Q.Three dice are thrown at the same time. Find the probability of getting three two's, if it is known that the sum of the numbers on the dice was six.

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1. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-17-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.A pair of dice is thrown. Then the probability that either of the dice shows 2 when their sum is 6 is (A) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{5}$ (C) $\dfrac{2}{5}$ (D) $\dfrac{3}{5}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   This is a conditional probability: restrict the sample space to pairs summing to 6, then count how many of those have a 2 on either die.

   Concept and Intuition

   "Given that the sum is 6" restricts attention to only those (die1, die2) pairs whose total is 6. Within that restricted, equally-likely set, we simply count the favourable outcomes.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Pairs $(d_1,d_2)$ with $d_1+d_2=6$: $(1,5),(2,4),(3,3),(4,2),(5,1)$ — 5 outcomes, each equally likely given the sum is 6.
   2. Favourable outcomes (either die shows 2): $(2,4)$ and $(4,2)$ — 2 outcomes.
   3. Required probability $=\dfrac{2}{5}$.

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2. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-12-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.A die is thrown three times. If the sum of the numbers thrown is 15, then the probability that the first throw was a Four, is (A) $\dfrac{1}{6}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{5}$ (C) $\dfrac{5}{108}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{108}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   A conditional probability found by directly counting favourable die-triples against all triples summing to the given total.

   Concept and Intuition

   $P(\text{first}=4\mid\text{sum}=15)=\dfrac{\#\{\text{triples with first}=4,\ \text{sum}=15\}}{\#\{\text{triples with sum}=15\}}$ — a straightforward application of conditional probability by counting, since all $6^3$ triples are equally likely.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. If the first throw is $4$, the other two throws (each from $1$ to $6$) must sum to $15-4=11$.
   2. Pairs of dice summing to $11$: $(5,6)$ and $(6,5)$ — 2 ways.
   3. Now count all triples $(a,b,c)$, each in $1$–$6$, with $a+b+c=15$. Substitute $a'=6-a,\,b'=6-b,\,c'=6-c$ (each in $0$–$5$): then $a'+b'+c'=18-15=3$.
   4. Number of non-negative integer solutions to $a'+b'+c'=3$ is $\binom{3+2}{2}=10$; since $3<5$ none violate the upper bound of $5$, so all $10$ are valid.
   5. So there are $10$ triples with sum $15$ in total. …

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3. AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-21-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.A person is known to speak the truth in 3 out of 4 occasions. If he throws a die and reports that it is six, then the probability that it is actually six is (A) $\dfrac{3}{8}$ (B) $\dfrac{2}{7}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{9}$ (D) $\dfrac{4}{5}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   A classic Bayes'-theorem problem: combine the prior $P(\text{six})=1/6$ with the witness's reliability $3/4$ to get the posterior probability it's actually six, given he reports six. The answer is $3/8$.

   Concept and Intuition

   Before he speaks, the die has $P(\text{six})=1/6$. His report is evidence, but he isn't perfectly reliable (truthful $3/4$ of the time). Bayes' theorem updates the prior probability using how likely the report "six" is under each of the two possibilities (six actually occurred vs. it didn't).

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Let $E_1$ = the die actually shows six, $E_2$ = it doesn't. $P(E_1)=\dfrac16$, $P(E_2)=\dfrac56$.
   2. Let $A$ = he reports "six". If $E_1$ occurred, he reports six truthfully with probability $\dfrac34$: $P(A\mid E_1)=\dfrac34$.
   3. If $E_2$ occurred, he reports "six" only if he lies, with probability $\dfrac14$: $P(A\mid E_2)=\dfrac14$.
   4. By Bayes' theorem:

   $P(E_1\mid A)=\frac{P(A\mid E_1)P(E_1)}{P(A\mid E_1)P(E_1)+P(A\mid E_2)P(E_2)}.$

   5. Numerator: $\dfrac34\cdot\dfrac16=\dfrac{3}{24}=\dfrac18$.
   6. Denominator's second term: $\dfrac14\cdot\dfrac56=\dfrac{5}{24}$.
   7. Sum $=\dfrac{3}{24}+\dfrac{5}{24}=\dfrac{8}{24}=\dfrac13$. …

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4. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-15-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.For a biased die, the probabilities for different faces to turn up are given below

   Face	1	2	3	4	5	6
   Probability	0.1	0.32	0.21	0.15	0.05	0.17

   The die is tossed and you are told that either face 1 or 2 has turned up. Then the probability that it is face 1 is (A) $\dfrac{10}{33}$ (B) $\dfrac{5}{21}$ (C) $\dfrac{8}{21}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{42}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Conditioning on "face 1 or face 2" just means renormalizing the two individual probabilities so they add to 1.

