Solution:

60%

Explanation:
In all such cases where you have to find out the probability of anything with an already given situation, you have to use the formula for conditional probability.

In this case, you have to find out the probability that the second test was passed by a student given that he passed the first test already.

Therefore, P(Second/First) = P (First and Second)/ P (First)
= 0.25/0.42
=0.60
=60 %

Solution:

101/125

Explanation:
This is an extremely tricky question. You have to find the probability where all of them have same number in mind. But if you try to do that, you will have to do a lot of calculations and utilize your brain plenty much. However, the trick to do this question is something opposite. We are not implying that you won’t get answer by directly calculating the probabilities, but it will take much time.

However, if you just go on calculating the negative probabilities, then you can simply subtract it from 1 to find the positive probability. Let us begin the operations and not confuse you further more.

Let us take two friends in the beginning. The probability that Adam and Bella don’t have the same number in their respective mind will be 4/5.

Now let us include Christopher in the scene. The probability that Christopher don’t have a digit same as either Adam or Bella will be 3/5.

Let us now include Drew as well. The probability that she does not have any number in mind which is same as either Adam or Bella or Christopher will be 2/5.

Now the combined probability that none of them has the same number in mind will be:
4/5 * 3/5 * 2/5 = 24/125

Now the probability that they have same number in mind will be:
1 – 24/125 = 101/125

Solution:

2/5

Explanation:
This problem can be solved with different approaches. Let us not go into the complicated generic stuff to avoid confusion and try to solve it with simpler means.

Let us find the results separately. There can be 4 different results that give the sum of 5 and there can be 6 different results that give the sum of 7.

Thus, the probability that we get the sum of 4 before the sum of 7 will be:
4/(4+6) = 4/10 = 2/5.

Solution:

1/36

Explanation:
The number of possibilities for the first as well as the second dice are 6 and 6 respectively. Therefore the total possibilities or outcome are 6 * 6 = 36.
Out of 36 outcomes, we need only one case i.e. the first gives 2 and the second gives 5.
Therefore, the probability will be 1 on 36 or 1/36.

Solution:

Put one black rock in one sack and put all the rest in the other one. In such manner you will get about 3/4 probability of surviving.

Solution:

1:1 (approx)

Explanation:
We know that the probability of having a boy or having a girl is same and thus, half of the couples will stop after having a boy child. Half of the others will have a girl and will have a baby again. Out of those half of the couples, half will have a boy and will stop and half will have a girl again. This will keep on going like this.

Now, if there are X number of couples, there will be X boys.

1/2 have a boy and stop: 0 girls
1/4 have a girl, then a boy: X/4 girls
1/8 have 2 girls, then a boy: 2*X/8 girls
1/16 have 3 girls, then a boy: 3*X/16 girls
1/32 have 4 girls, then a boy: 4*X/32 girls
…
Total: X boys and
1X 2X 3X 4X
– + – + – + — +… = ~X

Therefore, the proportion of boys to girls will be extremely close to 1:1

Solution:

2/3

While tossing the coins in this case only two cases are favorable:

1) A1 (H) A2 (H)

2) A2 (H) A1 (H)

3) B1 (H) B2 (T)

4) B2 (T) B1 (H)

Since the fourth case is not feasible, the probability is 2/3.

Solution:

3/7

Explanation:
If a 31day month starts on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday it will have five Sunday, if not it will have 4 Sunday.

Solution:

1/2

one of two is the possibility
1. If any of the first 99 people sit in Abhishek seat, Abhishek will not get to sit in his own seat.
2. If any of the first 99 people sit in Aishwarya's seat, Abhishek will get to sit in his seat.

Solution:

1/12

All possible cases can be 36 (6*6)

Case we need : [(4,6), (5,5), (6,4)] = 3

probability => 3/36 = 1/12