General Probability

General probability is the part of mathematics that learns the feasible outcomes of given events together with the outcomes' relative possibilities and distributions. In general usage, the word "probability" is used to mean the opportunity that a particular event will occur expressed on a linear scale from 0 to 1, also expressed as a percentage between 0 and 100.Now we will see the examples of probability.

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Examples- General Probability

Example 1

In a class there are 8 students got top eight marks in English. The marks are 78,83,86,88,92,93,95,98.  What is the probability for the following outcomes?

i) Select the marks are below 85.

ii) Select the marks between 80 and 90.

Solution:

i) Take P(A) is the probability for the marks are below 85.

Given marks are 78,83,86,88,92,93,95,98.

Total numbers n(S)=8

Here the following marks are below 85 n(A)={78,83}=2

So P(A)=(n(A))/(n(S))

=2/8

=1/4 .

ii) Take P(B) is the probability for the marks between 80 and 90.

The marks 83,86,88  are available between the 80 and 90.So n(B)=3

Total outcomes n(S)=8

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

= 3/8 .

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Example 2

What is the probability for select the letter ‘G’ from the word ‘GENERAL KNOWLEDGE’?

Solution:

Given word is GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.

Total letters n(S)=16

Number of ‘G’ letter n(A)=2

So the probability=2/16

=1/8 .

Example 3

Paul has 20 caps and Alex has 15 caps. What is the probability for select the Alex’s caps?

Solution:

Paul’s caps n(A)=20

Alex’s caps n(B)=15

Total number of caps n(S)=20+15

=35

Probability for select the Paul’s caps= 15/35

= 3/7 .
Practice Problems- General Probability

1) What is the probability for select the letter ‘E’ from the word ‘ELEMENT’?

Answer:

Probability=3/7 .

2) Tom has 5 white balls, Joseph has 7 yellow balls. What is the probability for getting the yellow balls?

Answer:

Probability=7/12 .

These examples and practice problems are used to study the general probability.