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MCQ in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination


and Probability Part 1 | ECE Board Exam
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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination and Probability
topics in Engineering Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in
each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination
Questions in Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

Multiple Choice Questions Topic Outline


MCQs in Venn Diagram | MCQs in Fundamental Principle of Counting | MCQs in Permutation | MCQs in
Combination | MCQs in Probability | MCQs in Conditional Probability | MCQs in Binomial or Repeated
Probability

Online Questions and Answers in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination


and Probability Series
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination and Probability MCQs

PART 1: MCQs from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART I

PART 2: MCQs from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART II

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series


Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 1: EE Board October 1993

In a class 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both Calculus and Chemistry?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

Problem 2: ECE Board November 1998

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A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris. How many like both?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13

Problem 3: GE Board February 1994

A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had eaten at restaurant P and that 52 of them had eaten at restaurant Q.
Which of the following could not be the number of persons in the surveyed group who had eaten at both P and Q?

A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 26

Problem 4: ECE Board November 1992

The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the subject Mathematics is 3/7 and for the
subject Communications is 5/7. If none of the examinees fails both subject and there are 4 examinees who pass both
subjects, find the number of examinees from that school who took the examinations.

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 28

Problem 5: EE Board April 1997

In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preference, 120 were found to prefer brand x only, 200 prefer
brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either brand x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x and 370
prefer either brand z or x but not y. How many persons have no brand preference, satisfied with any of the three brands?

A. 280
B. 230
C. 180
D. 130

Problem 6: EE Board April 1997

A toothpaste firm claims that in survey of 54 people, they were using either Colgate, Hapee or Close-up brand. The
following statistics were found: 6 people used all three brands, 5 used only Hapee and Close-up, 18 used Hapee or Close-up,
2 used Hapee, 2 used only Hapee and Colgate, 1 used Close-up and Colgate, and 20 used only Colgate. Is the survey worth
paying for?

A. Neither yes nor no


B. Yes
C. No
D. Either yes or no

Problem 7:

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How many four-letter words beginning and ending with a vowel without any letter repeated can be formed from the word
“personnel”?

A. 40
B. 480
C. 20
D. 312

Problem 8:

Five different Mathematics books, 4 different electronics books and 2 different communications books are to be placed in a
shelf with the books of the same subject together. Find the number of ways in which the books can be placed.

A. 292
B. 5760
C. 34560
D. 12870

Problem 9:

The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the nurses seated together is?

A. 144
B. 258
C. 720
D. 450

Problem 10: ECE Board November 1998

If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no ties), how many ways can these 15 people win first,
second, third, fourth and fifth prizes?

A. 4,845
B. 116,260
C. 360,360
D. 3,003

Problem 11: CE Board November 1996

How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digit from the following digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6?

A. 120
B. 130
C. 140
D. 150

Problem 12: EE Board June 1990

How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a time?

A. 1440
B. 480
C. 720
D. 360

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Problem 13: EE Board April 1996

In how many ways can 6 distinct books be arranged in a bookshelf?

A. 720
B. 120
C. 360
D. 180

Problem 14: EE Board April 1997

What is the number of permutations of the letters in the word BANANA?

A. 36
B. 60
C. 52
D. 42

Problem 15: ME Board April 1994

A PSME unit has 10 ME’s, 8 PME’s and 6 CPM’s. If a committee of 3 members, one from each group is to be formed, how
many such committees can be formed?

A. 2,024
B. 12,144
C. 480
D. 360

Problem 16: ME Board October 1992

In how many ways can a PSME Chapter with 15 directors choose a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and
an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one position?

A. 360,360
B. 32,760
C. 3,003
D. 3,603,600

Problem 17: EE Board October 1997

Four different colored flags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many signals can be made if a signal consists
of the display of one or more flags?

A. 64
B. 66
C. 68
D. 62

Problem 18: EE Board June 1990, EE Board April 1993, CHE Board May 1994

In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately in a row of 8 seats?

A. 1152
B. 2304

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C. 576
D. 2204

Problem 19: EE Board October 1997

There are four balls of four different colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged in a definite order. For example, if a
white and red balls are taken, one definite arrangement is white first, red second, and another arrangement is red first, white
second. How many such arrangements are possible?

A. 24
B. 6
C. 12
D. 36

Problem 20:

How many different ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys and girls alternate?

