Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE
UNIVERSITY
Pablo Borbon Main II
Alangilan, Batangas City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS

Chemical and Food Engineering Department

FINAL EXAMINATION IN GED 102

Mathematics in the Modern World

General Instructions: Answer the following questions and show your COMPLETE
and LEGIBLE solution. Attach the solutions in the classwork in the google
classroom. Box the final answer.

1. A normal distribution has some interesting properties: it has a bell shape, the mean and
median are equal, and 68% of the data falls within 1 standard deviation. Where does the
highest value of y-axis occurs?
A. Mean
B. Variance
C. Median
D. Standard Deviation
E. None of the above

2. The shape of the Normal Curve is bell-shaped because of

A. The number of peaks and by its possession of symmetry
B. The nature of the probability mass function
C. The population from the sample data
D. The number of classes is too small
E. None of the above

3. Cendy did not study for the exam and guesses answers for two consecutive true or false
question. This is an example of.
A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Mutually Exclusive
D. Not Mutually Exclusive
E. None of the above

4. Misty rolls a die and got an odd number and rolls it again and got an even number on a
normal six sided die. This is an example of.
A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Mutually Exclusive
D. Not Mutually Exclusive
E. None of the above

For 5-6
SM department store is preparing for its annual report which includes inventory of sales,
financial statement and market capitalization. In one of its branches, they observed how
much money do their customers spend each visit at the ladies’ section. From their store’s
portfolio, they drawn a sample of 5000 visits and determine the average spending of each
customer.

5. What kind of data is “amount of money spent per visit”?

A. Independent Variable
B. Continuous Quantitative Variable
C. Dependent Variable
D. Discrete Quantitative Variable
E. None of the Above

6. The observation lead to a conclusion that the average spending of customers per visit in
the ladies’ section is 789.21. This is an example of a:
A. Population
B. Sample
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C. Parameter
D. Statistic
E. Variable

7. Batangas State University wants to establish a college of medicine as a compliance to the

government’s mandate on improving healthcare services. It conducted a survey for interested
students concerning their plans for pursuing graduate studies and employment. One question
talks about their interest in parasitology. Twenty-eight percent answer yes to this question;
that twenty-eight percent is a: A. Population
B. Statistic
C. Parameter
D. Sample
E. Variable

8. Assuming that the Philippine government had the means to survey all aspiring medical
student about their plans for pursuing future education and employment, and found that thirty-
eight percent were planning to attend a 4-year college or university in the following year. This
thirty-eight percent is an example of a:
A. Population
B. Statistic
C. Variable
D. Sample
E. Parameter

For 9-10

Value Frequency
01
14
27
39
6 4

9. The box plot for the data is:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E. None of the above

10. Suppose you added six to each value of data, what is the 15th percentile?
A. six
B.one
C. seven
D. eight
E. None of the above

11. Outliers should be investigated carefully. Often they contain valuable information about the
process under investigation or the data gathering and recording process. When observing a
set of data, which of the following is true in terms of the effect of outliers on the data?
A. mean<median<range
B. median<mean<range
C. range<median<mean

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D. median<range<mean
E. range<mean<median

12. Abby, Missy and Cindy were surveyed on what their favorite food was. Abby and Missy
answered "Adobo" and Cindy answered "Sinigang". Hence, Adobo is the favorite subject for
the majority of the three. This statement is ambiguous because
A. The sample size is too small
B. A follow-up survey must be conducted to support generalization
C. The statement is considered as an assumption
D. Lack of data
E. None of the above

13. Is a histogram the same as a bar graph?

A. Yes, because they both use intervals.
B. No, because a histogram displays numerical data while a bar graph displays
categorical data. C. Yes, because they both use bars to display data.
D. No, because a histogram displays categorical data while a bar graph displays
numerical data. E. None of the above

14. Eight fresh graduates are applying for a production engineer position in a power plant. If the
manager is to select for three vacancies, how many options are there?
A. 336
B. 56
C. 24
D. 6720
E. None of the above

15. There are six participants to a race with four tracks. What is the probability that a participant
race to a track if no participant is to race with more than one track?
A. 360
B. 720
C. 24
D. 15
E. None of the above

16. There are 13 college professors who are eager to teach Math in the Modern World. Each
college professor can collaborate with another college professor only once. What is the
minimum number of days can they teach without a college professor teaching a section more
than one lesson in any day? A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14
E. 15

17. A choir director wants to delegate a song to be sung by 7 sopranos and 4 altos. How many
ways can the choir director select if there are 9 sopranos and 4 altos?
A. 65318400
B. 540
C. 181800
D. 51
E. None of the above

18. According to a research survey, people usually lie when asked questions concerning their
conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially
through cleanliness. This is because of:
A. selection bias
B. information bias
C. confounding bias
D. response bias
E. None of the above

19. A basket contains 5 red easter eggs, 4 blue easter eggs, and 3 green easter eggs. Limy will
select an easter egg, remember its color, and then put the easter egg back in the basket. He is
tasked to pick three easter eggs this way. What is the probability that Limy will first get a red
egg, then a blue egg, and then a green egg?
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A. 1/60
B. 5/12
C. 5/144
D. 1
E. None of the above

20. Aristocrat Medical Hospital wants to measure its performance by recording the correct
diagnosis of resident doctors. Last year’s rating was 70% of doctors accurately diagnoses a
severe illness. It is known that when a doctor made an incorrect diagnosis, 90% of the patient
files a lawsuit for the hospital. Find the probability that a doctor makes an inaccurate diagnosis
and the patient files suit.

