Question

Which of the following experiments have equally likely outcomes?Explain.

(i) A driver attempts to start a car. The car starts or does notstart.

(ii) A player attempts to shoot a basketball. She/he shoots ormisses the shot.

(iii) A trial is made to answer a true-false question. The answeris right or wrong.

(iv) A baby is born. It is a boy or a girl.

Answer 1

(i) It is not an equally likely event, as it depends on variousfactors such as whether the car will start or not. And factors forboth the conditions are not the same.

(ii) It is not an equally likely event, as it depends on theplayer’s ability and there is no information given about that.

(iii) It is an equally likely event.

(iv) It is an equally likely event.