MATH 10

PRETEST
1. Which of the following statements shows
permutation?
A. Arranging 12 knights in a round table.
B. Selecting 3 red and 2 blue marbles in a box
contains 15 red and 9 blue marbles.
C. Choosing 3 flavors of yogurt and 5 toppings
out of 10 kinds of flavors and 15 toppings.
D. Listing the elements of subsets of a given set.
A
2. Argie have 4 T-shirts, 5 pairs of pants,
and 3 pairs of shoes. How many
possibilities can he dress himself up for
the day?
A. 3 B. 12 C. 15
D. 60
D
3. Four people can be seated at a round
table in 12 ways. This is an example of
___________.
A. combination
B. circular permutation
C. permutation of distinct objects
D. permutation of non-distinct objects
B
4. How many 4 – digit numbers can be
formed from the digits 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 if
no repetition is allowed?
A. 120 B. 180 C. 240
D. 360
D
5. Find the number of permutations of
the letters of the word TUTOR.
A. 20 B. 30 C. 60
D. 120
C
6. How many ways can you arrange books
of the same kind if there are 4 Math
books, 3 English books, and 2 Filipino
books on a shelf?
A. 1 260 B. 1 264 C. 1 270
D. 1 274
A
7. How many ways can the 7 persons be
seated in a circular table?
A. 24 B. 120 24 C. 720
D. 800
C
8. It is a mathematical technique that
determines the number of possible
arrangements in a collection of items
where the order of the selection does not
matter.
A. Combination B. Counting
techniques C. Permutation D.
Probability
A
9. Which of the following is the possible 4
even distinct digit PIN of ATM?
A. 2428 B. 3366 C. 1378
D. 1212
C
10. Which of the following is the possible
4 even non-distinct digit PIN of ATM?
A. 2423 B. 3366 C. 1378
D. 1526
B
11. In C(n,r), which of the following is the
representation of n in the problem: In a
10-item Mathematics problem-solving
test, how many ways can you select 5
problems to solve?
A. 0 B. 5 C. 10
D. 15
C
12. In how many ways can a committee
consisting of 5 members be formed from
9 people?
A. 120 B. 126 C. 252
D. 720
B
13. Which of the following events has two
sample space?
A. Tossing a coin.
B. Rolling a die.
C. Drawing an ace in deck of cards
D. Getting correct answer in a multiple-choice
test of 5 choices.
A
14. There are 8 chips numbered from 1 to 8 in
a bag. A chip is drawn at random from the
bag. Let A be the event that the number is
multiple of 4 and B be the event that the
number is even number. Find A ∩ B.
A. {2, 8} B. {4, 8} C. {6, 8}
D. {8, 8}
B
15. Which of the following illustrates union of
an events?
A. A ∩ B B. A – B

C. A Ս B D. A/B
C
16. Given A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, B = {2, 4, 5, 6},
and C = {1, 6, 7}. Which of the following has
the given set of elements {1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7}?
A. A ∩ B B. B Ս C C. A Ս
C D. B ∩ C
B
17. Two dice are rolled. What is the
probability of obtaining the sum is 5?
A. 1/4 B. 1/8 C. 1/9
D. 1/36
C
18. A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 to
15. If a chip is drawn randomly from the
bowl, what is the probability that is 7 or 15?
A. 1/7 B. 1/15 C. 2/7 D.
2/15
D
19. You have 20 red chips, 12 blue chips, and
14 white chips. What is the probability that
you randomly selects a blue chip or a white
chip?
A. 6/23 B. 7/23 C. 10/23
D. 13/23
D
20. A baby has 5 blocks in a box. One block is red,
one is yellow, one is green, one is blue, and one is
black. The baby pulls out a block, looks at it, and
puts it back in the box. If he does this 4 times
before he gets bored and crawls away, what is the
probability that the 4 blocks selected are all of the
same color?
A.1/5⁴ B.2/5⁴ C.4/5⁴
D.5/5⁴
A