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For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

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1)  

A bag consists of 143 shirts of which 98 are good, 19 have minor defects and 9 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A =

B =


Answer:_______________




2)  

A bag consists of 129 shirts of which 70 are good, 20 have minor defects and 12 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A =

B =


Answer:_______________




3)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 88 are good, 24 have minor defects and 7 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A =

B =


Answer:_______________




4)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 80 are good, 21 have minor defects and 7 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




5)  

A bag consists of 136 shirts of which 86 are good, 16 have minor defects and 11 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




6)  

A bag consists of 131 shirts of which 97 are good, 18 have minor defects and 8 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




7)  

A bag consists of 127 shirts of which 95 are good, 22 have minor defects and 13 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




8)  

A bag consists of 120 shirts of which 70 are good, 23 have minor defects and 6 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




9)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 80 are good, 25 have minor defects and 10 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A =

B =


Answer:_______________




10)  

A bag consists of 124 shirts of which 81 are good, 16 have minor defects and 10 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A =

B =


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A bag consists of 143 shirts of which 98 are good, 19 have minor defects and 9 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 98143

B = Answer: 911


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 143 shirts.

n(S) = 143.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 98.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 98143 = 98143 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 98143

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 98 + 19   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  117.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 117143 = 911

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 911 .

 



2)  

A bag consists of 129 shirts of which 70 are good, 20 have minor defects and 12 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 70129

B = Answer: 3043


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 129 shirts.

n(S) = 129.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 70.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 70129 = 70129 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 70129

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 70 + 20   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  90.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 90129 = 3043

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 3043 .

 



3)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 88 are good, 24 have minor defects and 7 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 88145

B = Answer: 112145


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 145 shirts.

n(S) = 145.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 88.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 88145 = 88145 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 88145

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 88 + 24   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  112.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 112145 = 112145

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 112145 .

 



4)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 80 are good, 21 have minor defects and 7 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 813

B = Answer: 101130


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 130 shirts.

n(S) = 130.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 80.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 80130 = 813 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 813

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 80 + 21   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  101.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 101130 = 101130

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 101130 .

 



5)  

A bag consists of 136 shirts of which 86 are good, 16 have minor defects and 11 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 4368

B = Answer: 34


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 136 shirts.

n(S) = 136.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 86.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 86136 = 4368 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 4368

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 86 + 16   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  102.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 102136 = 34

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 34 .

 



6)  

A bag consists of 131 shirts of which 97 are good, 18 have minor defects and 8 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 97131

B = Answer: 115131


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 131 shirts.

n(S) = 131.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 97.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 97131 = 97131 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 97131

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 97 + 18   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  115.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 115131 = 115131

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 115131 .

 



7)  

A bag consists of 127 shirts of which 95 are good, 22 have minor defects and 13 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 95127

B = Answer: 117127


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 127 shirts.

n(S) = 127.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 95.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 95127 = 95127 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 95127

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 95 + 22   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  117.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 117127 = 117127

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 117127 .

 



8)  

A bag consists of 120 shirts of which 70 are good, 23 have minor defects and 6 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 712

B = Answer: 3140


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 120 shirts.

n(S) = 120.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 70.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 70120 = 712 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 712

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 70 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  93.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 93120 = 3140

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 3140 .

 



9)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 80 are good, 25 have minor defects and 10 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 1629

B = Answer: 2129


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 145 shirts.

n(S) = 145.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 80.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 80145 = 1629 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1629

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 80 + 25   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  105.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 105145 = 2129

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 2129 .

 



10)  

A bag consists of 124 shirts of which 81 are good, 16 have minor defects and 10 have major defects. A trader A will accept only the shirt which are good, but the trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects. One shirt is drawn at random. what is the probability that it is acceptable  by (i) A  (ii)  B  .

A = Answer: 81124

B = Answer: 97124


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 124 shirts.

n(S) = 124.

(i) ..... A trader A will accept only good shirts 

n(A) = 81.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 81124 = 81124 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 81124

(ii) .... A trader B will not accept the shirts which have major defects.

         Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects.

n(B) = 81 + 16   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  97.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 97124 = 97124

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 97124 .