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1.How many different ways can the letters in the word “APPLE” be arranged?
5! 5!
a) 120 b) 240 c) d)
2! 3!
2. In a group of 6 people, how many different ways can you form a committee of 3 people?

a) 20 b) 120 c) 3! d) (63)
3.If two events A and B are mutually exclusive, what is( P( AUB) )?

a) P ( A ) + P ( B ) b) P ( A ) × P ( B ) c) P ( A ∩B ) d) P ( A ) + P ( B )−P ( A ∩ B )
4.Which of the following is NOT a valid probability ?
a) 0.75 b) -0.1 c) 0.5 d) 1
5.What is the number of ways to choose 4 objects out of 10 where the order does not matter?

a) 210 b) 5040 c)
10!
4!
d) (104)
6.Which of the following inequalities can be proven using induction for n≥ 4 ?

a) n!¿ 2n b) n!¿ 2n c) n!=2n d) n!≤ 2n

7.How can you prove that the nt h Fibnacci number F ( n ) satisfies the inequality F ( n ) ≤ 2n for all n
≥0?
a) By using proof by contradiction b) By using direct calculation
c) By using proof by induction d) By using proof exhaustion
8.For the statement P ( n ) :2n >¿n for all n≥ 1 , which base case is appropriate?
a) n=0 b) n=1 c) n=2 d) n=3
9.What are the two main steps in a mathematical induction proof ?
a) Hypothesis and conclusion b) Base case and induction step
c) Proof and verification d) Assumption and result
10.What is the probability of drawing an ace from a standard deck of 52 cards
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
13 26 52 52
QUESTION 1:If the probability of an evnet occuring is 0.3, what is the probabilty of an event not
occuring?
QUESTION 2:What is the probabilty of drawing a heart card or a king from a standard deck of 52
cards?
QUESTION 3: Prove by induction that the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series with
n
1−r
common ratio r ( w h ere r ≠ 1 ) isgiven by S( n )=a .
1−r