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Probability of at least or at most r successes in n binomial trials

This type of question, asked 14 times: May 2022 S1, 3 May 2023 S1, 4 May 2023 S2, 16 May 2023 S2, 12 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S2, 21 Apr 2025 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 17 Apr 2026 S2, 15 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 14 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2022 S1

    117
    The incidence of occupational disease in an industry is such that the workmen have a 10% chance of suffering from it. The probability that out of 5 workmen, 3 or more will contract the disease is

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  2. Question 2

    3 May 2023 S1

    124
    Let X∼B ⁣(6,12)X\sim B\!\left(6,\frac{1}{2}\right), then P[∣x−4∣≤2]P[|x-4|\leq2] is

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  3. Question 3

    4 May 2023 S2

    149
    For an entry to a certain course, a candidate is given twenty problems to solve. If the probability that the candidate can solve any problem is 37\frac{3}{7}, then the probability that he is unable to solve at most two problems is

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  4. Question 4

    16 May 2023 S2

    123
    Numbers are selected at random, one at a time from two-digit numbers 10, 11, 12, \ldots, 99 with replacement. An event E occurs if and only if the product of the two digits of a selected number is 18. If four numbers are selected, then probability that the event E occurs at least 3 times is

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  5. Question 5

    12 May 2024 S1

    113
    An experiment succeeds twice as often as it fails. Then the probability, that in the next 6 trials there will be at least 4 successes, is

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  6. Question 6

    14 May 2024 S1

    138
    For an initial screening of an entrance exam, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability that the candidate can solve any problem is 45\dfrac{4}{5}, then the probability that he is unable to solve less than two problems, is

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  7. Question 7

    14 May 2024 S2

    131
    A lot of 100 bulbs contains 10 defective bulbs. Five bulbs are selected at random and sent to retail store. Then the probability that the store will receive at most one defective bulb is

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  8. Question 8

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    101
    Numbers are selected at random, one at a time from the two-digit numbers 00,01,02,……−00,01,02,\ldots\ldots -, 99 with replacement. An event EE occurs only if the product of the two digits of a selected number is 24. If four numbers are selected, then probability, that the event E occurs at least 3 times, is

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  9. Question 9

    22 Apr 2025 S1

    104
    The probability that a certain kind of component will survive a given test is 23\frac{2}{3}. The probability that at most 2 components out of 4 tested, will survive is

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  10. Question 10

    13 Apr 2026 S1

    97
    The odds in favour of A winning a game of table tennis against B are 1:2. If 3 games are to be played, then the probability of A winning at least two games out of the three is.....

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  11. Question 11

    16 Apr 2026 S2

    98
    If a fair coin is tossed 8 times, then the probability of getting at most 2 heads is...

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  12. Question 12

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    98
    On average, one out of 10 persons is busy. If six persons are selected at random, then the probability that at least 5 of them will be busy is...

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  13. Question 13

    15 May 2026 S1

    98
    If X∼B(10,0.4)X \sim B(10, 0.4), then the probability that XX takes a value at least 2 is:

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  14. Question 14

    19 May 2026 S2

    98
    If XX follows a Binomial distribution with parameters n=8n = 8 and p=12p = \dfrac{1}{2} then P(∣X−4∣≤2)P(|X - 4| \le 2)

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