   Concept and Intuition

   $P(\text{face 1}\mid\text{face 1 or 2})=\dfrac{P(\text{face 1})}{P(\text{face 1})+P(\text{face 2})}$, since these two events are mutually exclusive and their union is the conditioning event.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. $P(1)=0.1$, $P(2)=0.32$.
   2. $P(1\text{ or }2)=0.1+0.32=0.42$.
   3. $P(1\mid1\text{ or }2)=\dfrac{0.1}{0.42}=\dfrac{10}{42}=\dfrac{5}{21}$.

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5. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-16-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.Two dice are rolled. If A denote the event that the same number shows on each die and B denote the event that the sum of the numbers on both dice is greater than 7, then $P(A|B)$ and $P(B|A)$ respectively are (A) $\dfrac{2}{5}, \dfrac{1}{4}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{5}, \dfrac{1}{2}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{5}, \dfrac{1}{4}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{2}, \dfrac{3}{5}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Counting the 36 equally likely dice outcomes directly gives $P(A|B)=\frac15$ and $P(B|A)=\frac12$.

   Concept and Intuition

   With two fair dice there are $36$ equally likely outcomes, so every probability here reduces to simple counting: enumerate the outcomes in $A$, in $B$, and in $A\cap B$, then apply the conditional probability formula $P(X|Y)=\dfrac{P(X\cap Y)}{P(Y)}$ directly as a ratio of counts.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. $A$ = "same number on each die": outcomes $(1,1),(2,2),(3,3),(4,4),(5,5),(6,6)$ — $6$ outcomes, so $P(A)=\dfrac6{36}$.
   2. $B$ = "sum $>7$", i.e. sum $\in\{8,9,10,11,12\}$. Counting pairs per sum: sum 8 has 5 pairs, 9 has 4, 10 has 3, 11 has 2, 12 has 1 — total $5+4+3+2+1=15$ outcomes, so $P(B)=\dfrac{15}{36}$.
   3. $A\cap B$: doubles with sum $>7$ — check each double: $(4,4)$ sum 8 ✓, $(5,5)$ sum 10 ✓, $(6,6)$ sum 12 ✓; $(1,1),(2,2),(3,3)$ have sums $2,4,6$, all $\le7$ — excluded. So $A\cap B$ has $3$ outcomes, $P(A\cap B)=\dfrac3{36}$. …

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6. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-17-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.Three boxes $B_1$, $B_2$ and $B_3$ contain balls with different colors as follows:

   	White	Black	Red
   $B_1$	2	1	2
   $B_2$	3	2	4
   $B_3$	4	3	2

   A die is thrown. Box $B_1$ is chosen if either 1 or 2 turns up. Box $B_2$ is chosen if 3 or 4 turns up and box $B_3$ is chosen if 5 or 6 turns up. Having chosen a box in this way, a ball is drawn at random from that box. If the ball drawn is found to be Red, then the probability that it is drawn from box $B_2$ is (A) $\dfrac{7}{12}$ (B) $\dfrac{5}{12}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{12}$ (D) $\dfrac{3}{26}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   A Bayes'-theorem problem: reverse the conditional probability "ball is Red, which box?" using the total-probability formula.