A. 28,800
B. 2,880
C. 5,600
D. 14,400

Problem 21: EE Board October 1997

There are four balls of different colors. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged any way. How many such combinations
are possible?

A. 36
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12

Problem 22: EE Board March 1998

How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from 1 to 42 inclusive, without repetition and with
no regards to the order of the numbers?

A. 850,668
B. 5,245,786
C. 188,848,296
D. 31,474,716

Problem 23:

Find the total number of combinations of three letters, J, R, T taken 1, 2, 3 at a time.

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

Problem 24: ME Board October 1997

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In how many ways can you invite one or more of your five friends in a party?

A. 15
B. 31
C. 36
D. 25

Problem 25: CHE November 1996

In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and one mechanical engineer can be
formed from four chemical engineers and three mechanical engineers?

A. 18
B. 64
C. 32
D. None of these

Problem 26: EE Board April 1995

In Mathematics examination, a student may select 7 problems from a set of 10 problems. In how many ways can he make
his choice?

A. 120
B. 530
C. 720
D. 320

Problem 27: EE Board April 1997

How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an organization of a membership of 15 men?

A. 1390
B. 1240
C. 1435
D. 1365

Problem 28: ECE Board April 1998

A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company choose from 9 men and 6
women who qualified for the position?

A. 680
B. 540
C. 480
D. 840

Problem 29: ECE Board April 1994

There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once. What is the minimum number of days
can they all play without any team playing more than one game in any day?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13

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D. 14

Problem 30: EE Board October 1996

There are five main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. In how many ways can a person drive from
A to C and return, going through B on both trips without driving on the same road twice?

A. 260
B. 240
C. 120
D. 160

Problem 31: EE Board April 1991

There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a first and second prize. What is the probability of a man drawing a prize if
he owns 5 tickets?

A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 20%
D. 40%

Problem 32:

Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?

A. 1/36
B. 1/9
C. 1/18
D. 1/20

Problem 33:

Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?

A. 1/6
B. 1/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/7

Problem 34:

In a throw of two dice, the probability of obtaining a total of 10 or 12 is?

A. 1/6
B. 1/9
C. 1/12
D. 1/18

Problem 35:

Determine the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond in a single draw from a pack of 52 playing cards

A. 2/13
B. 3/13
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C. 4/13
D. 1/13

Problem 36:

A card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards, Find the probability if drawing a king or a red card.

A. 0.5835
B. 0.5385
C. 0.3585
D. 0.8535

Problem 37: CE Board November 1998

A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting 3 tails up?

A. 1/8
B. 1/16
C. 1/4
D. 7/8

Problem 38: EE Board April 1996

The probability of getting at least 2 heads when a coin is tossed four times is?

A. 11/16
B. 13/16
C. 1/4
D. 3/8

Problem 39:

A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3 tail?

A. 1/8
B. 3/8
C. 1/4
D. 1/2

Problem 40: ECE Board March 1996

The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at random, what is the probability
that at least one of them got a credit?

A. 19/27
B. 8/27
C. 2/3
D. 1/3

Problem 41:

There are 3 questions in a test. For each question is awarded for a correct answer and none for a wrong answer. If the
probability that Janine correctly answers a question in the test is 2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the test.

A. 8/27
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B. 4/9
C. 1/30
D. 1/27

Problem 42: EE Board April 1991

In the ECE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject is 0.8. What is the probability that
an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of three board subjects?

A. 70.9%
B. 80.9%
C. 85.9%
D. 89.6%

Problem 43:

In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered by selecting 1 out of 5 choices of which only 1 is right, If there are
10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6 right of pure guesswork?

A. 10%
B. 6%
C. 0.44%
D. 0.55%

Problem 44: ME Board April 1994

From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at random. Determine the probability
that is red or white.

A. 1/3
B. 7/12
C. 5/12
D. 1/4

Problem 45: EE Board October 1990

From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that both balls
are white. Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.

A. 25/81
B. 16/81
C. 5/18
D. 40/81

Problem 46: CE Board May 1996

A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without replacement, what is the probability
that both balls are black?

A. 5/16
B. 5/28
C. 5/32
D. 5/14

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Problem 47: ME Board April 1996

An urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black and 1 white ball in two
consecutive draws from the urn?

A. 0.24
B. 0.27
C. 0.53
D. 0.04

Problem 48: EE Board October 1990

From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a time. Find the probability that one ball is
white and one ball is black. Assume that the first ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.

