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16. How many outcomes are there if a fair coin is tossed four times?
e. 2
f. 4
g. 8
h. 16
17. Sophia got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If
there were 8 possible outcomes, how many coins fell on the floor?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 16
d. 8
18. For a 2-day trip, Jerome has 8 shirts, 4 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes in
his backpack. How many different shirt-pants-shoes combination can he
choose from?
a. 64
b. 48
c. 16
d. 14
19. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 9, 8, 3, and
5 if repetition of digit NOT allowed?
a. 12
b. 128
c. 64
d. 24
20. A fair coin is tossed, and a die is rolled. How many outcomes are there?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20
21. Bagong Pag-asa NHS has 5 entrance gates and 4 exit gates. IN how many
ways can one enter and exit from the school?
a. 20
b. 9
c. 15
d. 4
22. In a deck of 52 cards, in how many ways can you pick two cards one at a
time?
a. 52
b. 104
c. 2652
d. 2704
23. A factory makes face masks in 5 colors, 3 designs, and 4 sizes. How many
different face masks can be made?
a. 60
b. 12
c. 120
d. 80
24. A True or False test consists of 5 question. I a student is required to answer
all the questions, in how many ways can this be done?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 32
d. 64
25. There are 6 roads connecting Town A to Town B and 4 roads connecting
Town B to Town C. In how many ways can one travel from Town A to Town
C via Town B?
a. 10
b. 24
c. 14
d. 18
26. Melissa went to the department store and was about to buy 5 different
shirts, 3 different pants, and 4 different shorts. When she was about to pay,
she found out that her money can only pay for one type of clothing. In
how many ways can she choose from?
a. 12
b. 60
c. 24
d. 64
27. There are 10 finalists in a beauty pageant, in how many ways can a
beauty Queen, 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up be awarded?
a. 30
b. 72
c. 720
d. 1000
28. How many possible outcomes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place are there in a
race involving 6 people?
a. 120
b. 18
c. 216
d. 512
29. In how many ways can 3 boys and 2 girls be seated in a row if the boys
and girls are seated alternately?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18
30. Aisah is participating in a cosplay contest in the school. If she can choose
from 6 different outfits, 5 wigs, and 4 props, how many different costumes
can she make?
a. 15
b. 120
c. 60
d. 150
Basic Probability
b.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 1 2 4
7 7 7
c.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 4 2 1
7 7 7
d.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 4 1 2
7 7 7
37. A jar contains 40 marbles colored with red, green, blue and yellow. The
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probability of drawing a single green marble at random is 5. What does
this mean?
a. There are 5 green marbles in the jar.
b. There is only 1 green marble in the jar.
c. There are 8 green marbles in the jar.
d. There are more green marbles than the others.
38. In a family of three children, what is the probability that the middle child is
a boy?
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a. 2
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b. 4
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c. 3
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d. 8