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Maths Probability Hard Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

An unbiased coin is tossed. If the result is a head, a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the number obtained by adding the numbers on the two faces is noted. If the result is a tail, a card from a well shuffled pack of eleven cards numbered 2, 3, 4,.......,12 is picked and the number on the card is noted. The probability that the noted number is either 7 or 8, is

A
0.24
B
0.244
C
0.024
D
None of these

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The correct answer is:
B

Required probability = probability that either the number is 7 or the number is 8.

i.e., Required Probability

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