BASIC STATISTICS

Second Quarter
Take-Home Quiz 2

Name: ___________________________________Section: ___________________Score:

Adviser: __________________________________ Date: _________________ Time: _______________

Direction: Read the given questions carefully and answer each item correctly. Write the letter of your choice
on the space provided using CAPITAL LETTERS. If your answer is not in the choices, write E

For items 1-3, refer to the given situation.

A 10-item multiple choice test has 4 options where only one is correct. Assume that a learner
answers the test by pure guessing.

_____1. How many ways are there to answer the test?

A. 40 B. 10000 C. 59049 D. 1048576

_____2. How many ways are there to answer the test such that there are 2 incorrect answers?
A. 2025 B. 405 C. 80 D. 25

_____3. If the passing score is 60%, how many ways are there to pass the test?
A. 11340001 B. 20665 C. 386 D. 210

_____4. How many ways are there to answer the test and get all the answers wrong?
A. 30 B. 120 C. 1000 D. 59049

For items 5-8, refer to the given situation.

Jesus and his apostles (the original ones) sit around a rectangular table.

_____5. How many ways are there to arrange themselves if Jesus occupies the head of the table?
A. 479001600 B. 39916800 C. 6227020800 D. 958003200

_____6. How many ways are there to arrange themselves if Peter always seats opposite Jesus?
A. 479001600 B. 79833600 C. 39916800 D. 958003200

_____7. How many ways are there to arrange themselves if James and John always “sandwich” Jesus?
A. 3628800 B. 7257600 C. 10886400 D. 21772800

_____8. How many ways are there to arrange themselves if James and John always sandwich Jesus and
Peter sits opposite Jesus?
A. 3628800 B. 1451520 C. 725760 D. 362880

For items 9-12, refer to the given situation

A four-digit number is formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. Repetition is NOT allowed
(Note: 0010 is a 2-digit number)

_____9. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed if repetition is not allowed?
A. 840 B. 2401 C. 1470 D. 1680
_____10. How many 4-digit numbers are greater than 4000 if repetition is not allowed?
A. 1050 B. 1470 C. 1680 D. 2401

____11. How many 4-digit odd numbers are less than 5325 if repetition is not allowed?
A. 370 B. 330 C. 300 D. 270

____12. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed if one digit appears twice in the number formed?
A. 2058 B. 336 C. 294 D. 42

_____13. A psychiatrist checks a person for 7 personality traits and lists the three strongest traits on a card, in
order of strength. In how many ways can this card be filled out??
A. 21 B. 35 C. 210 D. 343

_____14. A painter has three four different colors of paint. How many ways are there to use the paints in his
work assuming that he does not mix the paints first before applying them?
A. 15 B. 16 C. 24 D.

_____15. A sentry on top of a hill uses a pole and 5 different colored flags in sending signals. How many
signals can he produce if a signal using less than 5 flags always use the top positions in the pole?
A. 120 B. 31 C. 30 D. 325

_____16. A farmer wants to plant different trees along the road in his property. How many ways can he plant 9
trees if 4 trees are to be planted on one side of the road and 5 on the other side of the road?
A. 725760 B. 362880 C. 45722880 D. 15876

For items 17-20, refer to the given situation below.

In an election of Statistics students, there were 6 Dalton, 7 Thomson, and 7 Rutherford students.
Of these 20 students, 8 are males and the rest females. (Note: A person can hold only one office)

_____17. How many ways are there to elect the officers (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer?
A. 4548 B. 116280 C. 28224 D. 96900

_____18. How many ways are there to elect the officers if the Secretary and the Treasure must come from
Dalton?
A. 336 B. 1365 C. 4548 D. 5460

_____19. How many ways are there to elect the officers if the President is a female?
A. 4032 B. 5814 C. 69768 D. 116280

_____20. How many ways are there to elect the officers if there are more female officers than males?
A. 70 B. 126 C. 742 D. 3920

For items 21-23, use the word SUCCESSFUL.

_____21. How many permutations can be generated?

A. 101302 B. 151200 C. 302400 D. 3628800

_____22. How many permutations are there such that the vowels are together, and the consonants are
together?
A. 2520 B. 1260 C. 30240 D. 50400

_____23. How many permutations are there such that E is always between the U’s?
A. 1260 B. 3360 C. 5400 D. 50400

_____24. How many permutations are there such that a C and an S occupy the extreme positions?
A. 120960 B. 20160 C. 10080 D. 6720
For items 25-26, use the word NUMBER. Suppose the permutations are written alphabetically and numbered

_____25. What is the 451st entry??

A. NUMBER B. NUMBRE C. NURBEM D. NUREMB

_____26. What is the entry number of MERBUN?

A. 275 B. 276 C. 277 D. 278

_____27. A chess player entered a chess tournament with 12 rounds. In how many ways can he finish the
tournament with 7 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses?
A. 1078 B. 7920 C. 803 D. 11499840

For items 28-29, refer to the situation below.

How many 4-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9?

_____28. How many numbers can be formed if the number used only 2 of the digits and both repeat?
A. 126 B. 252 C. 42 D. 1764

_____29. How many numbers are formed using only 2 of the digits?
A. 84 B. 126 C. 210 D. 294

For items 30-31, refer to the situation below.

A bag contains 5 White marbles, 6 red marbles, and 7 yellow marbles. Another bag has 4 white
marbles, 7 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. Marbles in both boxes are of the same size. A marble
from the first box was taken and placed unseen in the second box.

_____30. How many ways are there to draw a red marble from the second box?
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 B. 24

_____31. How many ways are there to draw a yellow marble from the first box?
A. 12 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3

For items 32-35, refer to the situation below.

A group of 12 students, 3 Dalton, 4 Thomson, and 5 Rutherford, met to discuss their
participation during the Foundation Day of the school. They agreed to form a committee consisting of
4 students to coordinate with the other contingents.

_____32. How many ways are there to form the committee if a particular Thomson student must be a member
of the committee?
A. 660 B. 224 C. 140 D. 60

_____33. How many ways are there to form the committee if 2 Rutherford students must be in the committee?
A. 660 B. 224 C. 210 D. 140

_____34. How many ways are there to form the committee if all Dalton students must be in the committee?
A. 9 B. 12 C. 27 D. 60

_____35. How many ways are there to form the committee if no Dalton student is involved in the committee?
A. 12 B. 27 C. 60 D. 84