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3 Probability of an Event

1. The results of a survey to find out the modes of transport that a group of students use to go to school are as below.
Mode of Number of
transport students

Bus 350

Car 150

Motorcycle 50

A student is chosen at random from the group of students. Find the probability that this student goes to school
(a) by bus,
(b) by car,
(c) not by bus.
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2. In a blood donation campaign, the probability that a donor is a male is . Out of 3500 potential donors, what is the
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number of male donors?
3. The probability that a bulb produced by a factory is faulty is 0.03. If 2000 bulbs produced by the factory are used, how
many can you expect to be faulty?
4. There are 500 chicks in a farm; 280 of them are male.
(a) If a chick is picked at random, what is the probability of it being a male?
(b) If 150 chicks are picked at random, what is the number of female chicks?