Review Questions in Descriptive Statistics and Probability

DIRECTIONS: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Archie, Bernard, and Chris want to compare their overall performance in Chemistry
based on the following test scores:

Archie Bernard Chris

15 17 12
9 11 14
10 18 14
17 11 20
15 16 15

Which measure would Bernard most prefer so that he would be on top?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Range

2. What are the mean, median, and mode (in this order) of the given set of data?

4, 9, 12, 5, 9, 7, 7, 7, 6, 4

A. 8, 7, 7
B. 6.5, 9, 7
C. 7, 7, 7
D. 8.5, 9, 7

3. The following are Rosle’s scores in her Physics tests: 19, 21, 24, 20, 17, and 25. What
should she get in the 7th test if she wants the mode, median, and mean of her scores to
be equal?

A. 14
B. 20
C. 21
D. 24
4. The average of 7 consecutive integers is 11. What is the middle integer?

A. 8
B. 10
C. 11
 D. 13

5. Ina pack 30 chocolate candies of different colors, 8 are red, 5 are yellow, 7 are green,
and the rest are orange. What is the modal color of the chocolate candies?

A. Green
B. Red
C. Orange
D. Yellow

6. The mean of a set of numbers is 200. If one of the numbers is decreased by 450 and
another number is increased by 45, the mean decreases by 27. How many numbers are
in the set?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
7. The following are the Math test scores of 59 students:
8.
Score Number of students

76 3

80 5

85 13

87 15

90 4

93 4

95 2

96 2

97 1

98 1

What is the median score?

A. 80
B. 85
C. 86.5
 D. 87
For nos. 8-11, refer to the following:

260 persons were surveyed as to which type of sports they like most. The following data
was obtained:

134 like basketball

105 like taekwondo
97 like soccer
45 like taekwondo and soccer
34 like basketball and taekwondo
21 like basketball and soccer
14 like all three

8. How many persons like basketball only?

A. 124
B. 93
C. 76
D. 45

9. How many like soccer or taekwondo?

A. 200
B. 157
C. 116
D. 95

10. How many like soccer or basketball but not taekwondo?

A. 210
B. 200
C. 157
D. 145

11. How many persons do NOT like any of the three sports?

A. 20
B. 13
C. 10
D. None
12. Given any 2 sets A and B, it is true that n(A U B)=n (A) 5 n (B) – n (A U B). Which of the
following is always equal to n(A B C)?

A. n(A) + n(B) + n(C)

 B. n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n(A B C)
C. n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n(A B)-
n(A C) – n(B C) + n(A B C)
D. n(A B) + n(C) – n[(A B) C]

13. Juan has 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants and 2 pair of shoes. How many consisting of a shirt, a
pair of pants, and a pair of shoes?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 30
D. 45

14. A student takes a 5-item true –false test. In how many ways can he or she answer all 5
questions?

A. 10
B. 16
C. 25
D. 32

15. How many three-digit odd numbers can be formed from the set {0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 9}, if
repetition of digits is NOT allowed?

A. 40
B. 48
C. 60
D. 120

16. In how many ways can four boys be seated in a row, if two particular boys want to sit
together?

A. 6
B. 12
C. 24
D. 48
17. In a pageant, how many ways can 5 candidates be selected out of 8 candidates?

A. 56
B. 336
C. 51
D. 81

18. How many numbers less than 500 composed of three different digits can be formed
from the integers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7?
 A. 100
B. 120
C. 150
D. 210

19. How many ways can you arrange the letters in the word SQUARE?

A. 7
B. 42
C. 120
D. 720

20. A pair of dice is rolled. What is the probability that a sum of 5 or a sum of 8 is rolled?

A.

B.

C.

D.

21. If a pair of dice is rolled what is the probability of obtaining an even sum?

A.

B.

C.

D.

22. There are 4 red balls, 5 yellow balls, and 3 green balls in a container. If a ball is picked at
random, what is the probability that is NOT red?

A.

B.

C.

D.

23. In a standard deck, two cards are drawn one at a time without replacement. What is the
probability of getting a red card on the first draw and a black card on the second draw?

A.
 B.

C.

D.

24. In a basketball game, a player’s probability of making a free throw is 0.75. If he is given
two free throws, what is the probability that he will not make any shots?

A.

B.

C.

D.

25. If a coin is flipped thrice, what is the probability of obtaining two heads and a tail?

A.

B.

C.

D.

26. What is exact value of ∑

A. 212
B. 215
C. 216
D. 219

27. The series

A. ∑

B. ∑

C. ∑ ( )
 D. ∑

28. How many terms are there in the series ∑

A. 306
B. 295
C. 284
D. 284

29. Which of the following is equal to ∑ ( )

A.

B.

C.
D. 1

30. What is the sum of the series ∑

A. 104
B. 101
C. 94
D. 91

31. If X1 = -2, X2 = 3, X3 = 101 X4 = -11, and X5 = 7, what is the value of ∑

A. 13
B. 9
C. 7
D. 2

32. How many acute angles can be named from the figure if CDA, CEA, and CBA are
obtuse?
A

D
C
BE
A. 8
B. 7
 C. 6
D. 5

33. How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A. 21
B. 25
C. 26
D. 27

34. How many dots are there in the 5th figure of the given sequence?

A. 21
B. 25
C. 26
D. 30

35. How many squares are there in the given figure?

A. 16
B. 24
C. 25
D. 30

36. A big cube is subdivided into smaller cubes as shown below. Suppose the cubes in the
middle horizontal and vertical layers were painted black, what is the ratio of the painted
cubes to the unpainted ones?

