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Thursday, March 7

How to do Probability Math

Probability Math

In mathematics, probability means likelihood of the outcome of an event of a particular experiment. The probability of event E is written P(E). Probabilities are occurs always numbers between 0 and 1. The set of all possible outcomes of a particular experiment is referred to as sample space. For example, the probability of getting a tail when tossing a coin is 1/2. Please express your views of this topic Continuous Random Variable by commenting on blog.


Probability Math - Example Problems


Example 1:

25 tokens numbered from 1 to 25, two tokens are drawn simultaneously. Find the probability that:

a) Both the tokens drawn have prime number

b) None of the tokens drawn have a prime number

Solution:

We want to select 2 tokens from 25 tokens.

n(S) = 25C2 = 25! / (2! x 23!)

= (25 x 24) / 2

= 300

a) Let A = Event that both the tokens have prime numbers.

Prime numbers between 1 to 25 are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 23.

Total Numbers = 9.

We have to select 2 numbers from these 9 numbers.

n(A) = 9C2 = 9! / (2! x 7!)

= (9 x 8) / 2

= 36

P(A) = `(n(A)) / (n(S)) `

=` 36/300 `

= `3/25`

b) Non prime numbers between 1 to 25: 25 - 9 = 16

Let B = Event that both the tokens have non-prime numbers.

Now we have to select 2 numbers, from 16 numbers.

n(B) = 16C2 = 16! / (2! x 14!)

= (16 x 15) / 2

= 120

P(B) = n(B) / n(S)

= 120 / 300

= 2/5

Example 2:

A bag contains 5 mangoes and 5 oranges. Two fruits are taken at random. Find the probability that both will be of the same kind.

Solution:

Let S = Sample space

A = the event of taking 2 mangoes.

B = the event of taking 2 oranges.

(A or B) = The event of taking 2 mangoes or 2 oranges.

i.e. the event of taking 2 fruits of same kind.

n(S) = 10C2 = 10! / (2! x 8!) = 10 x 9 / 2= 45

n(A) = 5C2 = 5! / (2! x 3!)

= 5 x 4 / 2

= 10

n(B) = 5C2 = 5! / (2! x 3!)

= 5 x 4 / 2

= 10

P(A) = n(A) / n(S)

= `10/45`

= `2/9`

P(B) = n(B) / n(S)

= `10/45`

= `2/9`

P(A or B) = P(A) + P(B)

=`2/9+2/9`

= `4 / 9`

P(A or B)  = 4/9

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Probability Math - Practice Problems


Problem 1:

10 tokens numbered from 11 to 20, two tokens are drawn simultaneously. Find the probability that both the tokens drawn have prime number

Answer: 2/15

Problem 2:

2 dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability of getting an odd number as the sum?

Answer: 1/2