ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS – ECE 069

PREPARED BY : ENGR. ARVIN J. BALGOS

PRINCIPLE OF COUNTING 17. How many ways can 6 persons line-up in any
PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION order?
A. 120 C. 60
Situation – Three digit numbers are to be made out B. 420 D. 720
from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
Repetition of digit is not allowed. 18. In how many ways can a committee of three
1. How many such numbers can be made? consisting of two civil engineers and one
A. 324 C. 272 electrical engineer can be formed from four
B. 294 D. 436 civil engineers and three electrical engineers?
2. From problem 1, how many are greater than 400? A. 18 C. 64
A. 168 C. 183 B. 32 D. 36
B. 210 D. 342
3. From problem 1, how many are even numbers? 19. A construction company will hire 10 skilled
A. 110 C. 150 carpenters and 4 skilled masons. In how many
B. 120 D. 80 ways can the company choose from 18 carpenters
4. From problem 1, how many are odd numbers greater and 6 masons who are qualified for the position?
than 300? A. 675 C. 6648
A. 102 C. 90 B. 6735 D. 656370
B. 85 D. 160
20. How many ways can a student select a set of 4
5. How many four-point digit can be formulated by Structural Design books and 3 Hydraulics books
the use of digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 if one from a set of 9 Structural Design books and 5
digit is used only once in common? Hydraulics books?
A. 260 C. 380 A. 136 C. 1260
B. 480 D. 360 B. 485 D. 620

Situation - In a certain city in the Philippines, 21. It is required to seat 5 different men and 4
all seven- digit telephone numbers begin with 350. different women in so that the women occupy the
6. How many telephone numbers may be assigned to even places. How many arrangements are possible?
that city if the last four digits should not A. 20 C. 2880
begin or end in zero? B. 362880 D. 120
A. 5040 C. 8100
B. 5184 D. 10000 22. How many ways can 6 representatives be selected
7. How many telephone numbers if there's no from a class of 24 students?
restriction? A. 134596 C. 144
A. 5040 C. 8100 B. 665280 D. 96909120
B. 840 D. 10000
8. How many telephone numbers if there's no 23. How many ways can you invite any one or more of
repetition of digits? your eight friends to come to your birthday
A. 5040 C. 5184 party?
B. 840 D. 210 A. 255 C.455
B.155 D.100
9. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers
can be seated on a bench with the nurses seated 24. A group of musicians is composed of three
together is drummers, four pianists, and five guitarists.
A. 144 C. 258 How many ways can a trio be formed with 1
B. 720 D. 450 pianist, 1 drummer, and 1 guitarist?
A. 20 ways C. 60 ways
10. Six boys and four girls are to be seated on a B. 40 ways D. 80 ways
bench. How many ways can they be seated in any
order? 25. In how many ways can a PICE Chapter with 15
A. 3628800 C. 420 directors choose a President, a Vice President,
B. 44100 D. 388260 a Secretary, a Treasurer and an Auditor, if no
member can hold more than one position?
11. Six boys and four girls are to be seated on a A. 360,360 C. 32,760
bench. How many ways can they be seated if the B. 3,003 D. 3,603,600
girls must be seated next to each other?
A. 17280 C. 120960 26. To make a ham and cheese sandwich you are given
B. 604800 D. 156240 a choice of 3 kinds of ham, 5 kinds of cheese,
and 2 kinds of bread. How many different
12. Six boys and four girls are to be seated on a sandwiches can you make?
bench. How many ways can they be seated if the A. 30 C. 40
boys must be seated next to each other? B. 50 D. 60
A. 86400 C.156240
B. 17280 D. 762048 27. How many ways can a person choose three of four
colors for the purpose of painting the inside of
13. Six boys and four girls are to be seated on a a house?
bench. How many ways can they be seated if the A. 24 C. 12
boys must be seated side by side and also the B. 6 D. 4
girls?
A. 3628800 C. 156240 28. Given the word PARALLEL. Find the number of
B. 34560 D. 17280 different 8-letter arrangements that can be
formed.
14. Five different mathematics books, four different A. 360 C. 192
hydraulics books and two different structural B. 72 D. 3360
books are to be placed in a shelf with the books
of the same subject together. Find the number of 29. A college plays 12 football games during a
ways in which the books can be placed. season. In how many ways can the team end the
A. 292 C. 5760 season with 7 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties?
B. 34560 D. 12870 A.7920 C. 210
B.2520 D. 11880
15. There are four balls of different colors. Two
balls at a time are taken and arranged any way. 30. In how many ways can 14 employees be partitioned
How many such combinations are possible? into 6 committees where 2 of the committees
A. 36 C. 3 contain 3 men and the others 2?
B. 6 D. 12 A. 25, 225,200 C. 151,351, 200
B. 50,450,400 D. 302,702,400
16. In how many ways can 6 distinct books be
arranged in a bookshelf?
A. 720 C. 120
B. 360 D. 180