   Concept and Intuition

   Bayes' theorem lets us "invert" a conditional probability. We know $P(\text{Red}\mid B_i)$ for each box and the prior $P(B_i)$ (each $1/3$ since the die is fair and each box corresponds to two faces); we want the posterior $P(B_2 \mid \text{Red})$.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Totals in each box: $B_1$: $2+1+2=5$; $B_2$: $3+2+4=9$; $B_3$: $4+3+2=9$.
   2. $P(\text{Red}\mid B_1)=\dfrac{2}{5}$, $P(\text{Red}\mid B_2)=\dfrac{4}{9}$, $P(\text{Red}\mid B_3)=\dfrac{2}{9}$.
   3. Each box has prior probability $\dfrac13$ (each box corresponds to two die faces out of six).
   4. Total probability: $P(\text{Red}) = \dfrac13\left(\dfrac25+\dfrac49+\dfrac29\right) = \dfrac13\left(\dfrac25+\dfrac23\right) = \dfrac13\cdot\dfrac{16}{15}=\dfrac{16}{45}$. …

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7. AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-22-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.Two persons A and B throw three unbiased dice one after the another. If A gets the sum 13, then the probability that B gets higher sum is (A) $\dfrac{5}{216}$ (B) $\dfrac{4}{27}$ (C) $\dfrac{35}{216}$ (D) $\dfrac{20}{216}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   This tests knowing (or deriving) the distribution of the sum of three dice and just needs $P(\text{sum}>13)$ since B's throw is independent of A's. Answer: $35/216$.

   Concept and Intuition

   Since the two people throw independently, "A got 13" tells us nothing about B's throw — we just need $P(\text{sum of 3 dice}>13)=P(\text{sum}\ge14)$ out of all $6^3=216$ equally likely outcomes.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Total outcomes for three dice: $6^3=216$.
   2. The number of ways to get sum $s$ with 3 dice is symmetric: $N(s)=N(21-s)$ (since replacing each die value $v$ by $7-v$ maps sum $s$ to $21-s$).
   3. Known counts: $N(3)=1,N(4)=3,N(5)=6,N(6)=10,N(7)=15$; by symmetry $N(18)=1,N(17)=3,N(16)=6,N(15)=10,N(14)=15$. …

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8. AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-22-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.A bag contains 6 balls. If three balls are drawn at a time and all of them are found to be green, then the probability that exactly 5 of the balls in the bag are green is: (A) $\dfrac{4}{35}$ (B) $\dfrac{5}{35}$ (C) $\dfrac{2}{7}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{7}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   This is a Bayes'-theorem problem: given a uniform prior on the unknown number of green balls in the bag, update the belief after observing 3 green balls drawn. Answer: $2/7$.

   Concept and Intuition

   Before drawing, any number of green balls from $0$ to $6$ is equally likely (7 equally likely hypotheses). Observing "all 3 drawn balls are green" is much more likely under hypotheses with more green balls, so Bayes' theorem reweights the prior toward higher $k$. We want the posterior probability that $k=5$.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Prior: $P(k \text{ green balls})=\dfrac17$ for $k=0,1,\dots,6$.
   2. Likelihood of drawing 3 balls, all green, given $k$ green balls out of 6: $P(\text{all green}\mid k)=\dfrac{\binom{k}{3}}{\binom{6}{3}}=\dfrac{\binom{k}{3}}{20}$ (zero for $k<3$).
   3. Compute: $k=3:\binom33=1\Rightarrow1/20$; $k=4:\binom43=4\Rightarrow4/20$; $k=5:\binom53=10\Rightarrow10/20$; $k=6:\binom63=20\Rightarrow20/20=1$. …

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9. AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-23-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.A die is thrown twice. Let A be the event of getting a prime number when the die is thrown first time and B be the event of getting an even number when the die is thrown second time. Then $P(A/\bar B)=$ (A) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (B) $\dfrac{2}{3}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{5}$ (D) $\dfrac{3}{5}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Since $A$ and $B$ (hence $\bar B$) come from two independent throws of the die, conditioning on $\bar B$ does not change $P(A)$; the answer is $1/2$.