A. 16/81
B. 25/81
C. 20/81
D. 40/81

Problem 49: EE Board October 1997

A group of 3 people enter a theatre after the lights had dimmed. They are shown to the correct group of 3 seats by the usher.
Each person holds a number stub. What is the probability that each is in the correct seat according to the numbers on seat
and stub?

A. 1/6
B. 1/4
C. 1/2
D. 1/8

Problem 50:

From 20 tickets marked with the first 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the chance that it will be a multiple of 3
or of 7?

A. 1/2
B. 8/15
C. 3/10
D. 2/5

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MCQ in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination


and Probability Part 2 | ECE Board Exam
|

This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 2 of the Series in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination and Probability
topics in Engineering Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in
each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination
Questions in Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics References.

Multiple Choice Questions Topic Outline


MCQ in Venn Diagram | MCQ in Fundamental Principle of Counting | MCQs in Permutation | MCQ in
Combination | MCQ in Probability | MCQ in Conditional Probability | MCQ in Binomial or Repeated Probability

Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part II of the Series


Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

Problem 51

How permutation can be made out of the letters in the world island taking four letters at a time?

A. 360
B. 720
C. 120
D. 24

Problem 52 (CE November 1996)

How many 4 digit number can be formed without repeating any digit, from the following digit 1,2,3,4 and 6.

A. 150
B. 120
C. 140
D. 130

Problem 53

How many permutations can made out of the letters of the word ENGINEERING?

A. 39,916,800
B. 277,200

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C. 55,440
D. 3,326,400

Problem 54

How many ways can 3 men and 4 women be seated on a bench if the women to be together?

A. 720
B. 576
C. 5040
D. 1024

Problem 55

In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their electric bills?

A. 120
B. 1
C. 72
D. 24

Problem 56

In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their electric bills, if two particular persons refuse to follow each other?

A. 120
B. 72
C. 90
D. 140

Problem 57

How many ways can 7 people be seated at a round table?

A. 5040
B. 120
C. 720
D. 840

Problem 58

In how many relative orders can we seat 7 people at a round table with a certain people side by side.

A. 144
B. 5040
C. 720
D. 1008

Problem 59

In how many ways can we seat 7 people in a round table with a certain 3 people not in consecutive order?

A. 576
B. 3960
C. 5320
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D. 689

Problem 60

The captain of a baseball team assigns himself to the 4th place in the batting order. In how many ways can he assign the
remaining places to his eight teammates if just three men are eligible for the first position?

A. 2160
B. 40320
C. 5040
D. 15120

Problem 61

In how many ways can PICE chapter with 15 directors choose a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer, and an
auditor, if no member can hold more than one position?

A. 630630
B. 3300
C. 5040
D. 15120

Problem 62

How many ways can a committee of five be selected from an organization with 35 members?

A. 324632
B. 425632
C. 125487
D. 326597

Problem 63

How many line segments can be formed by 13 distinct point?

A. 156
B. 36
C. 98
D. 78

Problem 64

In how many ways can a hostess select six luncheon guests from 10 women if she is to avoid having particular two of them
together at the luncheon?

A. 210
B. 84
C. 140
D. 168

Problem 65 (ECE April 1998)

A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the company choose from 9 men and 6
women who qualified for the position?

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A. 680
B. 840
C. 480
D. 540

Problem 66

How many ways can you invite one or more of five friends to a party?

A. 25
B. 15
C. 31
D. 62

Problem 67

A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 green balls, and 5 blue balls. The probability of not getting a red ball in the first draw is:

A. 2
B. 2/3
C. 1
D. 1/3

Problem 68

Which of the following cannot be a probability?

A. 1
B. 0
C. 1/e
D. 0.434343

Problem 69 (CE May 1996)

A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without replacement, what is the probability
that both balls are black?

A. 5/28
B. 5/16
C. 5/32
D. 5/14

Problem 70

A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, find the probability that both are white.

A. 3/28
B. 3/8
C. 2/7
D. 5/15

Problem 71

In problem 70, find the probability that one ball is white and the other is red.

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A. 15/56
B. 15/28
C. ¼
D. 225/784

Problem 72

In the problem 70, find the probability that all are of the same color.

A. 13/30
B. 14/29
C. 13/28
D. 15/28

Problem 73

The probability that both stages of a two-stage rocket to function correctly is 0.92. The reliability of the first stage is 0.97.
The reliability of the second stage is:

A. 0.948
B. 0.958
C. 0.968
D. 0.8924

Problem 74

Ricky and George each throw dice. If Ricky gets a sum of four what is the probability that George will get less than of four?

