THIRD PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS GRADE 10

I. Multiple Choice. Read each problem carefully then choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?

A. Matching necklaces and earrings
B. Forming different triangles out of 5 points on a plane
C. Assigning cellphone numbers to subscribers
D. Forming a group from the members of a class
2. Two different arrangements of objects where some of them are identical are called
__________.
A. Distinguishable permutation s C. Unique combinations
B. Circular permutations D. Circular combinations
3. In a beauty pageant, there are 6 finalists, how many ways can 3 winners be selected?
A. 24 B. 64 C. 120 D. 480
4. How many seating arrangements are possible for 5 people to be seated at a round table?
A. 12 B. 24 C. 60 D. 120
5. How many 6-digit numbers can be made using the digits 944, 394?
A. 12 B.24 C. 60 D. 120
6. Choosing a subset of a set is an example of ________________.
A. Combination C. Integration
B. Differentiation D. Permutation
7. Which of the following situations does not illustrate a combination?
A. Assigning seats to guests at a dinner
B. Selecting 7 people to form a Students Affairs Committee
C. Drawing a set of six numbers in a lottery containing numbers 1 to 45
D. Selecting 3 posters to hang out of six posters
8. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. If the order doesn’t matter, it is combination
B. If the order matters, it is permutation
C. A permutation is an ordered combination
D. A combination is an ordered permutation
9. A die is tossed twice and the resulting ordered pair of numbers is recorded. Which of the
following describes the event that the sum of the numbers is 10?
A. { ( 6 , 4 ) ( 5 ,5 )( 4 , 6 ) } C. { ( 1 , 2 )( 3 , 4 ) }
B. { ( 5 , 5 ) (7 ,3 )( 8 , 2 ) } D. { ( 6 , 4 ) ( 5 ,5 )( 6 , 6 ) }
10. Two fair six-sided die are rolled and the face values are added. The probability of obtaining
an odd number greater than 8 is
A. 1/6 B. 2/9 C. 1/9 D. 1/4
11. Two cards are drawn without replacement from a deck of 52 cards. The probability of the
first card being a red face and the second card being a club is?
A. 1/34 B. 3/104 C. 19/52 D. 9/22
12. If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, then the probability that either A or B occurs is
given by
A. P(A)-P(B) B. 1- P(A) + P(B). C. P(A)+ P(B) D. P(B)- P(A)
13. What is C(8,4)?
A. 36 B. 70 C. 1680 D. 7

14. Two events are said to be ____________if the occurrence of one event does not affect the
occurrence of the other.
A. equal B. dependent C. independent D. mutually exclusive

15. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

1 2 8 9
A. B. C. D.
2 5 15 20

16. Which of the following situation or activities does not involve permutation?
A. choosing 5 students to represent the class in a contest
B. forming 3- digit number from the digits 0 to 5
C. assigning an ID number to students
D. matching drinks and foods
17. How many 4-digit numbers can you formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 4 & 6?
A. 20 B.60 C. 96 D. 360
18. In how many ways can 6 people be seated in a round table?
A.72 B. 120 C. 720 D. 5040
19. Jun wants to choose his first 5 players for a basketball team with 12 players. In how many
ways can he do it?
A. 60 B. 120 C. 792 D. 95040
20. What is P ( 6, 4)?
A. 15 B. 20 C. 120 D. 360
21. Find the number of distinguishable permutation of the word STATISTICS?
A. 3,628,800 B. 151,200 C. 50,400 D. 5,040
22. How many different 3-digit codes can you formed from the numbers 2, 5, 7, 8 & 9?
A. 20 B. 60 C. 120 D. 125
23. In a room with 5 doors. In how many ways can Jane enter and leave the room provided she
will not use the same door?
A. 20 B. 25 C. 60 D.120
24. In tossing 2 fair dice. How many possible outcomes are there?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 36 D.64
25. In the standard deck of cards, what is the probability of getting a heart?
A. 5/26 B. ½ C. 1/4 D. 1/3
26. In a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of getting an ace and a king?
A. 1/169 B. 1/26 C. 1/676 D. 2/13
27. What is C(5, 4)?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 20 D. 24
28. Which of the following arrangement can be the position of 3 students X, Y, Z in a group
picture taking?
A. XYZ B. YXZ C. YZX D. all of the above
29. In throwing a fair dice, what is the probability of getting an outcome less than 5?

A. 1/6 B. 1/3 C. 1/2 D.2/3

30. A school based survey revealed that 45% of the students like eating empanada. If two
students are randomly selected from the population, what is the probability that the first
student likes eating empanada while the other one does not?

A. 0.45 +(1-0.45) B. 1 - 0.45 C. 2( 1 – 0.45) D. 0.42(1-0.42)

 II. Identify the following:

1. The different possible arrangements of objects in a circle.

2. The number of ways of selecting from a set when the order is not important.
3. Refers to the permutations of a set of objects where some of them are alike.
4. Refers to the different possible arrangements of a set of objects.
5. The product of the positive integer n and all positive integers less than n.
6. A set of all outcomes that are NOT in the event.
7. A composition of two or more simple events.
8. Events that have no outcomes in common.
9. A set that contains all the elements that are in both events.
10. A set of possible outcomes resulting from a particular experiment.

. III. Determine whether each of the following situations is a Combination or Permutation.

1. Dialing a cellphone number

2. Choosing toppings for a pizza
3. Forming students, line during flag ceremony
4. Checking attendance
5. Selecting the first 5 players during the first quarter of a basketball game
6. Electing the members of executive committee from a set of candidates
7. Finding different ways to arrange a line – up for batters on a softball team.
8. Unlocking a safe vault
9. Barcoding of beauty soaps
10. Assigning car plate numbers
11. Selecting 3 posters to hang out of 6 different posters
12. Assigning seats to guests at dinner
13. Opening a combination lock
14. Winning in a contest
15. Selecting 7 people to form a Student Affairs Committee.

III. Evaluate the following: ( 2 points each)

1. 10P3
2. 7P5
3. 12P6
4. 8P8
5. 20P1
6. 9C1
7. 6C3
8. 12C12
9. 10C01
10. 15C9

IV. Problem solving. Show your complete solutions.(5 points each)

1. In how many ways can 5 people arrange themselves in a row for picture taking?
2. How many Four-digit numbers can be formed from the numbers 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 if
repetition of digits is not allowed?
3. Find the different ways that a family of 6 can be seated around a circular table with 6
chairs.
4. How many distinguishable permutations are possible with all the letters of the word
STATISTICS?
5. In a 10-item Mathematics problem-solving test, how many ways can you select 5
problems to solve?

Good luck!