   Concept and Intuition

   When two events are determined by physically independent trials (first throw vs second throw of a die), any conditional probability between them collapses to the unconditional probability — conditioning on an independent event changes nothing.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. $A$: prime number on the first throw, i.e. outcome in $\{2,3,5\}$, so $P(A)=\dfrac{3}{6}=\dfrac{1}{2}$.
   2. $B$: even number on the second throw, i.e. outcome in $\{2,4,6\}$, so $P(B)=\dfrac{1}{2}$, and $P(\bar B)=\dfrac{1}{2}$ (odd on the second throw). …

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10. AP EAPCET 2021Set eng-2021-08-25-FN1 markMCQ
    Q.One ticket is selected at random from 50 tickets numbered $00, 01, 02, \ldots 49$. The probability that sum of the digits is 10, given that product of the digits is 9 is (A) $\dfrac{9}{10}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{4}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{2}$ (D) $\dfrac{2}{25}$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    Only two tickets (19 and 33) have digit-product 9, and only one of them (19) also has digit-sum 10, giving conditional probability $1/2$.

    Concept and Intuition

    Conditional probability $P(\text{sum}=10\mid\text{product}=9)$ restricts attention entirely to the tickets satisfying the "given" condition (product $=9$), then asks what fraction of those also satisfy the target condition (sum $=10$).

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. List all two-digit combinations $(d_1,d_2)$ with $d_1\in\{0,1,2,3,4\}$ (tens digit, since tickets run 00–49) and $d_2\in\{0,\dots,9\}$ (units digit) whose product is 9:
       • $d_1=1,d_2=9$: ticket $19$.
       • $d_1=3,d_2=3$: ticket $33$.
       • No other integer pairs with $d_1\le4$ give product 9.
    2. So the "product = 9" event has exactly 2 tickets: $\{19, 33\}$.
    3. Check digit sums: $19\to1+9=10$ ✓; $33\to3+3=6$ ✗.
    4. Only 1 out of these 2 tickets also has digit-sum 10. …

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11. AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-23-AN1 markMCQ
    Q.A bag contains 5 balls of unknown colours. There are equal chances that out of these five balls, there may be 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 red balls. A ball is taken out from the bag at random and is found to be red. The probability that it is the only red ball in the bag is (A) $\dfrac{1}{5}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{6}$ (C) $\dfrac{1}{15}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{30}$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    This is a Bayes'-theorem problem over the six equally likely compositions of red balls; the posterior probability that exactly one ball is red, given a red ball was drawn, is $1/15$.

    Concept and Intuition

    Bayes' theorem updates the prior (uniform belief over how many red balls there are) using the evidence (a red ball was drawn) — compositions with more red balls make drawing red more likely, so they get more posterior weight, but we want specifically the $R=1$ case.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Prior: $P(R=r)=\dfrac16$ for $r=0,1,2,3,4,5$.
    2. Likelihood of drawing red given $R=r$ red balls among 5: $P(\text{red}\mid R=r)=\dfrac{r}{5}$.
    3. Total probability of drawing red: $P(\text{red})=\sum_{r=0}^{5}\dfrac16\cdot\dfrac{r}{5}=\dfrac{1}{30}(0+1+2+3+4+5)=\dfrac{15}{30}=\dfrac12$. …

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12. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-15-AN1 markMCQ
    Q.If it is known that a woman has two children and she has at least one girl child, the probability that the woman has both girl children is (A) $\dfrac{1}{4}$ (B) $\dfrac{1}{3}$ (C) $\dfrac{2}{3}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{2}$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    This is a classic conditional-probability trap: conditioning on "at least one girl" (not "the elder/first child is a girl") leaves 3 equally likely outcomes, of which 1 is both-girls, giving $\dfrac13$.

    Concept and Intuition

    With two children, birth order matters for counting equally likely outcomes: $BB, BG, GB, GG$, each with probability $1/4$. The event "at least one girl" is a set of outcomes, not a statement about a specific (e.g. first) child, so it correctly removes only $BB$ and keeps three outcomes, not two. This distinguishes it from the simpler (and different) question "given the elder child is a girl," which would leave only $\{GB,GG\}$ and give probability $1/2$.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Sample space (ordered by birth, say elder-younger): $\{BB,BG,GB,GG\}$, each with probability $\dfrac14$.
    2. Event $E$ = "at least one girl" = $\{BG,GB,GG\}$, so $P(E)=\dfrac34$. …

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