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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 130 shirts of which 91 are good, 15 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:_______________




2)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 86 are good, 17 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:_______________




3)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 73 are good, 23 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:_______________




4)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 70 are good, 19 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:_______________




5)  

A bag consists of 126 shirts of which 72 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  .

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B =


Answer:_______________




6)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 90 are good, 17 have minor defects and 5 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 128 shirts of which 85 are good, 22 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:_______________




8)  

A bag consists of 144 shirts of which 70 are good, 24 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 128 shirts of which 79 are good, 24 have minor defects and 5 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 147 shirts of which 71 are good, 16 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:_______________




 

1)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 91 are good, 15 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: 710

B = Answer: 5365


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 130 shirts.

n(S) = 130.

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

n(A) = 91.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 91130 = 710 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 710

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

       =  106.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 106130 = 5365

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 5365 .

 



2)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 86 are good, 17 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: 4365

B = Answer: 103130


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 130 shirts.

n(S) = 130.

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

n(A) = 86.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 86130 = 4365 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 4365

(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 + 17   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  103.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 103130 = 103130

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 103130 .

 



3)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 73 are good, 23 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: 73133

B = Answer: 96133


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 133 shirts.

n(S) = 133.

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

n(A) = 73.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 73133 = 73133 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 73133

(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) = 73 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  96.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 96133 = 96133

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 96133 .

 



4)  

A bag consists of 145 shirts of which 70 are good, 19 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: 1429

B = Answer: 89145


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 145 shirts.

n(S) = 145.

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

n(A) = 70.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 70145 = 1429 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1429

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

       =  89.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 89145 = 89145

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 89145 .

 



5)  

A bag consists of 126 shirts of which 72 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: 47

B = Answer: 1318


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 126 shirts.

n(S) = 126.

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

n(A) = 72.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 72126 = 47 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 47

(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) = 72 + 19   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  91.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 91126 = 1318

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 1318 .

 



6)  

A bag consists of 130 shirts of which 90 are good, 17 have minor defects and 5 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: 913

B = Answer: 107130


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 130 shirts.

n(S) = 130.

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

n(A) = 90.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 90130 = 913 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 913

(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 + 17   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  107.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 107130 = 107130

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 107130 .

 



7)  

A bag consists of 128 shirts of which 85 are good, 22 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: 85128

B = Answer: 107128


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 128 shirts.

n(S) = 128.

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

n(A) = 85.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 85128 = 85128 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 85128

(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) = 85 + 22   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  107.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 107128 = 107128

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 107128 .

 



8)  

A bag consists of 144 shirts of which 70 are good, 24 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: 3572

B = Answer: 4772


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 144 shirts.

n(S) = 144.

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

n(A) = 70.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 70144 = 3572 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 3572

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

       =  94.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 94144 = 4772

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 4772 .

 



9)  

A bag consists of 128 shirts of which 79 are good, 24 have minor defects and 5 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: 79128

B = Answer: 103128


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 128 shirts.

n(S) = 128.

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

n(A) = 79.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 79128 = 79128 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 79128

(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) = 79 + 24   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  103.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 103128 = 103128

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 103128 .

 



10)  

A bag consists of 147 shirts of which 71 are good, 16 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: 71147

B = Answer: 2949


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 147 shirts.

n(S) = 147.

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

n(A) = 71.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 71147 = 71147 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 71147

(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) = 71 + 16   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  87.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 87147 = 2949

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 2949 .