Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region V – Bicol Region
UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES
J. Hernandez Avenue, Naga City

3RD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 10
Name: Date:
Grade & Section: Score:

I. Write P if the situation illustrates Permutation and C if it illustrates Combination. Write your
answer before the number.

1. Choosing 3 Mathematics books to buy from a variety of choices

2. Assigning numbers to each contestants
3. Drawing names from a box containing names
4. Forming different numbers from 6 given digits
5. Selecting fruit to make salad

II. Direction: Read the test items carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1.) What is 3!4!2! in simplest form?

A. 24 B. 24! C. 288 288!

2.) 10 students will arrange in a row. Which counting technique will be used to find the number of
ways it can be done?
A. Fundamental Principle of Counting C. Linear Permutation
B. Circular Permutation D. Combination

3.) What is P(25, 1)?

A. 25! B. 25 C. 1 D. 0

4.) For your morning snack, you may choose from coffee, tea, or juice. You also have two choices for
sandwich: ham or tuna. How many possible snacks are there?
Use the matrix below:

Coffee Tea Juice

Ham Coffee and Ham Tea and Ham Juice and Ham
Tuna Coffee and Tuna Tea and Tuna Tea and Tuna

A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

5.) Diego has 3 shirts and 5 caps. He wants to know in how many ways can he wear them to create
different outfits. Which counting technique will help him?
A. Fundamental Principle of Counting C. Linear Permutation
B. Circular Permutation D. Combination
 6.) A prospective buyer of a new car can choose between manual or automatic transmission and can
also choose from 4 colors: red, blue, pink or green. How many different choices does the buyer
have?
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12

7.) Given n distinct objects and suppose we take r objects at a time. In how many ways can the r
positions be filled from the n objects?

𝑛! 𝑛! 𝑛! 𝑛!
A. 𝑃 = 𝑟!
B. 𝑃 = (𝑛−𝑟)!
C. 𝑃 = 𝑟!(𝑛−𝑟)!
D. 𝑃 = 𝑟!(𝑛−𝑟)

For numbers 8-9. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
8.) If repetition of the digits is permitted?
A. 236 B. 246 C. 256 D. 266

9.) If repetition of the digits is NOT permitted?

A. 24 B. 28 C. 32 D. 54

For numbers 10-13. The extracurricular activities in which the Grade 7 students at Sacred Heart Academy
participate are shown in the Venn diagram below.

51

Band
30 8
10
Drama Athletics
4
38 137
67

10.) How many students are in the Grade 7?

A. 330 B. 335 C. 340 D. 345

11.) How many students participate in athletics?

A. 30 B. 159 C. 227 D. 335

12.) If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that the student participants in athletics
or drama?
159 227 159 227
A. 330 B. 345 C. 345 D. 330

13.) If a student is randomly chosen, what is the probability that the student participates in drama and
band?
30 67 159 227
A. 345 B. 345 C. 345 D. 345

For numbers 14-18. The Venn Diagram below shows the probabilities of Grade 10 students joining either
soccer (S) or basketball (B).
 B S

0.4 0.3 0.2

0.1

Use the Venn Diagram to find the probabilities.

14.) P(B)
A. 0.5 B. 0.6 C. 0.7 D. 0.8

15.) P(S)
A. 0.5 B. 0.6 C. 0.7 D. 0.8

16.) 𝑃(𝐵 ∩ 𝑆)
A. 0.1 B. 0.2 C. 0.3 D. 0.4

17.) 𝑃(𝐵 ∪ 𝑆)
A. 0.9 B. 0.10 C. 0.11 D. 0.12

18.) 𝑃(𝐵′ ∩ 𝑆)
A. 0.1 B. 0.2 C. 0.3 D. 0.4

19.) When two dice are rolled, find the number of outcomes of getting an unequal number of dots on
each die?
A. 6 B. 24 C. 30 D. 36

20.) In a class of 26 students, 19 have black hair and 17 have brown eyes. Four students have neither
black hair nor brown eyes. How many students have both black hair and brown eyes?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 14 D. 17

21.) A married couple wanted to bear one boy and one girl but not more than 3 children. How many
outcomes are there if the youngest child is a girl?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

22.) Two dice are rolled. Which set defines the event of obtaining an outcome where at least one die
shows four dots?
A. A = {(4,4)}
B. A = {(1,1), (2,2), (3,3), (4,4), (5,5), (6,6)}
C. A = {(1,4), (2,4), (3,4), (4,4), (5,4), (6,4)}
D. A = {(1,4), (2,4), (3,4), (4,4), (5,4), (6,4), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3), (4,4), (4,5), (4,6)}
 23.) Fifteen balls in a jar are numbered from 1 to 15. A ball is drawn at random. Find the probability
that the number on the ball is less than 6 or greater than 9.
A. 1⁄2 B. 1⁄3 C. 1⁄4 D. None of these

