REVIEW

1. What is the probability that no two people in a group of seven having the same birthday?
A. 0.056 C. 0.92
B. 0.43 D. 0.94
2. Two students are working independently on a problem. Their respective probabilities of solving
a problem are 1/3 and ¼. What is the probability that at least one of them will solve the
problem?
A. ½ C. 2/3
B. 5/8 D. 5/6
3. On a shooting practice, the probability of three trainee cops to hit the target is 30%, 40% and
45%, respectively. If each fired their guns aiming to the target, what is the probability that only
one cop hit the target?
A. 0.442 C. 0.323
B. 0.452 D. 0.224
4. A coin is tossed 10 times. What is the probability of getting head exactly 6 times?
A. 0.4042 C. 0.354
B. 0.2073 D. 0.2051
5. Find the probability that a couple having 3 children will have at least one girl.
A. 1/8 C. 5/8
B. 3/8 D. 7/8
6. If seven fair coins are simultaneously tossed in the air, what is the probability that at least one
will land heads up?
A. 0.144 C. 0.971
B. 0.286 D. 0.992
7. A manufacturer has determined that a certain machine averages one defective bolt for every
1000 it produces. What is the probability that an order of 200 bolts will have one or more
defective?
A. 0.352 C. 0.181
B. 0.245 D. 0.345
8. In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out 4 different
proposed answers of which only one is right. If there are 10 questions in the test, what is the
probability of getting 7 right of pure guess work?
A. 0.0025 C. 0.0031
B. 0.0076 D. 0.0045
9. A provincial chapter of PSME held a lottery to raise funds for their organization, with 10,000 top
prize and 2,000 tickets printed and sold. What is the mathematical expectation of a member if
he bought 10 tickets?
A. P50* C. P50
B. P76 D. P55