Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Division of Cauayan City
Pinoma National High School
Pinoma, Cauayan City, Isabela

THIRD QUARTERLY EXAMINATION

GRADE 10 MATHEMATICS

Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: _________________ Score: _______

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read, analyze and/or solve each item carefully then select the letter of your answer and write it on
the space provided before the number.
___1. What is 3!4!2! in simplest form?
a. 24 b. 24! c. 288 d. 288!
___2. 10 students will be arranged in a row. Which counting technique will be used to find the number of
ways
it can be done?
a. Fundamental principle of counting c. linear permutation
b. Circular permutation d. combination
___3. 3.What is P(25, 1)?
a. 25! b. 25 c. 1 d. 0
___4. For your morning snack, you may choose from coffee, milk or juice. You also have two choices for
sandwich: ham or tuna. How many possible snacks are there? Use the grid below:

a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
___5. Albert has 3 shirts and 5 caps. He wants to know in how many ways can he wear them to create
different
outfits. Which counting technique will help him?
a. Fundamental principle of counting c. linear permutation
b. Circular permutation d. combination
___6. A prospective buyer of a new car can choose between manual or automatic transmission and can also
choose from 4 colors: red, blue, pink or green. How many different choices does the buyer have?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
___7. Given n distinct objects and suppose we take r objects at a time. In how many ways can the r positions
be filled from the n objects?

For numbers 8-9 How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
___8. If repetition of the digits is permitted?
a. 236 b. 246 c. 256 d. 266
___9. If repetition of the digits is NOT permitted?
a. 24 b. 28 c. 32 d. 54

For numbers 10-11 How many 4-letter words can be formed from DESTINY. (Note: The word may not mean
anything)
___10. If repetition of the digits is permitted?
a. 2031 b. 2301 c. 2401 d. 2541
___11. If repetition of the digits is NOT permitted?
a. 840 b. 880 c. 940 d. 980

___12. In how many ways can 8 children stand in a circle to play a game?
a. 5,000 b. 5,020 c. 5,030 d. 5,040
___13. Eight students are seated at a round table. In how many ways can they be seated if three of them
insist
on sitting next to each other?
a. 720 b. 5,040 c. 6405 d. 40,320
___14. Find the number of distinct permutations of the letters in the word STATISTICS?
a. 5,040 b. 9,720 c. 50,400 d. 79, 200
___15. Angelo has five 5-peso coins, three one-peso coins and four twenty-five centavo coins. If all the coins
are
indistinguishable, how many ways can he arrange the coins in a row?

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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Division of Cauayan City
Pinoma National High School
Pinoma, Cauayan City, Isabela

a. 15,040 b. 19,720 c. 25,400 d. 27, 720

___16. Three beauty awards: Bb. Pilipinas – International, Bb. Pilipinas – World and Bb. Pilipinas – Universe
will be given to 13 semi-finalists. If each candidate can receive only one award, how many selections
are
there?
a. 1,506 b. 1,716 c. 6,400 d. 7, 721
___17. In how many ways can 8 students be arranged in a row for a class picture if Paul and Peter want to
stand next to each other and John and Joe also want to be together?
a. 1,520 b. 1,600 c. 2,400 d. 2, 880
___18. Which of the following illustrates combination?
a. Arranging the letters of the word STATISTICS c. Forming 2-digit numbers from the given digits
b. Selecting 3 out of 5 available fruits for a salad d.None of these
___19. What is C(25, 1)?
a. 25 b. 25! c. 1 d. 0
___20. How does permutation differ from combination?
a. Permutation is more difficult than combination.
b. Permutation involves arrangement of objects while combination is merely selection.
c. Combination involves arrangement of objects while permutation is merely selection.
d. Combination and permutation are the same.
___21. Given n distinct objects and suppose we take r objects at a time. In how many combinations of n
distinct
objects taken r at a time where r < n?

___22. In how many ways can you select a committee of 4 students out of 10 students?
a. 40 b. 210 c. 630 d. 800

___23. Six officers of the Mathematics Club are in a conference room. If each one shakes hands with each of
the others once, how many handshakes are possible?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 20
___24. In how many ways can a committee of 5 persons be chosen from 7 single ladies and 9 men, if all are
single ladies?
a. 12 b. 15 c. 18 d. 21
___25. If a card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards, what is the probability that it is a red card?
a. ¼ b. ½ c. 1/13 d. 1/26
___26. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an odd number or getting a number
greater than 3?
a. 5/6 b. 2/3 c. 1/2 d. 1/3
___27. A standard playing card has 52 cards. What is the probability of getting two black cards?
a. 13/102 b. 2/7 c. 25/102 d. ¾

