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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Venn Diagram, Permutation,
Combination and Probability topics in Engineering Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE
Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions
compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board
Examination Questions in Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other
Mathematics References.
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PART 2: MCQs from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART II
In a class 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both Calculus
and Chemistry?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris. How
many like both?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13
A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had eaten at restaurant P and that 52 of
them had eaten at restaurant Q. Which of the following could not be the number of persons
in the surveyed group who had eaten at both P and Q?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 26
The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the subject
Mathematics is 3/7 and for the subject Communications is 5/7. If none of the examinees
fails both subject and there are 4 examinees who pass both subjects, find the number of
examinees from that school who took the examinations.
A. 20
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B. 25
C. 30
D. 28
In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preference, 120 were found to
prefer brand x only, 200 prefer brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either
brand x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x and 370 prefer either brand z or x
but not y. How many persons have no brand preference, satisfied with any of the three
brands?
A. 280
B. 230
C. 180
D. 130
A toothpaste firm claims that in survey of 54 people, they were using either Colgate, Hapee
or Close-up brand. The following statistics were found: 6 people used all three brands, 5
used only Hapee and Close-up, 18 used Hapee or Close-up, 2 used Hapee, 2 used only
Hapee and Colgate, 1 used Close-up and Colgate, and 20 used only Colgate. Is the survey
worth paying for?
Problem 7:
How many four-letter words beginning and ending with a vowel without any letter repeated
can be formed from the word “personnel”?
A. 40
B. 480
C. 20
D. 312
Problem 8:
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Five different Mathematics books, 4 different electronics books and 2 different
communications books are to be placed in a shelf with the books of the same subject
together. Find the number of ways in which the books can be placed.
A. 292
B. 5760
C. 34560
D. 12870
Problem 9:
The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses
seated together is?
A. 144
B. 258
C. 720
D. 450
If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no ties), how many ways
can these 15 people win first, second, third, fourth and fifth prizes?
A. 4,845
B. 116,260
C. 360,360
D. 3,003
How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digit from the following
digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6?
A. 120
B. 130
C. 140
D. 150
How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a time?
A. 1440
B. 480
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C. 720
D. 360
A. 720
B. 120
C. 360
D. 180
A. 36
B. 60
C. 52
D. 42
A PSME unit has 10 ME’s, 8 PME’s and 6 CPM’s. If a committee of 3 members, one from each
group is to be formed, how many such committees can be formed?
A. 2,024
B. 12,144
C. 480
D. 360
In how many ways can a PSME Chapter with 15 directors choose a President, a Vice
President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one
position?
A. 360,360
B. 32,760
C. 3,003
D. 3,603,600
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Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals
can be made if a signal consists of the display of one or more flags?
A. 64
B. 66
C. 68
D. 62
Problem 18: EE Board June 1990, EE Board April 1993, CHE Board May 1994
In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately in a row of 8 seats?
A. 1152
B. 2304
C. 576
D. 2204
There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged in a
definite order. For example, if a white and red balls are taken, one definite arrangement is
white first, red second, and another arrangement is red first, white second. How many such
arrangements are possible?
A. 24
B. 6
C. 12
D. 36
Problem 20:
How many different ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys and girls alternate?
A. 28,800
B. 2,880
C. 5,600
D. 14,400
There are four balls of different colors. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged any way.
How many such combinations are possible?
A. 36
B. 3
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C. 6
D. 12
How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from 1 to 42
inclusive, without repetition and with no regards to the order of the numbers?
A. 850,668
B. 5,245,786
C. 188,848,296
D. 31,474,716
Problem 23:
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
In how many ways can you invite one or more of your five friends in a party?
A. 15
B. 31
C. 36
D. 25
In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and one
mechanical engineer can be formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical
engineers?
A. 18
B. 64
C. 32
D. None of these
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In Mathematics examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In
how many ways can he make his choice?
A. 120
B. 530
C. 720
D. 320
A. 1390
B. 1240
C. 1435
D. 1365
A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the
company choose from 9 men and 6 women who qualified for the position?
A. 680
B. 540
C. 480
D. 840
There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once. What is
the minimum number of days can they all play without any team playing more than one
game in any day?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
There are five main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. In how
many ways can a person drive from A to C and return, going through B on both trips without
driving on the same road twice?
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A. 260
B. 240
C. 120
D. 160
There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a first and second prize. What is the
probability of a man drawing a prize if he owns 5 tickets?
A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. 40%
Problem 32:
Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?
A. 1/36
B. 1/9
C. 1/18
D. 1/20
Problem 33:
Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/7
Problem 34:
A. 1/6
B. 1/9
C. 1/12
D. 1/18
Problem 35:
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Determine the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond in a single draw from a
pack of 52 playing cards
A. 2/13
B. 3/13
C. 4/13
D. 1/13
Problem 36:
A card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards, Find the probability if drawing a king or a
red card.
A. 0.5835
B. 0.5385
C. 0.3585
D. 0.8535
A. 1/8
B. 1/16
C. 1/4
D. 7/8
The probability of getting at least 2 heads when a coin is tossed four times is?
A. 11/16
B. 13/16
C. 1/4
D. 3/8
Problem 39:
A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tail?
A. 1/8
B. 3/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/2
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Problem 40: ECE Board March 1996
The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at
random, what is the probability that at least one of them got a credit?
A. 19/27
B. 8/27
C. 2/3
D. 1/3
Problem 41:
There are 3 questions in a test. For each question is awarded for a correct answer and none
for a wrong answer. If the probability that Janine correctly answers a question in the test is
2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the test.
A. 8/27
B. 4/9
C. 1/30
D. 1/27
In the ECE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject is
0.8. What is the probability that an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of three
board subjects?
A. 70.9%
B. 80.9%
C. 85.9%
D. 89.6%
Problem 43:
A. 10%
B. 6%
C. 0.44%
D. 0.55%
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From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at
random. Determine the probability that is red or white.
A. 1/3
B. 7/12
C. 5/12
D. 1/4
From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time.
Find the probability that both balls are white. Assume that the first ball is returned before
the second ball is drawn.
A. 25/81
B. 16/81
C. 5/18
D. 40/81
A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without
replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
A. 5/16
B. 5/28
C. 5/32
D. 5/14
An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and
1 white ball in two consecutive draws from the urn?
A. 0.24
B. 0.27
C. 0.53
D. 0.04
From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time.
Find the probability that one ball is white and one ball is black. Assume that the first ball is
returned before the second ball is drawn.
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A. 16/81
B. 25/81
C. 20/81
D. 40/81
A group of 3 people enter a theatre after the lights had dimmed. They are shown to the
correct group of 3 seats by the usher. Each person holds a number stub. What is the
probability that each is in the correct seat according to the numbers on seat and stub?
A. 1/6
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 1/8
Problem 50:
From 20 tickets marked with the first 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the
chance that it will be a multiple of 3 or of 7?
A. 1/2
B. 8/15
C. 3/10
D. 2/5
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