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__________ 1. Permutation is the selection of objects from a set where order is important.
__________ 2. In combination, the value of n must be greater or equal to the value of r.
This statement also applies in permutation
n!
__________ 3. nCr = is the formula of combination.
( n−r ) ! r !
__________ 4. Experimental probability describes how likely an event is to occur.
__________ 5. Theoretical probability describes how frequently an event actually occurred
in an experiment.
__________ 6. When the die is rolled, it is equally likely to land on one face as on any other.
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Therefore, the probability of getting a “5” is
6.
__________ 7. C (12,10) is equal to 65.
__________ 8. The probability of an impossible event is 0 and the probability of a certain
event is 1.
__________ 9. It is not possible to have a probability less than 0 or greater than 1.
__________ 10. In a gathering, each of the guests shook hands with everybody else. If a
total of 378 handshakes were made, there are 25 guests.
_____ 1. It is the selection of objects from a set where order is not important.
A. Combination B. Permutation C. Differentiation D. Distinction
_____ 2. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 9 juniors and 9
seniors if there must be 4 seniors and 3 juniors in the committee?
A.
_____ 3. Calculate: C(20, 5)
A. 6840 B. 15 504 C. 116 280 D. 1 860 480
_____ 4. C(n, n) = ____.
A. n B. r C. 1 D. cannot be determined
_____ 5. If C(n, 5) = 252, then n = _____.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
_____ 6. If C(12, r) = 792, which of the following is a possible value of r?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
_____ 7. If C(n, r) = 56, which of the following are possible values of n and r?
A. n = 6, r = 4 B. n = 7, r = 3 C. n = 8, r = 3 D. n = 9, r = 2
_____ 8. If w = C(5, 2), x = C(5, 3), y = C(5, 4), and z = C(5, 5), and we are given 5 points on a
plane of which no three are collinear, which expression gives the total number of polygons
that can be drawn?
A. w + x - y ∙ z C. w - x - y - z
B. w ∙ x ∙y ∙z D. w + x + y + z
_____ 9. It is a number that reflects the chance or likelihood that a particular event will
occur. This can be expressed as proportions that range from 0 to 1, and they can also be
expressed as percentages ranging from 0% to 100%.
A. Probability B. Statistics C. Mathematics D. Proving
_____ 10. The results of an experiment is called a/an _________.
A. Event B. Experiment C. Outcomes D. Sample Space
_____ 11. _____ is a subset of the sample space.
A. Event B. Experiment C. Outcomes D. Sample Space
_____ 12. _____ is the process of investigation from which results are observed or
recorded.
A. Event B. Experiment C. Outcomes D. Sample Space
_____ 13. The set of all outcomes in an experiment is called a/an _______.
A. Event B. Experiment C. Outcomes D. Sample Space
_____ 14. The probability of heads landing up when you flip a coin is ½. What is the
probability of getting tails if you flip it again?
A. ¼ B. 1/3 C. ½ D. ¾
_____ 15. In a small town with two schools, 1000 students were surveyed if they had
mobile phone. The results of the survey are shown below:
What is the probability that a randomly selected student has a mobile phone given that
the student attends School B?
A. 521/1000 B. 408/1000 C. 408/479 D. 408/521
III. PROBLEM SOLVING
1. On a circle there are 9 points selected. How many triangles with edges in these points
exist?
2. Mr. Foster has a fair sided coin and a die. He is going to flip the coin and then roll a die.
What is the probability that the coin will land on heads and a die will land on an odd
number?
3. In an experiment of rolling the three dice, what is the probability of getting the same
number?
4. In drawing a card from a standard deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing an
even numbered card?
5. The Venn diagram shows information about the pets owned by 40 students
E = 40 students
C = students who own a cat
D = students who own a dog
A student is chosen at random. They own a cat. Work out the probability that
a. solve for x