|T_C) = 0.6$.
We need to find the probability that $A$ is selected,given that one of them is selected. This is calculated using Bayes' Theorem:
$P(A|I) = \frac{P(T_A) \times P(I|T_A)}{P(T_A) \times P(I|T_A) + P(T_B) \times P(I|T_B) + P(T_C) \times P(I|T_C)}$
$P(A|I) = \frac{k \times 0.8}{k \times 0.8 + 2k \times 0.7 + 3k \times 0.6}$
$P(A|I) = \frac{0.8k}{0.8k + 1.4k + 1.8k} = \frac{0.8k}{4.0k} = \frac{0.8}{4} = \frac{1}{5}$.
144
DifficultMCQ
$A$ dealer gets refrigerators from $3$ different manufacturing companies $C_1, C_2$ and $C_3$. $25 \%$ of his stock is from $C_1, 35 \%$ from $C_2$ and $40 \%$ from $C_3$. The percentages of receiving defective refrigerators from $C_1, C_2$ and $C_3$ are $3 \%, 2 \%$ and $1 \%$ respectively. If a refrigerator sold at random is found to be defective by a customer,then the probability that it is from $C_2$ is
A
$\frac{29}{37}$
B
$\frac{8}{37}$
C
$\frac{14}{37}$
D
$\frac{15}{37}$

Solution

(C) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3$ be the events that the refrigerator is from companies $C_1, C_2, C_3$ respectively. Let $D$ be the event that the refrigerator is defective.
Given probabilities are:
$P(E_1) = 0.25, P(E_2) = 0.35, P(E_3) = 0.40$
$P(D|E_1) = 0.03, P(D|E_2) = 0.02, P(D|E_3) = 0.01$
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the defective refrigerator is from $C_2$ is:
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{P(E_2) \cdot P(D|E_2)}{P(E_1) \cdot P(D|E_1) + P(E_2) \cdot P(D|E_2) + P(E_3) \cdot P(D|E_3)}$
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{0.35 \times 0.02}{(0.25 \times 0.03) + (0.35 \times 0.02) + (0.40 \times 0.01)}$
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{0.0070}{0.0075 + 0.0070 + 0.0040} = \frac{0.0070}{0.0185}$
$P(E_2|D) = \frac{70}{185} = \frac{14}{37}$
145
EasyMCQ
Four boxes $A, B, C$ and $D$ contain $5000, 3000, 2000$ and $1000$ fuses respectively. The percentages of defective fuses in these boxes are $3\%, 2\%, 1\%$ and $0.5\%$ respectively. If a fuse selected at random from one of the boxes is found to be defective,then the probability that it has come from box $D$ is
A
$\frac{1}{13}$
B
$\frac{4}{65}$
C
$\frac{1}{65}$
D
None of these

Solution

(D) Let $E_1, E_2, E_3, E_4$ be the events of selecting boxes $A, B, C, D$ respectively. Let $F$ be the event that the selected fuse is defective.
$P(E_1) = \frac{5000}{11000} = \frac{5}{11}, P(E_2) = \frac{3000}{11000} = \frac{3}{11}, P(E_3) = \frac{2000}{11000} = \frac{2}{11}, P(E_4) = \frac{1000}{11000} = \frac{1}{11}$.
The conditional probabilities of selecting a defective fuse are:
$P(F|E_1) = \frac{3}{100}, P(F|E_2) = \frac{2}{100}, P(F|E_3) = \frac{1}{100}, P(F|E_4) = \frac{0.5}{100} = \frac{1}{200}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the defective fuse came from box $D$ is $P(E_4|F) = \frac{P(E_4)P(F|E_4)}{\sum_{i=1}^{4} P(E_i)P(F|E_i)}$.
$P(E_4|F) = \frac{\frac{1}{11} \times \frac{1}{200}}{\frac{5}{11} \times \frac{3}{100} + \frac{3}{11} \times \frac{2}{100} + \frac{2}{11} \times \frac{1}{100} + \frac{1}{11} \times \frac{1}{200}}$.
$P(E_4|F) = \frac{\frac{1}{2200}}{\frac{15}{1100} + \frac{6}{1100} + \frac{2}{1100} + \frac{1}{2200}} = \frac{\frac{1}{2200}}{\frac{30+12+4+1}{2200}} = \frac{1}{47}$.
146
DifficultMCQ
In an examination,there are $4$ Yes/No type questions. The probability that a student answers a question correctly without guessing is $2/3$. The probability that a student guesses a correct answer is $1/2$. $A$ student writes the examination either by not guessing any of the $4$ questions or by guessing all $4$ questions. The probability that they attempt the exam by guessing all questions is $3/7$. Given that a student answered at least $3$ questions correctly,what is the probability that they answered all questions without guessing?
A
$\frac{13}{15}$
B
$\frac{405}{1429}$
C
$\frac{1024}{1429}$
D
$\frac{2}{15}$

