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In a group of 20 boys and 10 girls, 5 boys and 3 girls are honest. If two persons are selected at random from the group, find the probability that either both are girls or both are honest. Should there be gender discrimination? 

Important Questions on Probability

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In the following experiment specify appropriate sample space.
A boy has a  ₹ 1 coin, a  ₹ 2 coin, and a  ₹ 5 coin in his pocket. He takes out two coins out of his pocket, one after the other.
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In the following experiment specify appropriate sample space.

A person is noting down the number of accidents along a busy highway during a year.

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A die is thrown repeatedly until a six comes up. What is the sample space for this experiment?
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Two dice are thrown and the sum of the numbers which come up on the dice is noted. Let us consider the following events associated with this experiment

A: 'the sum is even'

B: 'the sum is a multiple of 3'

C: 'the sum is less than 4'

D: 'the sum is greater than 11'

Which pair of these events are mutually exclusive?

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Three coins are tossed once. Let A denotes the event "three heads show", B denotes the event "two heads and one tail show",C denotes the event "three tails show" and D denotes the event "a head shows on the first coin". Which events are mutually exclusive?
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Three coins are tossed once. Let A denotes the event "three heads show", B denotes the event "two heads and one tail show",C denotes the event "three tails show" and D denotes the event "a head shows on the first coin". Which events are simple?
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Three coins are tossed once. Let A denotes the event "three heads show", B denotes the event "two heads and one tail show",C denotes the event "three tails show" and D denotes the event "a head shows on the first coin". Which events are mutually compound?
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If sample space S=w1,w2,w3,w4,wy,w6,w7, then which of the following assignments of probabilities are valid?

 Outcomes w1w2w3w4w5w6w7(i)0.10.010.050.030.010.20.6(ii)17171717171717(iii)0.10.20.30.40.50.60.7(iv)-0.10.20.30.4-0.20.10.3(v)1142143144145146141514