For numbers 28-31. The extracurricular activities in which the Grade 10 students at Bukang Liwayway
National High School participate are shown in the Venn diagram below

___28. How many students are in the Grade 10?

a. 330 c. 340
b. 335 d. 345
___29. How many students participate in athletics?
a. 30 c. 227
b. 159 d. 335
___30 If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that
the student participates in athletics or drama?
a. 159/330 c. 159/345
b. 227/345 d. 227/330
___31. If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that the student participates in drama and

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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Division of Cauayan City
Pinoma National High School
Pinoma, Cauayan City, Isabela

band?
a. 30/345 b. 67/345 c. 159/345 d. 227/345
___32. Fifteen balls in a jar are numbered from 1 to 15. A ball is drawn at random. Find the probability that
the
number on the ball is less than 6 or greater than 9.
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. none of these

___33. One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red balls. Determine the
probability that the ball drawn is red or white?
a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d. 2/3
___34. One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red balls. Determine the
probability that the ball drawn is white or black?
a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d. 2/3
___35. A die is rolled. What is the probability of getting an even number or a factor of 2?
a. ½ b. 2/3 c. ¼ d. none of these
___36. Of 240 students, 176 are on the honor roll, 48 are members of the varsity team, and are 36 in the
honor
roll and are also members of the varsity team. What is the probability that a randomly selected student
is on the honor roll or is a member of the varsity team?
a. 47/60 b. 42/63 c. 51/64 d. 53/65
___37. Mario’s dog has 8 puppies. The puppies include white females, 3 mixed-color females, 1 white male,
and
2 mixed-color males. Mario wants to keep one puppy. What is the probability that he randomly chooses
a puppy that is female and white?
a. 1/5 b. 2/5 c. 1/4 d. ¾
For numbers 38-39. Each spinner is divided into four equal sectors: 1, 2, 3 and 4. The pointer in each
spinner, when spun, is equally likely to rest in any one of the sectors. The pointer in each spinner is spun
once. Find the probability that the sum of both scores is
___38. at least 5. a. 3/8 b. 5/8 c. 4/9 d. 5/9
___39. less than 5. a. 3/8 b. 5/8 c. 4/9 d. 5/9
___40. A die and a coin are tossed. What is the probability of getting a 6 and a tail?
a. 1/2 b. 1/6 c. 1/12 d. none of these
___41. A jar contains 4 white balls and 1 black ball. A ball is drawn from the jar and returned before the next
draw. What is the probability of drawing 3 white balls?
a. 1/125 b. 44/125 c. 64/125 d. none of these
___42. If there is 60% chance of rain on Saturday and 50% chance of rain on Sunday, what is the probability
that it will rain on either Saturday or Sunday?
a. 70% b. 80% c. 90% d. 100%
___43. A toy box contains 12 toys, 8 stuffed animals, and 3 board games. Maria randomly chooses 2 toys for
the child she is babysitting to play with. What is the probability that she chose 2 stuffed animals as
first
two choices?
a. 26/253 b. 27/253 c. 28/253 d. none of these
___44. A basket contains 6 apples, 5 bananas, 4 oranges, and 5 guavas. Dominic randomly chooses one piece
of fruit, eats it, and chooses another piece of fruit. What is the probability that he chose a banana and
then an apple?
a. 3/28 b. 3/38 c. 3/48 d. 3/58
___45. Allyssa Valdez, a physical education teacher administered two examinations in her class. 30% of her
students in the class passed both exams and 55% of the class passed the first exam. What percent of
those who passed the first exam also passed the second exam?
a. 51% b. 52% c. 53% d. 54%
___46. In a two-die experiment, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers falling is 8 if it is known
that one of the numbers is 5?
a. 1/253 b. 2/11 c. 3/11 d. none of these
___47. Four coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting at least 3 heads.
a. 5/16 b. 3/17 c. 3/19 d. none of these
For numbers 48-49. Three dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting
___48. three 2’s. a. 1/216 b. 2/216 c. 3/216 d. 4/216
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Department of Education
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Division of Cauayan City
Pinoma National High School
Pinoma, Cauayan City, Isabela

___49. only two 2’s. a. 5/216 b. 5/72 c. 3/22 d. none of the

___50. What is the probability of winning the jackpot prize in the Philippine 6/42 lotto game?
a. 1/3,245,786 b. 1/4,245,786 c. 1/5,245,786 d. none of these

Prepared: Noted:

RYAN C. ENRIQUEZ EDDIE C. REYES

Subject Teacher Principal II

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