Management Aptitude Test 2016 Paper

Question : 87 of 200

Marks: +1, -0

A and B play a game, where each is asked to select a number from 1 to 16. If the two numbers match, both of them win a prize. What is the probability that they will not win a prize in a single trial?

$15/16$
$14/16$
$16/17$
$16/18$

Validate

Solution:

(a) Total number of ways of selecting a number= 16x16 = 256
Total number of ways in which they can win =16
∴ Probability that they win the prize =

16/256 = 1/16

Hence, probability that they will not win the prize =

1 - 1/16 = 1/15

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