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Cards bearing numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 are kept in a bag. A card is drawn at random from the bag. Find the probability of getting a card which is :

(i) a prime number

(ii) a number divisible by 4

(iii) a number that is a multiple of 6

(iv) an odd number.

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Answer

Cards bearing numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 are kept in a bag. Hence, total no. of cards = 10.

(i) Let E1 be the event of choosing a prime number card.

E1 = {2}.

∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event E1 = 1.

P(E1)=No. of favourable outcomes to E1Total no. of possible outcomes=110.\therefore P(E1) = \dfrac{\text{No. of favourable outcomes to } E1}{\text{Total no. of possible outcomes}} = \dfrac{1}{10}.

Hence, the probability of choosing a prime number card is 110\dfrac{1}{10}.

(ii) Let E2 be the event of choosing a card with number that is divisible by 4.

E2 = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20}.

∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event E2 = 5.

P(E2)=No. of favourable outcomes to E2Total no. of possible outcomes=510=12.\therefore P(E2) = \dfrac{\text{No. of favourable outcomes to } E2}{\text{Total no. of possible outcomes}} = \dfrac{5}{10} = \dfrac{1}{2}.

Hence, the probability of choosing a card with number that is divisible by 4 is 12\dfrac{1}{2}.

(iii) Let E3 be the event of choosing card with number that is a multiple of 6.

E3 = {6, 12, 18}.

∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event E3 = 3.

P(E3)=No. of favourable outcomes to E3Total no. of possible outcomes=310.\therefore P(E3) = \dfrac{\text{No. of favourable outcomes to } E3}{\text{Total no. of possible outcomes}} = \dfrac{3}{10}.

Hence, the probability of choosing a card with number that is multiple of 6 is 310\dfrac{3}{10}.

(iv) Let E4 be the event of choosing card with odd number.

E4 = {}.

∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event E4 = 0.

P(E4)=No. of favourable outcomes to E4Total no. of possible outcomes=010=0.\therefore P(E4) = \dfrac{\text{No. of favourable outcomes to } E4}{\text{Total no. of possible outcomes}} = \dfrac{0}{10} = 0.

Hence, the probability of choosing a card with odd number is 0.

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