A. 0.16
B. 0.56
C. 0.27
D. 0.12
E. None of the above

For 21-22

Dolly is going to choose from brands to be endorsed during a photoshoot. Two hundred
brands are classified below by price and use. Her manager picks a brand at random.

Brand Above P200 Below P200

Food 38 45
Hardware 28 50
Hygiene 22 17

21. What is the probability that the price is above P200 provided that it is a tool from a
hardware? A. 14/39
B. 7/50
C. 7/22
D. 16/39
E. None of these

22. What is the probability that the brand is not for hygiene provided that it is below
P200? A. 95/200
B. 95/112
C. 95/161
D. 95/125
E. None of these

23. Yvonna, Irrish and Missy are track and field players in a university. Their coach
recorded their statistics for a one mile run and the following are obtained:

Student Running Time (min) Average Running Time(min) Standard Deviation (min)
Yvonna 4.9 5.2 0.15 Irrish 4.2 4.6 0.25
Missy 4.5 4.9 0.12

Which student is the fastest?

A. Yvonna
B. Irrish
C. Missy
D. Lack of data

For 24-25
The probability of a drought in the Philippines is 20% in any independent year. From those,
water rationing is needed for every province and the probability is 10%. However, in any year,
the probability of water rationing is 5%.

24. What is the probability of both a drought and water rationing occurring?
A. 0.05
B. 0.01
C. 0.10
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D. 0.30
E. None of the above

25. Which of the following is true about drought and water rationing?
A. They are independent events.
B. They are mutually exclusive events.
C. They are dependent events.
D. None of the above

26. There are four staff members needed to complete a startup. How many startups can be
made if a startup consists of one or more member?
A. 64
B. 66
C. 68
D. 70
E. none of the above

27. There are four associates and three members in a startup. In how many ways can a
group of three consisting of two associate and one member be formed?
A. 36
B. 18
C. 24
D. 48
E. none of the above

For 28-29
28. Dalmi wants to win the grand prize of a raffle. One for every nine slots win a prize.
What is the approximate probability that she wins more than 120 times if you purchase
900 slots? a) 0.340
b) 0.701
c) 0.0150
d) 0.0012
e) 0.9988

29. From the prizes, ten percent are worth 1000 dollars, twenty percent are worth 100 dollars,
and seventy percent are worth 10 dollars. If she purchases one slot, what is her expected
amount of winnings? a) $127
b) $27.8
c) $105.90
d) $14.11
e) $42.33

30. Mikay and Miko are both 62 inches tall. Mikay is in the 85th percentile for height for her
age and Miko is in the 90th percentile. Who is taller for their age?
A. No one. They are both 62 inches tall.
B. We can’t tell because there is no standard deviation and mean given.
C. Mikay is taller than more people.
D. Miko is taller than more people.

Numbers 31-40 are two points each.

31. There are 56 first year, 48 second year, and 32 third year students in a department. After
the final examination, it is found that 3 of the first year, 10 of the second year, and 5 of the
third year performed excellent and got a grade of 1.00 for the subject. If a student is chosen
at random from this class and is found to have earned an A, what is the probability that he or
she is a second year student? (Round your answers to two decimal places)

32. A librarian wants to organize a shelf of books by arranging it through a catalog with codes.
She wants to use a code that begins with 4 letters followed by 4 non-zero digits. Using that
algorithm, what is the chance of selecting one of the books following a code with second letter a
consonant and the last digit odd.

For 33-34
Sharlene is a wedding coordinator and seeks to have a nice hotel room for her clinet. She is
given a list of options: it is known that 1/5 of the clients wants Resorts world, 1/2 at the
Sieraville, and 3/10 at the Lakeshore. If 5% of the rooms at the Resorts World, 4% of the rooms
at the Sheraton, and in 8% of the rooms at the Lakeview Motor Lodge are already occupied:
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33. What is the probability that her client will be given an occupied room? (Round your answer
to three decimal places)
34. What is the probability that the client having an already occupied room was
assigned accommodations at the Lakeshore? (Round your answer to three
decimal places)

For 35-36
Craniotomy is performed by a neurosurgeon to remove brain tumor. However, only 4 out of 5
recovers from the delicate operation.
35. Find the chances that only two of the next three patients who have undergone craniotomy
recover? (Round your answer to three decimal places)

36. Find the chances that all of the next 3 patients who have undergone craniotomy recover?
(Round your answer to three decimal places)

37. There are 56 first year, 48 second year, and 32 third year students in a department. After
the final examination, it is found that 3 of the first year, 10 of the second year, and 5 of the
third year performed excellent and got a grade of 1.00 for the subject. If a student is chosen
at random from this class and is found to have earned an A, what is the probability that he or
she is a second year student? (Round your answers to two decimal places)

38. A librarian wants to organize a shelf of books by arranging it through a catalog with codes.
She wants to use a code that begins with 4 letters followed by 4 non-zero digits. Using that
algorithm, what is the chance of selecting one of the books following a code with second letter a
consonant and the last digit odd.

39. Alexander wants to escape a trap game and he is given seven numbers to unlock a code.
The numbers are from 0 to 6. He must determine how many three-digit combinations can he
extract from those numbers if the code is not greater than 330. How many options does he
have?

40. In a survey in a rural area, it is found that 32% of families from a barrio owns a milking cow
and 41% of the family owns a poultry. 24% of them owns both. You are going to choose a
family at random. Find the probability that the family owns either a milking cow or a poultry.

Prepared by:

Engr. Venus Abigail D. Gutierrez

Lecturer

Reviewed by:

Engr. Rejie C. Magnaye

Department Chair

Approved by:

Dr. Jessie A. Montalbo

Dean, CEAFA
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