Probability, Permutation and Combination, Statistics - One Line Questions
1.
A coin is tossed. What is the probability of getting a head? —
1/2
2.
If the probability of an event is 0.75, what is the probability of the event not occurring? —
0.25
3.
A bag contains 6 green balls and 4 yellow balls. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability it is green? —
6/10
4.
A lottery has 10 prizes and 500 tickets. If you buy one ticket, what is the probability of winning a prize? —
1/50
5.
A card is drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that the card is a King or a Queen? —
2/13
6.
Two cards are drawn from a deck of 52 cards without replacement. What is the probability that both are hearts? —
1/17
7.
A number is chosen at random from the numbers 1 to 30. What is the probability that the number is a multiple of 5? —
6/30
8.
Two dice are rolled simultaneously. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers shown is 7? —
1/6
9.
A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting a number greater than 4? —
3/6
10.
A coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting exactly two heads? —
3/8
11.
If the mean of 5 numbers is 10, and the mean of 3 of these numbers is 8, what is the mean of the remaining 2 numbers? —
14
12.
The sum of 5 numbers is 100. Their mean is 20. If one number is removed, the sum of the remaining 4 numbers is 80. What is the removed number? —
20
13.
The mode of the data set: 10, 12, 15, 12, 10, 12, 15, 12 is: —
12
14.
A committee of 3 members is to be selected from 4 men and 5 women. What is the probability that the committee consists of 2 men and 1 woman? —
10/21
15.
In how many ways can a president, vice-president, and secretary be chosen from a group of 10 people? —
720
16.
In how many ways can the letters of the word 'ENGINEERING' be arranged? —
11! / (3! * 3! * 2! * 2!)
17.
How many permutations are there of the letters in the word 'APPLE'? —
60
18.
How many permutations are possible for the letters of the word 'ASSASSINATION'? —
13! / (4! * 3! * 2! * 2!)
19.
The median of the following data: 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 is: —
15
20.
The mode of the data set: 2, 3, 4, 3, 5, 3, 2, 3 is: —
3
21.
In how many ways can a committee of 4 members be selected from a group of 10 people? —
210
22.
From a group of 7 men and 6 women, a committee of 5 people is to be formed. What is the probability that the committee has exactly 3 men? —
126/429
23.
A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. If two balls are drawn at random, what is the probability that one is red and the other is black? —
24/45
24.
The mean of a set of 15 numbers is 25. If one number is removed, the mean of the remaining numbers is 23. What is the removed number? —
63
25.
The mean of the first 6 positive integers is: —
3.5
26.
A bag contains 3 red, 5 green, and 4 blue balls. If a ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that it is not blue? —
9/12
27.
A number is selected at random from the first 20 natural numbers. What is the probability that the number is a multiple of 3? —
7/20
28.
What is the value of ⁶P₂? —
30
29.
The average of 5 numbers is 27. If 45 is added to the numbers, the new average is: —
36
30.
The mean of 10 numbers is 30. If each number is increased by 5, the new mean is: —
35
31.
The sum of 8 numbers is 320. If one number is removed, the mean of the remaining 7 numbers is 35. What is the removed number? —
50
32.
A bag contains 5 red balls and 7 blue balls. If two balls are drawn at random without replacement, what is the probability that both balls are blue? —
49/132
33.
The mean of 8 numbers is 40. If one number is removed, the mean of the remaining 7 numbers is 38. What is the removed number? —
54
34.
How many ways can 4 different colors be arranged in a circle? —
6
35.
The median of the data set: 5, 2, 8, 1, 9, 4, 7 is: —
5
36.
What is the probability of drawing a spade or an ace from a standard deck of 52 cards? —
18/52
37.
The mean of the first 10 natural numbers is: —
5.5
38.
Find the median of the following data set: 3, 7, 2, 8, 5, 9, 4. —
5
39.
In how many ways can 5 distinct books be arranged on a shelf? —
120
40.
What is the value of ⁵C₃? —
10
41.
In how many ways can 5 people be seated in a row? —
120
42.
The mean of the first 5 odd numbers is: —
5
43.
How many ways can the letters of the word 'SUCCESS' be arranged? —
420
44.
What is the value of ⁶C₄? —
15
45.
In how many ways can 6 distinct items be arranged in a line? —
720
46.
The mean of the first 5 even numbers is: —
6
47.
How many different arrangements can be made from the letters of the word 'BANANA'? —
120
48.
In how many ways can 4 boys and 3 girls be seated in a row so that all the girls sit together? —
144
49.
Find the range of the following data: 15, 8, 22, 10, 18. —
14
50.
What is the value of ⁸C₅? —
56