A. 5:4
B. 16:11
C. 14:13
D. 11:16
 37. What should be the value of x such that the products of the diagonals in the given figure
are equal?

√√

√√

A. √
B. √
C. 1
D. Any real number

For nos. 38-40, refer to the following:

The chart below illustrates the responses of high school students who were asked to give their
first choice of a career.

Engineering
Medical Work
Law
Science
Represents 10 students
38. How many more choose Engineering than Law?

A. 2
B. 6
C. 20
D. 40

39. If a total of 213 high school students were interviewed, how many did NOT give any of
the aforementioned courses as their first choice?

A. 23
B. 33
C. 43
D. 195
40. Suppose two students listed in Medical Work actually chose Law. What is the real ratio
of the number of students who choose Medical work to those who chose Law?

A. 22:5
 B. 7:4
C. 7:1
D. 4:1

For nos. 41-45, study the chart, and then answer the questions that follow: Mark, a freshman
student, made his schedule as shown below:
7:00-8:00 Preparation for school

8:00-8:30 Travel from house

to school

8:30-10:00 Mathematics class

10:00-12:00 Physics class

12:30-2:30 Study time

2:30-4:00 Humanities class

4:00-4:30 Travel back to his house

5:00-8:00 Study time

10:00-7:00 Sleeping time

41. How many “free hours” does Mark have of this refers to the time that mark has nothing
scheduled?

A. 2.5 hr
B. 3 hr
C. 3.5 hr
D. 5 hr

42. EXCEPT for sleeping, which of Mark’s activities take(s) him the longest?

A. Free time
B. Study time
C. Both study time and class time
D. Both study time and free time

43. Which of the following is TRUE about Mark’s activities?

A. Travelling consumes the least amount of time in his schedule.

B. His mathematics class is half an hour longer than his Physics class.
C. The number of hours that mark spends studying is equal to his class hours.
D. His free time is longer than his study time.
 44. What fractional part of his day is made up of Mark’s combined study hours and free
time?

A.

B.

C.

D.

45. Which of the following pie graphs best represents his day?
others
19%
A.
Study
24% Others
10% 21% 37%
Sleeping study 21%

Sleeping
42%

Class
24%

B. C. D.

class
21%

Others Others
27%Sleeping 35% 25%
Sleeping

Study

19%Class

Study 37%

17%
Class
21%

For nos. 46-50, study the bar graph below, and answer the questions that follow:
kwh 140
MONTHLY ELECTRICITY
COMSUMPTION OF THE FERNANDEZ 120
AND SANTOS HOUSEHOLDS
100

80

60
Santos Household
Fernandez Household 40
180
20
160
0
Jan Feb Mar Apr. May Jun

46. In which month did both households have approximately the same electricity consumption?

A. January
B. March
C. April
D. June

47. For which months were the combined consumption of the two households equal?

A. January and February

B. January and June
C. February and March
D. February and June

48. About how many more kwh did the Fernandez household use in May than in February?
A. 10
B. 45
C. 55
D. 60

49. What is the ration of kwh used by the Santos household in the first 2 months to their
consumption in the last 2 months?

A. 4:3
B. 35:46
C. 34:31
D. 38:35

50. If X and y represent the differences between the highest and lowest consumption over the 6-
 month period by the Fernandez and Santos households respectively, what is x – y?

A. 5 kwh
B. 15 kwh
C. 60 kwh
D. 85 kwh

For nos. 51-55, study the line graph below, and answer the questions that follow:

AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATETURES FOR

TOWNS A AND B

Tempe rature (oC) 5 B. January and September-December

35 C. February-August
0 D. March-July
30 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec

25

20 51. For what months was Town A

warmer than Town B?
15
A. January- February and August- Town A Town B
December
10
 52. In which month was the temperature in Town A 25% less than the temperature in Town B?

A. January
B. June
C. March
D. July

53. What is the range of the temperatures in Town B from February to October?

A. 2o
B. 13o
C. 20o
D. 22o

54. What is the average annual temperature in Town A?

A. 1.25o
B. 8o
C. 16.5o
D. 17.75o

55. EXCEPT for February and August, which month registered the least temperature difference
between Town A and Town B?

A. July
B. September
C. October
D. November

For nos. 56-60, study the pie graph below, and answer the questions that

follow: The population of Visayas in the year 2000 was 15, 529, 500.

POPULATION, 2000
 Luzon -56 %
Visayas -20.30 %
Mindanao -23.70%

POPULATION
OF LUZON
BY
REGION,
2000

NCR -23.20 %
I -9.80 %
II -6.60 %
III -19.20 %
IV- 27.10 %
V -10.90 %
CAR - 3.20 %

56. What percent of the entire population is the population in Region II?

A. 11.7
B. 6.6
C. 5.2
D. 3.7

57. How many people line in the most populated region in Luzon?

A. 10.4 million
B. 11.6 million
C. 20.7 million
D. Cannot be determined

58. What is the difference between the population in Mindanao and NCR?
 A. 1 million
B. 8.2 million
C. 9.9 million
D. 18.1 million

59. If 60% of the population in Region II are aged 17 below, how many people are aged 18 and
above?
A. 3.3 million
B. 4.9 million
C. 5.9 million
D. 32.9 million

60. The growth rate of Philippine population for the year 1995-2000 is 11.5%. If this growth rate is
constant, what will be the population in 2010?

A. 8.8 million
B. 85.3 million
C. 95.1 million
D. 115.1 million