24.) One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red balls. Determine the
probability that the ball drawn is red or white?
A. 1⁄2 B. 1⁄4 C. 3⁄4 D. 2⁄3

25.) One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red balls. Determine the
probability that the ball drawn is white or black?
A. 1⁄2 B. 1⁄4 C. 3⁄4 D. 2⁄3

26.) A die is rolled. What is the probability of getting an even number or a factor of 2?
A. 1⁄2 B. 2⁄3 C. 1⁄4 D. None of these

27.) Of 240 students, 176 are on the honor roll, 48 are members of the varsity team, and are 36 in the
honor roll and are also members of the varsity team. What is the probability that a randomly
selected student is on the honor roll or is a member of the varsity team?
A. 47⁄60 B. 42⁄63 C. 51⁄64 D. 53⁄65

28.) Mario’s dog has 8 puppies. The puppies include white females, 3 mixed-color females, 1 white
male, and 2 mixed-color males. Mario wants to keep one puppy. What is the probability that he
randomly chooses a puppy that is female and white?
A. 1⁄5 B. 2⁄5 C. 1⁄4 D. 3⁄4

For numbers 29-31. Each spinner is divided into four equal sectors: 1, 2, 3 and 4. The pointer in each
spinner, when spun, is equally likely to rest in any one of the sectors. The pointer in each spinner is spun
once. Find the probability that the sum of both scores is

29.) At least 5
A. 3⁄8 B. 5⁄8 C. 4⁄9 D. 5⁄9

30.) Less than 5

A. 3⁄8 B. 5⁄8 C. 4⁄9 D. 5⁄9

31.) A die and a coin are tossed. What is the probability of getting a 6 and a tail?
A. 1⁄2 B. 1⁄6 C. 1⁄12 D. None of these

32.) A jar contains 4 white balls and 1 black ball. A ball is drawn from the jar and returned before the
next draw. What is the probability of drawing 3 white balls?
A. 1⁄125 B. 44⁄125 C. 64⁄125 D. None of these
 33.) A toy box contains 12 toys, 8 stuffed animals, and 3 board games. Maria randomly chooses 2 toys
for the child she is babysitting to play with. What is the probability that she chose 2 stuffed animals
as first two choices?
A. 26⁄253 B. 27⁄253 C. 28⁄253 D. None of these

34.) A basket contains 6 apples, 5 bananas, 4 oranges, and 5 guavas. Aldrin randomly chooses one
piece of fruit , eats it, and chooses another piece of fruit. What is the probability that he chose a
banana and then an apple?
A. 3⁄28 B. 3⁄38 C. 3⁄48 D. 3⁄58

35.) Allyssa Valdez, a physical education teacher administered two examinations in her class. 30% of
her students in the class passed both exams and 55% of the class passed the first exam. What
percent of those who passed the first exam also passed the second exam?
A. 51% B. 52% C. 53% D. 54%

36.) In a two-die experiment, what is the probability that the sum of the numbers falling is 8 if it is
known that one of the numbers is 5?
A. 1⁄253 B. 2⁄11 C. 3⁄11 D. None of these

37.) Four coins are tossed. Find the probability of getting at least 3 heads.
A. 5⁄16 B. 3⁄17 C. 3⁄19 D. None of these

For numbers 43-44 Three dice are rolled. Find the probability of getting

38.) Three 2’s

A. 1⁄216 B. 2⁄216 C. 3⁄216 D. 4⁄216

39.) Only two 2’s

A. 5⁄216 B. 5⁄72 C. 3⁄22 D. None of these

40.) What is the probability of winning the jackpot prize in the Philippine 6/42 lotto game?
1 1 1
A. B. C. D. None of these
3,245,786 4,245,786 5,245,786

41.) Suppose a box has 3 red marbles and 2 black ones. We select 2 marbles. What is the probability
that second marble is red given that the first one is red?
A. 1⁄2 B. 2⁄3 C. 3⁄4 D. 4⁄5

42.) A family has 2 children. Given that one of the children is a boy, what is the probability that the
other child is also a boy?
A. 1⁄2 B. 1⁄3 C. 1⁄4 D. 1⁄5

43.) Suppose the test for HIV is 99% accurate in both directions and 0.3% of the population is HIV
positive. If someone tests positive, what is the probability they actually are HIV positive?
A. 22% B. 23% C. 24% D. 25%
44.) Suppose you roll two dice. What is the probability the sum is 8?
A. 1⁄6 B. 1⁄7 C. 1⁄8 D. 1⁄9

45.) Suppose 36% of families own a dog, 30% of families own a cat, and 22% of the families that have
a dog also have a cat. A family is chosen at random and found to have a cat. What is the probability
they also own a dog?
A. 34.6% B. 24.6% C. 26.4% D. 36.4%

Prepared by:

JOEMEL V. SARMIENTO
Grade 10 Math Teacher
University of Nueva Caceres

Evaluated and Approved by:

FRANCISCA M. SABDAO, LPT, MAT MATH

Mathematics Moderator/Professor