A. ½
B. 5/6
C. 9/11
D. 1/12

Problem 75

Two fair dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum of the dice is divisible by 5?

A. 7/36
B. 1/9
C. 1/12
D. ¼

Problem 76 (ME April 1996)

An um contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting one black ball and white ball in two
consecutive draws from the urn?

A. 0.24
B. 0.27
C. 0.53
D. 0.04

Problem 77

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If three balls in drawn in succession from 5 white and a second bag, find the probability that all are of one color, if the first
ball is replaced immediately while the second is not replaced before the third draw.

A. 10/121
B. 18/121
C. 28/121
D. 180/14641

Problem 78

A first bag contains 5 white balls and 10 black balls. The experiment consists of selecting a bag and then drawing a ball from
the selected bag. Find the probability of drawing a white ball.

A. 1/3
B. 1/6
C. 1/2
D. 1/8

Problem 79

In problem 78, find the probability of drawing a white ball from the first bag.

A. 5/6
B. 1/6
C. 2/3
D. 1/3

Problem 80

If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, find the probability that will just have three heads.

A. 33/128
B. 35/128
C. 30/129
D. 37/129

Problem 81

If seven coins are tossed simultaneously, find the probability that there will be at least six tails.

A. 2/128
B. 3/128
C. 1/16
D. 2/16

Problem 82 (CE November 1998)

A face of a coin is either head or tail. If three coins are tossed, what is are the probability of getting three tails?

A. 1/8
B. ½
C. ¼
D. 1/6

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Problem 83

The face of a coin is either head or tail. If three coins are tossed, what is the probability of getting three tails or three heads?

A. 1/8
B. ½
C. ¼
D. 1/6

Problem 84

Five fair coins were tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting three heads and two tails?

A. 1/32
B. 1/16
C. 1/8
D. ¼

Problem 85

Throw a fair coin five times. What is the probability of getting three heads and two tails?

A. 5/32
B. 5/16
C. 1/32
D. 7/16

Problem 86 (ECE March 1996)

The probability of getting credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are selected at random, what is the probability
that at least one of them got a credit?

A. 19/27
B. 8/27
C. 2/3
D. 1/3

Problem 87

There are three short questions in mathematics test. For each question, one (1) mark will be awarded for a correct answer
and no mark for a wrong answer. If the probability that Mary correctly answers a question in a test is 2/3, determine the
probability that Mary gets two marks.

A. 4/27
B. 8/27
C. 4/9
D. 2/9

Problem 88

A marksman hits 75% of all his targets. What is the probability that he will hit exactly 4 of his next ten shot?

A. 0.01622
B. 0.4055

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C. 0.004055
D. 0.001622

Problem 89

A two-digit number is chosen randomly. What is the probability that it is divisible by 7?

A. 7/50
B. 13/90
C. 1/7
D. 7/45

Problem 90

One box contains four cards numbered 1, 3,5,and 6. Another box contains three cards numbered 2, 4, and 7. One card is
drawn from each bag. Find the probability that the sum is even.

A. 5/12
B. 3/7
C. 7/12
D. 5/7

Problem 91

Two people are chosen randomly from 4 married couples. What is probability that they are husband and wife?

A. 1/28
B. 1/14
C. 3/28
D. 1/7

Problem 92

One letter is taken from each of the words PARALLEL and LEVEL at random. What is the probability of getting the same
letter?

A. 1/5
B. 1/20
C. 3/20
D. ¾

Problem 93

In a shooting game, the probability that Botoy and Toto will hit a target is 2/3 and ¾ respectively. What is the probability
that the target is hit when both shoot at it once?

A. 13/5
B. 5/13
C. 7/12
D. 11/12

Problem 94

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A standard deck of 52 playing cards is well shuffled. The probability that the first four cards dealt from the deck will be four
aces is closes to:

A. 4 x 10-6
B. 2 x 10-6
C. 3 x 10-6
D. 8 x 10-6

Problem 95

A card is chosen from pack of playing cards. What is the probability that it is either red or a picture card?

A. 8/13
B. 10/13
C. 19/26
D. 8/15

Problem 96

In a poker game consisting of 5 cards, what is the probability of holding 2 aces and 2 Queens?

A. 5! /52!
B. 5/52
C. 33/54145
D. 1264/45685

Problem 97

Dennis Rodman sinks 50% of all his attempts. What is the probability that he will make exactly 3 of his next 10 attempts?

