Sagay National High School

3rd Quarter Examination

Mathematics 10

Name:__________________________________________ Section:__________________________ Score:__________

General Direction: Write the letter of your answer at a separate paper.

I. Remembering. Recall the facts under FCP, Permutation, Combination, and Probability
1. What do you call the different arrangements of the objects of a group?
a. selection b. differentiation c. permutation d. combination
2. It is used to solve problems involving circular permutations.
a. nPr b. nCr c. n! d. (n – 1)!
3. What is the set of all outcomes that are NOT in the event?
a. complement b. mutually exclusive c. simple d. intersection
4. It is a set that contains all of the elements that are in both events.
a. complement b. mutually exclusive c. simple d. intersection
5. What are the events that have no common outcomes?
a. complement b. mutually exclusive c. simple d. intersection

II. Understanding. Comprehend the facts and ideas given in the problem to answer the items.
6. Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the
word CONCLUSIONS?
a. 11! b. 11! / 8! c. 11! / (2! 2! 2!) d. 11! / (2! 2! 2! 2!)
7. Calculate P(12, 4).
a. 40 320 b. 11 880 c. 990 d. 495
8. Evaluate: C(25, 4) + C(30, 3) + C(35, 2)
a. 17 900 b. 17 305 c. 16 710 d. 4655
9. In a gathering, each of the guests shook hands with everybody else. If a total of 378 handshakes were made,
how many guests were there?
a. 30 b. 28 c. 25 d. 23
10. Khristelle was able to calculate the total number of 3-digit numbers that can be formed from a given set of non
zero digits, without repetition. If there were 60 numbers in all, how many digits were actually given?
a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5
11. A baby has 5 blocks in a box. One block is red, one is yellow, one is green, one is blue, and one is black. The baby
pulls out a block, looks at it, and puts it back in the box. If he does this 4 times before he gets bored and crawls
away, what is the probability that the 4 blocks selected are all of the same color?
a. (1/5)4 b. (2/5)4 c. (4/5)4 d. (5/5)4
12. The probability of heads landing up when you flip a coin is ½. What is the probability of getting tails if you flip it
again?
a. 1/4 b. 1/3 c. 1/2 d. 3/4
For numbers 13 – 14: A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to 15. A chip is drawn randomly from the bowl.
13. What is the probability that it is a 7 or 15?
a. 1/15 b. 2/15 c. 6/15 d. 7/15
14. What is the probability that it is a number divisible by 3 or divisible by 4?
a. 1/15 b. 2/15 c. 6/15 d. 7/15
15. A bag of jelly beans contains 10 red, 6 green, 7 yellow, and 5 orange jelly beans. What is the probability of
randomly choosing a red jelly bean, replacing it, and then randomly choosing an orange jelly bean?
a. 100/392 b. 75/392 c. 50/392 d. 25/392
16. A nationwide survey revealed that 42% of the population likes eating pizza. If two people are randomly selected
from the population, what is the probability that the first person likes eating pizza while the second one does
not?
a. 0.42 + (1 − 0.42)
b. 2 (1 − 0.42)
c. 1 - 0.42
d. 0.42 (1 − 0.42)
 17. There are four batteries, and one of them is defective. Two are to be selected at random for use on a particular
day. Find the probability that the second battery selected is not defective, given that the first was not defective.
a. 2/3 b. 1/4 c. 1/3 d. ½

