Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Bacolod City
ABKASA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Mandalagan, Bacolod City

NAME: _________________________________ GR. 10-______________ SCORE:_________

MATHEMATICS 10
SUMMATIVE TEST #1

MELC 1: Illustrates the permutation of objects.( M10SP-IIIa-1)

MELC 2: Solves problems involving permutations..( M10SP-IIIb-1)

General Directions: Read and analyze each question carefully and choose the best answer from the
choices given. Circle the LETTER ONLY. In case the answer is not among the choices, write your answer
directly.

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Choosing a subset of a set is an example of __________.
a. Combination c. Integration
b. Differentiation d. Permutation
2. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?
a. matching shirts and pants
b. forming different triangles out of 5 on a plane, no three of which are collinear
c. assigning telephone numbers to subscribers
d. forming a committee from the members of a club
3. The product of a positive integer n and all positive integers less than it is ___________.
a. powers of n c. n – factors
b. multiples of n d. n factorial
4. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist sitting beside
each other?
a. 360 b. 720 c. 1440 d. 5040
5. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word PASS.
a. 4 b. 12 c. 36 d. 144
6. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word EDUCATED.
a. 1680 b. 10 080 d. 20 160 d. 40 320
7. What is P(9 , 4)?
a. 3024 b. 3420 c. 3042 d. 4023
8. How many three – letter words can be formed from the letters of the word TUESDAY?
a. 160 b. 210 c. 312 d. 330
9. How many permutations are there of 5 students selected from a group of 10?
a. 20 190 b.10 210 c. 30 240 d. 35 150
Prepared by:
Maria Elena Abayan
Teacher I
 10. In a town fiesta singing competition with 12 contestants, in how many ways can the organizer
arrange the first three singers?
a. 132 b. 990 c. 1320 d. 1716
11. What is P(8 , 5)?
a. 56 b. 336 c. 1400 d. 6720
12. What is P(10 , 4) ?
a. 96 b. 450 c. 4220 d. 5040
13. How many different ways can the letter of the word PARALLEL be arranged?
a. 120 b. 2540 c. 3360 d. 4500
14. How many permutations are there of 4 cards taken from a deck of 52 cards?
a. 6 497 400 b. 5 451 210 c. 7 540 650 d. 1 215 410
15. Six people are seated around a circular table while dining in a restaurant. In how many ways can
they be arranged?
a. 56 b. 120 c. 320 d. 420

Prepared by:
Maria Elena Abayan
Teacher I