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NCERT Solutions for Class 11 Maths Chapter 16 Probability — Exercise 16.2

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Maths Chapter 16 Exercise 16.2 7 questions
ClassClass 11
SubjectMaths
ChapterChapter 16 — Probability
ExerciseExercise 16.2
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EXERCISE 16.2

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Question 1:A die is rolled. Let E be the event “die shows 4” and F be the event “die shows even number”. Are E and F mutually exclusive?

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Question 2:A die is thrown. Describe the following events: (i) A: a number less than 7 (ii) B: a number greater than 7 (iii) C: a multiple of 3 (iv) D: a number less than 4 (v) E: an even number greater than 4 (vi) F: a number not less than 3 Also find A È B, A Ç B, B È C, E Ç F, D Ç E, A – C, D – E, E Ç F¢, F¢

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Question 3:An experiment involves rolling a pair of dice and recording the numbers that come up. Describe the following events: A: the sum is greater than 8, B: 2 occurs on either die C: the sum is at least 7 and a multiple of 3. Which pairs of these events are mutually exclusive?

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Question 4:Three coins are tossed once. Let A denote the event ‘three heads show”, B denote the event “two heads and one tail show”, C denote the event” three tails show and D denote the event ‘a head shows on the first coin”. Which events are (i) mutually exclusive? (ii) simple? (iii) Compound?

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Question 5:Three coins are tossed. Describe (i) Two events which are mutually exclusive. (ii) Three events which are mutually exclusive and exhaustive. (iii) Two events, which are not mutually exclusive. (iv) Two events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive. (v) Three events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive.

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Question 6:Two dice are thrown. The events A, B and C are as follows: A: getting an even number on the first die. B: getting an odd number on the first die. C: getting the sum of the numbers on the dice ≤ 5. Describe the events (i) A¢ (ii) not B (iii) A or B (iv) A and B (v) A but not C (vi) B or C (vii) B and C (viii) A Ç B¢ Ç C¢

Question 7:Refer to question 6 above, state true or false: (give reason for your answer) (i) A and B are mutually exclusive (ii) A and B are mutually exclusive and exhaustive (iii) A = B¢ (iv) A and C are mutually exclusive (v) A and B¢ are mutually exclusive. (vi) A¢, B¢, C are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

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