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A deck of 5 cards (each carrying a distinct number from 1 to 5) is shuffled thoroughly. Two cards are then removed one at a time from the deck. What is the probability that the two cards are selected with the number on the first card being one higher than the number on the second card ?
A deck of 5 cards (each carrying a distinct number from 1 to 5) is shuffled thoroughly. Two cards are then removed one at a time from the deck. What is the probability th...
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GATE Overflow Test Series | Mock GATE | Test 6 | Question: 26
A fair die is thrown as long as necessary for $6$ to turn up. If the number of throws $(n)$ turns out to be odd, the probability that $n=5$ is ________ (rounded to $2$ decimal points)
A fair die is thrown as long as necessary for $6$ to turn up. If the number of throws $(n)$ turns out to be odd, the probability that $n=5$ is ________ (rounded to $2$ de...
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GATE Overflow Test Series | Mock GATE | Test 6 | Question: 27
A stick of length $10\;\text{m}$ is broken into two pieces, at a randomly chosen break point. The expected length of the shorter piece (in meters) is _______
A stick of length $10\;\text{m}$ is broken into two pieces, at a randomly chosen break point. The expected length of the shorter piece (in meters) is _______
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GATE Overflow Test Series | Mock GATE | Test 6 | Question: 32
An unbiased coin is tossed repeatedly and its outcome is recorded. What is the expected number of trials to get a Head followed by a Tail? $6$ $5$ $4$ $3$
An unbiased coin is tossed repeatedly and its outcome is recorded. What is the expected number of trials to get a Head followed by a Tail?$6$$5$$4$$3$
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A large bowl contains 15 balls that are identical except for their colors 6 are colored red, 5 are colored blue and 4 are colored green. What is the probability that two balls selected at random from the bowl have the same color_____
A large bowl contains 15 balls that are identical except for their colors 6 are colored red, 5 are colored blue and 4 are colored green. What is the probability that two ...
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TIFR CSE 2021 | Part A | Question: 4
What is the probability that at least two out of four people have their birthdays in the same month, assuming their birthdays are uniformly distributed over the twelve months? $\frac{25}{48}$ $\frac{5}{8}$ $\frac{5}{12}$ $\frac{41}{96}$ $\frac{55}{96}$
What is the probability that at least two out of four people have their birthdays in the same month, assuming their birthdays are uniformly distributed over the twelve mo...
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