Solution

(C) Let $E_1$ be the event that the student answers without guessing,and $E_2$ be the event that the student answers by guessing. Given $P(E_2) = 3/7$,so $P(E_1) = 1 - 3/7 = 4/7$.
Let $A$ be the event that at least $3$ questions are answered correctly.
For $E_1$ (without guessing),the probability of success is $p = 2/3$. Using binomial distribution $B(4, 2/3)$:
$P(A|E_1) = \binom{4}{3} (2/3)^3 (1/3)^1 + \binom{4}{4} (2/3)^4 = 4 \cdot (8/27) \cdot (1/3) + 16/81 = 32/81 + 16/81 = 48/81 = 16/27$.
For $E_2$ (guessing),the probability of success is $p = 1/2$. Using binomial distribution $B(4, 1/2)$:
$P(A|E_2) = \binom{4}{3} (1/2)^4 + \binom{4}{4} (1/2)^4 = 5/16$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,we need $P(E_1|A) = \frac{P(E_1)P(A|E_1)}{P(E_1)P(A|E_1) + P(E_2)P(A|E_2)}$.
$P(E_1|A) = \frac{(4/7) \cdot (16/27)}{(4/7) \cdot (16/27) + (3/7) \cdot (5/16)} = \frac{64/189}{64/189 + 15/112} = \frac{64/189}{7168/21168 + 2835/21168} = \frac{64/189}{10003/21168} = \frac{64 \cdot 112}{10003} = \frac{7168}{10003} = \frac{1024}{1429}$.
147
MediumMCQ
An examination is attempted by $5000$ graduates,$2000$ post-graduates,and $1000$ doctorate holders. The probabilities that a graduate,a post-graduate,and a doctorate holder will pass the examination are $\frac{2}{3}$,$\frac{3}{4}$,and $\frac{4}{5}$ respectively. If one of the examinees passed the examination,then the probability that he is a post-graduate is:
A
$\frac{45}{169}$
B
$\frac{100}{169}$
C
$\frac{24}{169}$
D
$\frac{5}{64}$

Solution

(A) Let $E_1$,$E_2$,and $E_3$ be the events that the selected examinee is a graduate,a post-graduate,and a doctorate holder,respectively.
Total examinees = $5000 + 2000 + 1000 = 8000$.
$P(E_1) = \frac{5000}{8000} = \frac{5}{8}$,$P(E_2) = \frac{2000}{8000} = \frac{2}{8} = \frac{1}{4}$,$P(E_3) = \frac{1000}{8000} = \frac{1}{8}$.
Let $A$ be the event that the examinee passed the examination.
$P(A|E_1) = \frac{2}{3}$,$P(A|E_2) = \frac{3}{4}$,$P(A|E_3) = \frac{4}{5}$.
Using Bayes' Theorem,the probability that the examinee is a post-graduate given that they passed is:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{P(E_2) \times P(A|E_2)}{P(E_1) \times P(A|E_1) + P(E_2) \times P(A|E_2) + P(E_3) \times P(A|E_3)}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{2}{8} \times \frac{3}{4}}{\frac{5}{8} \times \frac{2}{3} + \frac{2}{8} \times \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{8} \times \frac{4}{5}}$
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{6}{32}}{\frac{10}{24} + \frac{6}{32} + \frac{4}{40}} = \frac{\frac{3}{16}}{\frac{5}{12} + \frac{3}{16} + \frac{1}{10}}$
Finding a common denominator $(240)$:
$P(E_2|A) = \frac{\frac{45}{240}}{\frac{100}{240} + \frac{45}{240} + \frac{24}{240}} = \frac{45}{100 + 45 + 24} = \frac{45}{169}$.
148
EasyMCQ
$A$ bag contains $2n+1$ coins. It is known that $n$ of these coins have a head on both sides,whereas the remaining $n+1$ coins are fair. $A$ coin is picked up at random from the bag and tossed. If the probability that the toss results in a head is $\frac{31}{42}$,then $n$ is equal to
A
$10$
B
$11$
C
$12$
D
$13$

Solution

(A) Total number of coins $= 2n+1$.
Number of two-headed coins $= n$.
Number of fair coins $= n+1$.
Let $H$ be the event that the toss results in a head.
The probability of picking a two-headed coin is $\frac{n}{2n+1}$,and for such a coin,$P(H) = 1$.
The probability of picking a fair coin is $\frac{n+1}{2n+1}$,and for such a coin,$P(H) = \frac{1}{2}$.
Using the law of total probability:
$P(H) = \left(\frac{n}{2n+1}\right) \times 1 + \left(\frac{n+1}{2n+1}\right) \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{31}{42}$
$\frac{2n + n + 1}{2(2n+1)} = \frac{31}{42}$
$\frac{3n+1}{4n+2} = \frac{31}{42}$
$42(3n+1) = 31(4n+2)$
$126n + 42 = 124n + 62$
$2n = 20$
$n = 10$

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