A. 1/256
B. 3/8
C. 30/128
D. 15/128

Problem 98

There are 10 defectives per 1000 items of a product in long run. What is the probability that there is one and only one
defective in random lot of 100?

A. 0.3697
B. 0.3967
C. 0.3796
D. 0.3679

Problem 99

The UN forces for Bosnia uses a type of missile that hits the target with a probability of 0.3. How many missiles should be
fired so that there is at least an 80% probability of hitting the target?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 3

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Problem 100 (ME April 1997)

In a dice game, one fair is used. The player wins P20.00 if he rolls either 1 or 6. He losses P10.00 if he turns up any other
face. What is the expected winning for one roll of the die?

A. P40.00
B. P0.00
C. P20.00
D. P10.00

Online Questions and Answers in Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination


and Probability Series
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:

Venn Diagram, Permutation, Combination and Probability MCQs

PART 1: MCQs from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART I

PART 2: MCQs from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART II

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Diagram, Permutation, Combination 15. 480
and Probability – MCQs Part 1.
Review: Solution for Number 15
1. 12 16. 360,360

Review: Solution for Number 1 Review: Solution for Number 16


2. 13 17. 64

Review: Solution for Number 2 Review: Solution for Number 17


3. 24 18. 1152

Review: Solution for Number 3 Review: Solution for Number 18


4. 28 19. 12

Review: Solution for Number 4 Review: Solution for Number 19


5. 280 20. 2,880

Review: Solution for Number 5 Review: Solution for Number 20


6. No 21. 6

Review: Solution for Number 6 Review: Solution for Number 21


7. 40 22. 5,245,786

Review: Solution for Number 7 Review: Solution for Number 22


8. 34560 23. 7

Review: Solution for Number 8 Review: Solution for Number 23


9. 720 24. 31

Review: Solution for Number 9 Review: Solution for Number 24


10. 360,360 25. 18

Review: Solution for Number 10 Review: Solution for Number 25


11. 120 26. 120

Review: Solution for Number 11 Review: Solution for Number 26


12. 720 27. 1365

Review: Solution for Number 12 Review: Solution for Number 27


13. 720 28. 540

Review: Solution for Number 13 Review: Solution for Number 28


14. 60 29. 13
Review: Solution for Number 29 Review: Solution for Number 44
30. 240 45. 25/81

Review: Solution for Number 30 Review: Solution for Number 45


31. 20% 46. 5/14

Review: Solution for Number 31 Review: Solution for Number 46


32. 1/18 47. 0.53

Review: Solution for Number 32 Review: Solution for Number 47


33. 1/6 48. 40/81

Review: Solution for Number 33 Review: Solution for Number 48


34. 1/9 49. 1/6

Review: Solution for Number 34 Review: Solution for Number 49


35. 4/13 50. 2/5

Review: Solution for Number 35 Review: Solution for Number 50


36. 0.5385 51. A. 360

Review: Solution for Number 36 52. B. 120


37. 1/8
53. B. 277,200
Review: Solution for Number 37
38. 11/16 54. B. 576

Review: Solution for Number 38 55. A. 120


39. 1/4
56. B. 72
Review: Solution for Number 39
40. 19/27 57. C. 720

Review: Solution for Number 40 58. A. 144


41. 1/27
59. A. 576
Review: Solution for Number 41
42. 89.6% 60. D. 15120

Review: Solution for Number 42 61. D. 15120


43. 0.55%
62. A. 324632
Review: Solution for Number 43
44. 7/12 63. D. 78
64. C. 140 86. A. 19/27

65. D. 540 87. C. 4/9

66. C. 31 88. A. 0.01622

67. B. 2/3 89. B. 13/90

68. C. 1/e 90. A. 5/12

69. D. 5/14 91. D. 1/7

70. A. 3/28 92. A. 1/5

71. B. 15/28 93. D. 11/12

72. C. 13/28 94. A. 4 x 10-6

73. A. 0.948 95. A. 8/13

74. D. 1/12 96. C. 33/54145

75. A. 7/36 97. D. 15/128

76. C. 0.53 98. A. 0.3697

77. C. 28/121 99. C. 5

78. C. 1/2 100. B. P0.00

79. B. 1/6

80. B. 35/128

81. C. 1/16

82. A. 1/8

83. C. ¼

84. A. 1/32

85. B. 5/16

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