NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability - Exercise 13.3
Question 34

Question. 34

1000 sealed envelopes: 10 contain Rs 100, 100 contain Rs 50, 200 contain Rs 10, rest contain no cash. If one is picked at random, probability it contains no cash prize?

Answer:

\(\dfrac{69}{100}\)

Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Step 1: Total number of envelopes = 1000.

Step 2: Count the envelopes that have money:

  • 10 envelopes have Rs 100
  • 100 envelopes have Rs 50
  • 200 envelopes have Rs 10

Step 3: Add them: \(10 + 100 + 200 = 310\).

Step 4: Envelopes with no cash = Total − With cash = \(1000 − 310 = 690\).

Step 5: Probability formula: \[ P(\text{event}) = \dfrac{\text{Favourable outcomes}}{\text{Total outcomes}} \] Here, favourable = 690, total = 1000.

Step 6: \( P = \dfrac{690}{1000} = \dfrac{69}{100} \).

Final Answer: Probability that it contains no cash = \(\dfrac{69}{100}\).

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 13: Statistics and Probability – Exercise 13.3 | Detailed Answers