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Q61.
Suppose a fair eight-sided die is rolled once. If the value on the die is 1, 3, 5 or 7 the die is rolled a second time. Determine the probability that the sum of values that turn up is at least 8?

a.

\(\frac{32}{87}\)

b.

\(\frac{12}{43}\)

c.

\(\frac{6}{13}\)

d.

\(\frac{23}{64}\)

Discuss
Answer: (d).\(\frac{23}{64}\)
Q62.
A jar containing 8 marbles of which 4 red and 4 blue marbles are there. Find the probability of getting a red given the first one was red too.

a.

\(\frac{4}{13}\)

b.

\(\frac{2}{11}\)

c.

\(\frac{3}{7}\)

d.

\(\frac{8}{15}\)

Discuss
Answer: (c).\(\frac{3}{7}\)
Q63.
A bin contains 4 red and 6 blue balls and three balls are drawn at random. Find the probability such that both are of the same color.

a.

\(\frac{10}{28}\)

b.

\(\frac{1}{5}\)

c.

\(\frac{1}{10}\)

d.

\(\frac{4}{7}\)

Discuss
Answer: (b).\(\frac{1}{5}\)
Q64.
A bucket contains 6 blue, 8 red and 9 black pens. If six pens are drawn one by one without replacement, find the probability of getting all black pens?

a.

\(\frac{8}{213}\)

b.

\(\frac{8}{4807}\)

c.

\(\frac{5}{1204}\)

d.

\(\frac{7}{4328}\)

Discuss
Answer: (b).\(\frac{8}{4807}\)
Q65.
What is the sequence depicted by the generating series 4 + 15x² + 10x³ + 25x⁵ + 16x⁶+⋯?

a.

10, 4, 0, 16, 25, …

b.

0, 4, 15, 10, 16, 25,…

c.

4, 0, 15, 10, 25, 16,…

d.

4, 10, 15, 25,…

Discuss
Answer: (c).4, 0, 15, 10, 25, 16,…
Q66.
What is the generating function for the sequence 1, 6, 16, 216,….?

a.

\(\frac{(1+6x)}{x^3}\)

b.

\(\frac{1}{(1-6x)}\)

c.

\(\frac{1}{(1-4x)}\)

d.

1-6x²

Discuss
Answer: (b).\(\frac{1}{(1-6x)}\)
Q67.
What is the generating function for generating series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… ?

a.

\(\frac{2}{(1-3x)}\)

b.

\(\frac{1}{(1+x)}\)

c.

\(\frac{1}{(1−x)^2}\)

d.

\(\frac{1}{(1-x2)}\)

Discuss
Answer: (c).\(\frac{1}{(1−x)^2}\)
Q68.
What is the generating function for the generating sequence A = 1, 9, 25, 49,…?

a.

1+(A-x²)

b.

(1-A)-1/x

c.

(1-A)+1/x²

d.

(A-x)/x³

Discuss
Answer: (b).(1-A)-1/x
Q69.
What is the recurrence relation for the sequence 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63,…?

a.

aₙ = 3aₙ₋₁−2aₙ₊₂

b.

aₙ = 3aₙ₋₁−2aₙ₋₂

c.

aₙ = 3aₙ₋₁−2aₙ₋₁

d.

aₙ = 3aₙ₋₁−2aₙ₋₃

Discuss
Answer: (b).aₙ = 3aₙ₋₁−2aₙ₋₂
Q70.
What is multiplication of the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4,… by the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, 11,….?

a.

1, 5, 14, 30,…

b.

2, 8, 16, 35,…

c.

1, 4, 7, 9, 13,…

d.

4, 8, 9, 14, 28,…

Discuss
Answer: (a).1, 5, 14, 30,…
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