Math Problem Statement
- A box contains 3 blue, 2 white, and 4 red marbles. If a marble is drawn at random from the box, what is the probability that it will be (a) white? (b) blue? (c) red?
- A die is thrown once. Find the probability of getting (a) a prime number (b) a number lying between 2 and 6 (c) an odd number.
- A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at random from the bag. What is the probability that the ball drawn is (a) red ? (b) not red?
- A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles. One marble is taken out of the box at random. What is the probability that the marble taken out will be (a) red ? (b) white ? (c) not green?
- A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls. A ball is drawn from the bag without looking into the bag. What is probability of getting a red ball?
- Cards are marked with numbers 1 to 25 are placed in the box and mixed thoroughly. One card is drawn at random from the box. What is the probability that the cards are marked with (a) a prime number (b) an even number (c) a number multiple of 5 (d) a number divisible by 6 and (e) a number 4.
Solution
Let's solve each problem one by one.
Question 5
A box contains 3 blue, 2 white, and 4 red marbles.
- Total marbles = 3 (blue) + 2 (white) + 4 (red) = 9 marbles.
(a) Probability of drawing a white marble =
(b) Probability of drawing a blue marble =
(c) Probability of drawing a red marble =
Question 6
A die is thrown once. The possible outcomes are {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
(a) Probability of getting a prime number (prime numbers between 1 and 6 are 2, 3, and 5):
(b) Probability of getting a number between 2 and 6 (inclusive) {3, 4, 5}:
(c) Probability of getting an odd number (odd numbers are 1, 3, 5):
Question 7
A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls.
- Total balls = 3 (red) + 5 (black) = 8 balls.
(a) Probability of drawing a red ball =
(b) Probability of not drawing a red ball (which means drawing a black ball) =
Question 8
A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles, and 4 green marbles.
- Total marbles = 5 (red) + 8 (white) + 4 (green) = 17 marbles.
(a) Probability of drawing a red marble =
(b) Probability of drawing a white marble =
(c) Probability of drawing a marble that is not green (red or white) =
Question 9
A bag has 4 red balls and 2 yellow balls.
- Total balls = 4 (red) + 2 (yellow) = 6 balls.
Probability of drawing a red ball =
Question 10
Cards are marked with numbers from 1 to 25.
- Total cards = 25.
(a) Probability of drawing a prime number (prime numbers between 1 and 25 are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23):
(b) Probability of drawing an even number (even numbers are {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24}):
(c) Probability of drawing a multiple of 5 (multiples of 5 between 1 and 25 are {5, 10, 15, 20, 25}):
(d) Probability of drawing a number divisible by 6 (multiples of 6 between 1 and 25 are {6, 12, 18}):
(e) Probability of drawing the number 4:
Do you have any questions or need further details? Here are 5 related questions to explore further:
- What is the probability of drawing two blue marbles consecutively without replacement from Question 5?
- In Question 6, what is the probability of getting a number greater than 4?
- What would the probability be in Question 7 if two balls were drawn with replacement?
- For Question 8, what is the probability of drawing a marble that is neither red nor white?
- In Question 10, what is the probability of drawing a card that is either even or a multiple of 5?
Tip: When calculating probability, always ensure that the events considered are mutually exclusive (can't happen at the same time) when adding probabilities together.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Probability
Combinatorics
Prime Numbers
Counting Methods
Formulas
P(event) = (number of favorable outcomes) / (total number of outcomes)
Theorems
Basic Probability Theorem
Prime Number Theorem (for identifying prime numbers)
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 6-8
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