Axiomatic Approach to Probability

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Axiomatic Approach to Probability: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Classical Definition of Probability, Axiomatic Approach of Probability, Algebra of Probability, Complement Rule of Probability, Addition Theorem of Probability, Probability of Occurrence of Event A But Not B, etc.

Important Questions on Axiomatic Approach to Probability

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If a coin is tossed thrice, find the probability of getting one or two heads.

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From a lot of 30 bulbs which include 6 defectives, a sample of 4 bulbs are drawn at random with replacement. Find the probability distribution of the number of defective bulbs.

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If a teacher has a question bank consisting of 300 easy T/F questions, 200 difficult T/F questions, 500 easy MCQ and 600 difficult MCQ, then a question is selected at random from the question bank, what is the probability that it will be an easy question given that it is a MCQ is:

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A point α, β, α, βI is selected at random from inside the triangle formed by x+y=10 and both co-ordinate axes. If α, β are odd integers, then probability that both α, β are prime numbers is

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If we divide 3888 by a two digit integer, the resultant is an integer. What is the probability that the resultant is a three digit integer?

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Three natural numbers are taken at random one by one with replacement from the set

A=x1x100,xN. The probability that the AM of the number is 25 is

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Study the given information carefully to answer the questions that follow.

A box contains 4 green, 5 blue, 2 red and 3 yellow marbles.
If three marbles are drawn at random, what is the probability that none is green?

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Consider a set 'P' containing 'n' elements. A subset 'A' of 'P' is drawn and there after set 'P' is reconstructed. Now one more subset 'B' of 'P' is drawn. Probability of drawing sets A and B so that AB has exactly one element -

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Let 20 distinct balls have been randomly distributed in to 4 distinct boxes, 5 into each. Let 'A' be the event that two specific balls have been put into a particular box. The probability of occurrence of event 'A' is :

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A box contains tickets numbered 1 to N. n tickets are drawn from the box with replacement. The probability that the largest number on the tickets is k is

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Three boxes are labelled A, B and C and each box contains four balls numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. The balls in each box are well mixed. A child choose one ball at random from each of the three boxes. If a, b and c are the numbers on the balls chosen from the boxes A, B and C respectively, the child wins a toy helicopter when a = b + c. The odds in favour of the child to receive the toy helicopter are -

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Let the 9 different letters A, B, C, .... I ϵ {1, 2, 3, .... 9} then the probability that product A-1B-1..I-9 is even number will be -

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A box contains cards numbered from 2 to 101. What is the probability that a picked up card is a perfect square.

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Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability that sum is odd or less than 7 or both, is

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For any two events A & B

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Three numbers are chosen at random without replacement from the set A=x1x10, xN. The probability that the minimum of the chosen numbers is 3 and maximum is 7, is

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From a group of 10 persons consisting of 5 lawyers, 3 doctors and 2 engineers, four persons are selected at random. The probability that the selection contains at least one of each category is-

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4 gentlemen and 4 ladies take seats at random round a table. The probability that they are sitting alternately is-

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If the letters of the word ATTEMPT are written down at random, the chance that all Ts are consecutive is-

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The probability of having at least one tail in 4 throws with a coin is-