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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 150 shirts of which 78 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 =

B =


Answer:_______________




2)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 71 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 =

B =


Answer:_______________




3)  

A bag consists of 135 shirts of which 78 are good, 24 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:_______________




4)  

A bag consists of 140 shirts of which 94 are good, 21 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:_______________




5)  

A bag consists of 125 shirts of which 70 are good, 15 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 133 shirts of which 73 are good, 16 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:_______________




7)  

A bag consists of 137 shirts of which 94 are good, 19 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 149 shirts of which 89 are good, 21 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 125 shirts of which 92 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 =

B =


Answer:_______________




10)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 90 are good, 22 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:_______________




 

1)  

A bag consists of 150 shirts of which 78 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: 1325

B = Answer: 4775


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 150 shirts.

n(S) = 150.

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

n(A) = 78.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 78150 = 1325 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1325

(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) = 78 + 16   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  94.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 94150 = 4775

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 4775 .

 



2)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 71 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: 71133

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) = 71.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 71133 = 71133 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 71133

(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 + 25   ( 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 .

 



3)  

A bag consists of 135 shirts of which 78 are good, 24 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: 2645

B = Answer: 3445


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 135 shirts.

n(S) = 135.

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

n(A) = 78.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 78135 = 2645 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 2645

(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) = 78 + 24   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  102.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 102135 = 3445

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 3445 .

 



4)  

A bag consists of 140 shirts of which 94 are good, 21 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: 4770

B = Answer: 2328


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 140 shirts.

n(S) = 140.

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

n(A) = 94.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 94140 = 4770 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 4770

(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) = 94 + 21   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  115.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 115140 = 2328

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 2328 .

 



5)  

A bag consists of 125 shirts of which 70 are good, 15 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: 1425

B = Answer: 1725


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 125 shirts.

n(S) = 125.

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

n(A) = 70.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 70125 = 1425 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 1425

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

       =  85.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 85125 = 1725

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 1725 .

 



6)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 73 are good, 16 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: 73133

B = Answer: 89133


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 + 16   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  89.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 89133 = 89133

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 89133 .

 



7)  

A bag consists of 137 shirts of which 94 are good, 19 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: 94137

B = Answer: 113137


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 137 shirts.

n(S) = 137.

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

n(A) = 94.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 94137 = 94137 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 94137

(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) = 94 + 19   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  113.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 113137 = 113137

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 113137 .

 



8)  

A bag consists of 149 shirts of which 89 are good, 21 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: 89149

B = Answer: 110149


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 149 shirts.

n(S) = 149.

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

n(A) = 89.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 89149 = 89149 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 89149

(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) = 89 + 21   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  110.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 110149 = 110149

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 110149 .

 



9)  

A bag consists of 125 shirts of which 92 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: 92125

B = Answer: 2325


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 125 shirts.

n(S) = 125.

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

n(A) = 92.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 92125 = 92125 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 92125

(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) = 92 + 23   ( B accepts good and minor defects shirts)

       =  115.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 115125 = 2325

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 2325 .

 



10)  

A bag consists of 133 shirts of which 90 are good, 22 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: 90133

B = Answer: 1619


SOLUTION 1 :

A bag consists of 133 shirts.

n(S) = 133.

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

n(A) = 90.

P(A) = n(A) / a(S) = 90133 = 90133 .

 A will accept only good shirts = 90133

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

       =  112.

P(B) = n(B) / n(S) = 112133 = 1619

Trader B will accept the shirts which have minor defects = 1619 .