Mathematics
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.
Hence, the probability of choosing a prime number card is .
(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.
Hence, the probability of choosing a card with number that is divisible by 4 is .
(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.
Hence, the probability of choosing a card with number that is multiple of 6 is .
(iv) Let E4 be the event of choosing card with odd number.
E4 = {}.
∴ The number of favourable outcomes to the event E4 = 0.
Hence, the probability of choosing a card with odd number is 0.
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