III. Applying. Solve the following problems by applying acquired knowledge, facts, and techniques.
18. How many different 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 if repetition of digits is not
allowed?
a. 840 b. 720 c. 360 d. 120
19. How many different rays can be formed from 8 distinct points on a plane, no three of which lie on the same
line?
a. 56 b. 28 c. 26 d. 4
20. In how many different ways can 7 potted plants be arranged in a row?
a. 5040 b. 2520 c. 720 d. 210
21. In how many different ways can 10 different-colored horses be positioned in a carousel?
a. 504 b. 4032 c. 362 880 d. 3 628 800
22. Ms. De Leon wants to produce different sets of test questions for her essay test. If she plans to do this by putting
together 3 out of 5 questions she prepared, how many different sets of questions could she construct?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 60 d. 80
23. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word EDUCATED.
a. 1680 b. 10 080 c. 20 160 d. 40 320
24. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a code be formed from the digits 0
to 9?
a. 15 120 b. 30 240 c. 151 200 d. 1 000 000
25. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for picture taking if the men and
women must stand in alternate positions?
a. 5040 b. 720 c. 144 d. 30
26. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. In how many ways can 5 students be seated in consecutive chairs?
a. 720 b. 600 c. 252 d. 120
27. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 9 juniors and 9 seniors if there must be 4
seniors in the committee?
a. 10 584 b. 1764 c. 210 d. 84

For numbers 28 - 29: A sample of 150 plastic pipes were selected and subjected to shock resistance and scratch
resistance tests. The results are summarized in the table below.

Shock Resistance
Scratch Resistance
High Low
High 125 12
Low 7 6

28. A pipe is selected at random. What is the probability that it has high shock resistance given that it has high
scratch resistance?
a. 125/150 b. 137/150 c. 125/137 d. 132/150
29. What is the probability that it has high scratch resistance and high shock resistance?
a. 125/150 b. 137/150 c. 125/137 d. 132/150

For numbers 30 – 31: Two men and three women are in a committee. Two of the five are to be chosen to serve
as officers.
30. What is the probability that both officers will be women given that at least one is a woman?
a. 3/4 b. 3/10 c. 1/2 d. 3/8
31. If the officers are chosen randomly, what is the probability that both officers will be women?
a. 3/4 b. 3/10 c. 1/2 d. 3/8
IV. Analyzing.
32. If a coin is tossed 3 times, what is the probability that all three tosses come up heads?
a. 1/2 b. 1/3 c. 1/4 d. 1/8
33. Mario has 5 blocks of different colors in a bag. One block is red, one is yellow, one is green, one is blue, and one
is black. Mario pulls out a block, looks at it, and puts it back in the bag. If he does this 3 times, what is the
probability that the 3 blocks selected are all of the same color?
a. (7/5)3 b. (3/5)3 c. (1/5)3 d. (1/5)2

For numbers 34 – 36: Billy, Raul, and Jose are in a bicycle race. Each boy has an equal chance of winning.
34. What is the probability that Jose wins the race?
a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. 1/2 d. 2/3
35. What is the probability that Raul finishes last?
a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. 1/2 d. 2/3
36. What is the probability that Jose, Raul, and Billy finish first, second, and third, respectively?
a. 1/6 b. 1/3 c. 1/2 d. 2/3
37. There are a total of 48 students in Grade 10 Charity. Twenty are boys and 28 are girls. Suppose that a team of 3
students is formed such that it is composed of a team leader, a secretary, and a spokesperson.
What is the probability that a team formed is composed of a girl secretary?
a. 1
b. 64512 / 103776
c. 60536 / 103776
d. 19656 / 103776

V. Evaluating. Assess the given facts in order to solve the problems.

38. How many polygons can be formed from 5 distinct points on a plane, no three of which lie on the same line?
a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 d. 16
39. If 4 marbles are picked randomly from a jar containing 8 red marbles and 7 blue marbles, in how many possible
ways can at least 2 of the marbles picked are red?
a. 1638 b. 1568 c. 1176 d. 1050

VI. Creating. Construct the formula based from the given.

40. If w = C(5, 2), x = C(5, 3), y = C(5, 4), and z = C(5, 5), and we are given 5 points on a plane of which no three are
collinear, which expression gives the total number of polygons that can be drawn?
a. x + y
b. b. w + x + y
c. c. x + y + z
d. d. w + x + y + z

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating”

- Sophocles

Prepared by: ROMEO P. OPENA JR