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Events & Basic Probability Laws Practice Set: NEB 11 Maths

Master Events and Basic Probability Laws through clear concepts, representations, a reliable answer method and exam-focused practice.

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Quick answer: Probability models uncertain outcomes using sample spaces and events. Complements, unions, intersections, conditional relationships and independence must be represented before formulas are applied.

Worked practice

Build the result from meaning, not memory

Probability models uncertain outcomes using sample spaces and events. Complements, unions, intersections, conditional relationships and independence must be represented before formulas are applied.

Worked example

For a fair die, A={even}, B={greater than 3}; P(A∪B)=3/6+3/6−2/6=4/6.

The governing relationship is P(Aᶜ)=1−P(A); P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A∩B); for independent events P(A∩B)=P(A)P(B). Check the convention, geometry or boundary condition before calculation.

Independent practice ladder

  1. Define the key physical quantities and give their SI units.
  2. Draw and label the relevant wave, ray, mode or energy diagram.
  3. Recalculate the worked example after changing one input by a factor of two.
  4. Explain the result without equations.
  5. Create a Nepal-relevant situation such as a classroom speaker, musical pipe, optical slit or thermal machine.
  6. Compare two cases and predict the larger output before calculating.
  7. Find and repair one deliberately wrong sign, node or unit.
  8. Write a three-mark answer and a five-mark answer.

Answer protocol: diagram → known data → principle → symbolic equation → SI substitution → result → physical check. Adding probabilities of overlapping events without subtraction, assuming independence from mutual exclusivity, or counting outcomes that are not equally likely as equal.

NEB answer method

Model → evidence → equation → check

First identify the system and what the question asks. Label the diagram, apparatus or reaction with SI quantities, then state the principle before selecting an equation. Solve symbolically where possible and check units, limiting cases and chemical or physical meaning.

StageQuestionEvidence
ModelWhat is idealised?Assumption stated
RepresentationWhich diagram fits?Labels or balanced equation
CalculationWhich relation follows?Symbols then SI values
EvaluationDoes it make sense?Unit, sign and trend check

Make the idea concrete in Nepal

Connect the model to a school laboratory, household technology, health, environment, energy or local material. The example should clarify the science rather than merely mention a place. Compare a prediction with an observation and record uncertainty.

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Questions students ask about Events and Basic Probability Laws

What is the central idea of Events and Basic Probability Laws?

Probability models uncertain outcomes using sample spaces and events. Complements, unions, intersections, conditional relationships and independence must be represented before formulas are applied.

Which equation should I remember?

P(Aᶜ)=1−P(A); P(A∪B)=P(A)+P(B)−P(A∩B); for independent events P(A∩B)=P(A)P(B).

How should I begin a numerical?

Draw the situation, list known quantities in SI units, choose the governing relation symbolically, substitute once and finish with a unit and reasonableness check.

What is a common exam mistake?

Adding probabilities of overlapping events without subtraction, assuming independence from mutual exclusivity, or counting outcomes that are not equally likely as equal.

How can I practise this topic?

Alternate one concept explanation, one diagram and two numericals. Revisit errors after a day instead of only rereading the solution.

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