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SUBHASH PUBLICATION-PROBABILITY-EXERCISE 14.1
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  5. If P (E) = 0.05, what is the prabability of 'not' E' ?

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  9. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at rando...

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  10. A bag contains 3 red balls and 5 black balls. A ball is drawn at rando...

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  11. A box contains 5 red marbles, 8 white marbles and 4 green marbles . On...

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  16. Gopi buys a fish from a shop for his aquarium. The shopkeeper takes ou...

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