MATHEMATICS 10

PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION

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1. What do you call the different arrangements of the objects?
A. selection B. permutation C. differentiation D. combination
2. Calculate P(12 ,4) .
A. 40,320 B. 11,000 C. 990 D. 495
3. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of letters of the word PASS.
A. 4 B. 12 C. 36 D. 144
4. In how many ways can 7 potted plants be arranged in a row?
A. 5,040 B. 2,520 C. 720 D. 210
5. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table?
A. 360 B. 720 C. 1,440 D. 5,040
6. How many different 4-letter arrangement can be made from the word PROB?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 24 D. 256
7. In how many different ways can the letters of the word “DETAIL” be arranged such that the vowels
must occupy only the odd position?
A. 240 B. 120 C. 64 D. 36
8. How many words with or without meaning, can be formed by using all the letters of the word, “DELHI”
using each letter exactly once?
A. 720 B. 120 C. 64 D. 36
9. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a code be formed from the
digits 0 to 9?
A. 15,120 B. 30,240 C. 151 200 D. 1,000,000
10. If P(n , 4 )=5 ,040 , then n= ___ .
A. 12 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8
11. 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
12. Ms. De Leon wants to produce different sets of test questions for her essay test. If she plans to do this by
putting together 3 out of 5 questions she prepared, how many different sets of questions could she
construct?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 60 D. 80
13. In how many ways can a president, a treasurer, and a secretary be chosen from among 7 candidates?
A. 1,680 B. 840 C. 420 D. 210
14. How many ways can Cinderella arrange the seven dwarfs in a round table?
A. 7 B. 720 C. 1,020 D. 1,900
15. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for picture taking if the men
and women must stand in alternate positions?
A. 5,040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30
16. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. In how many ways can 5 students be seated in consecutive
chairs?
A. 720 B. 600 C. 252 D. 120
17. You have 6 reindeer, Chris, Allan, Mark, Michael, Rafael, and Arnold, and you want to have 5 fly your
sleigh. You always have your reindeer fly in a single-file line.
A. 5,040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30
18. How many 6 digit telephone numbers can be formed if each number starts with 35 and no digit appears
more than once?
A. 1,680 B. 840 C. 420 D. 210
 19. A license plate begins with three letters. If the possible letters are A, B, C, D, and E, how many different
permutations of these letters can be made if no letter is used more than once?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 60 D. 80
20. 10 students have appeared in a test in which the top three will get a prize. How many possible ways are
there to get the prize winners?
A. 5,040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30
21. Ellie want to change her password which is ELLIE9 but with same letters and number. In how many
ways she can do that?
A. 177 B. 178 C. 179 D. 180
22. It is the selection of objects from a set.
A. combination B. permutation C. differentiation D. distinction
23. Which situation illustrates combination?
A. arranging books in a shelf C. forming different numbers from 5 given
digits
B. drawing names from a box containing 200 names D. forming plate numbers of vehicles
24. Which situation illustrates permutation?
A. Forming a committee of councilors
B. Selecting 10 questions to answer out of 15 questions in a test
C. Choosing 2 literature books to buy from a variety of choices
D. Assigning rooms to conference participants
25. Calculate: C(15,5)
A. 3,003 B. 1,365 C. 455 D. 105
26. Find C(12,4)
A. 500 B. 495 C. 490 D. 485
27. If C(12,r) = 792, which of the following is a possible value of r?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
28. In how many ways can a coach choose three swimmers from among five swimmers?
A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13
29. How many combinations can the seven colors of the rainbow be arranged into groups of three colors
each?
A. 140 B. 105 C. 70 D. 35
30. Six friends want to play enough games of chess to be sure every one plays everyone else. How many
games will they have to play?
A. 20 B. 15 C. 10 D. 5
31. In how many ways can a group of 5 students be chose from 15 students to compete Mobile Legends?
A. 3003 B. 2002 C. 1001 D. 4004
32. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants and 2 vowels can be formed?
A. 24,400 B. 21,300 C. 210 D. 25,200
33. How many different rays can be formed from 8 distinct points on a plane, no three of which lie on the
same line?
A. 56 B. 28 C. 26 D. 4
34. Monsay’s basketball team consists of 12 players. In how many ways can coach Montales prepare his
first five?
A. 60 B. 120 C. 620 D. 792
35. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 10 students?
A. 584 B. 764 C. 120 D. 84

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