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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 136 shirts of which 93 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 =


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2)  

A bag consists of 134 shirts of which 81 are good, 19 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 122 shirts of which 83 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:_______________




4)  

A bag consists of 141 shirts of which 96 are good, 15 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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Answer:_______________




5)  

A bag consists of 147 shirts of which 91 are good, 18 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  .

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6)  

A bag consists of 122 shirts of which 77 are good, 25 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 143 shirts of which 83 are good, 24 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 =


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8)  

A bag consists of 126 shirts of which 100 are good, 19 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:_______________




9)  

A bag consists of 148 shirts of which 76 are good, 23 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  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




10)  

A bag consists of 134 shirts of which 90 are good, 23 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  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

A bag consists of 136 shirts of which 93 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: 93136

B = Answer: 115136


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 136 shirts.

n(S) = 136.

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

n(A) = 93.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 93136 = 93136 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 93136

(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) = 93 + 22   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  115.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 115136 = 115136

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 115136 .

 



2)  

A bag consists of 134 shirts of which 81 are good, 19 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: 81134

B = Answer: 5067


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 134 shirts.

n(S) = 134.

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

n(A) = 81.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 81134 = 81134 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 81134

(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 + 19   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  100.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 100134 = 5067

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 5067 .

 



3)  

A bag consists of 122 shirts of which 83 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: 83122

B = Answer: 5361


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 122 shirts.

n(S) = 122.

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

n(A) = 83.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 83122 = 83122 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 83122

(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) = 83 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  106.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 106122 = 5361

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 5361 .

 



4)  

A bag consists of 141 shirts of which 96 are good, 15 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: 3247

B = Answer: 3747


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 141 shirts.

n(S) = 141.

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

n(A) = 96.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 96141 = 3247 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 3247

(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) = 96 + 15   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  111.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 111141 = 3747

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 3747 .

 



5)  

A bag consists of 147 shirts of which 91 are good, 18 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: 1321

B = Answer: 109147


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 147 shirts.

n(S) = 147.

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

n(A) = 91.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 91147 = 1321 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1321

(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) = 91 + 18   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  109.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 109147 = 109147

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 109147 .

 



6)  

A bag consists of 122 shirts of which 77 are good, 25 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: 77122

B = Answer: 5161


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 122 shirts.

n(S) = 122.

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

n(A) = 77.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 77122 = 77122 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 77122

(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) = 77 + 25   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  102.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 102122 = 5161

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 5161 .

 



7)  

A bag consists of 143 shirts of which 83 are good, 24 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: 83143

B = Answer: 107143


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 143 shirts.

n(S) = 143.

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

n(A) = 83.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 83143 = 83143 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 83143

(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) = 83 + 24   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  107.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 107143 = 107143

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 107143 .

 



8)  

A bag consists of 126 shirts of which 100 are good, 19 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: 5063

B = Answer: 1718


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 126 shirts.

n(S) = 126.

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

n(A) = 100.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 100126 = 5063 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 5063

(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) = 100 + 19   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  119.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 119126 = 1718

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 1718 .

 



9)  

A bag consists of 148 shirts of which 76 are good, 23 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: 1937

B = Answer: 99148


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 148 shirts.

n(S) = 148.

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

n(A) = 76.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 76148 = 1937 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1937

(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) = 76 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  99.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 99148 = 99148

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 99148 .

 



10)  

A bag consists of 134 shirts of which 90 are good, 23 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: 4567

B = Answer: 113134


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 134 shirts.

n(S) = 134.

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

n(A) = 90.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 90134 = 4567 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 4567

(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) = 90 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  113.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 113134 = 113134

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 113134 .