TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES - MANILA

STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

STUDENT NAME __________________________________ DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2014
Directions: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer in your answer sheet
1. In how many different orders can 5 persons be seated about a round table.
a) 102 b) 120 c) 42 d) 24
2. In how many different orders can 7 books be arranged on a shelf if this 3-volume work is not merely not to be separated
but must be kept in the proper order.
a) 720 b) 120 c) 5040 d) 4050
3. How many different 3-place numbers can be formed from the digits 1 to 9 inclusive, if repetitions are allowed?
a) 729 b) 405 c) 504 d) 927
4. Fine the number of different arrangements that can be made of the letters to the word COLLEGE.
a) 2160 b) 6210 c) 2016 d) 1260
5. Twelve persons are to sit at a round table. Two particular people insist on sitting opposite each other. Find the number of
ways the twelve can be seated.
a) 2638800 b) 6238800 c) 3826800 d) 3628800
6. How many combinations can be made of the letters a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h taken 4 at a time?
a) 70 b) 126 c) 35 d) 1680
7. How many different kinds of bouquets of 3 kinds of flower each can be made from 8 varieties of flowers?
a) 363 b) 65 c) 56 d) 336
8. How many different combinations of 5 cards each can be dealt from an ordinary deck of 52 cards?
a) 10 b) 2598960 c) 11 d) 2958960
9. How many different committees of 5 can be selected from 15 Juniors and 10 Seniors if it must contain at least 3 Juniors?
a) 20475 b) 37128 c) 24075 d) 73128
10. There are 8 baseball teams in a league. How many games will be played if each team plays each of the other teams 40
times?
a) 280 b) 560 c) 320 d) 1120
11. From a list of 15 exercises on combinations and 11 exercises on permutations, how many different examinations can be
made which will include 4 questions on each of these topics/
a) 165 b) 104 c) 16 d) 450450
12. In how many ways can one make a selection of 4 black balls, 5 red balls, and 2 white balls from a box containing 8 black
balls, 7 red balls and 5 white balls?
a) 14700 b) 17400 c) 47100 d) 10740
13. Ten coins are tossed. What is the probability that at least six of them will be tail?
a) 512/193 b) 391/152 c) 193/512 d) 512/391
14. A bag contains six white, five red, and four balls. If six ball are drawn, find the probability that there will be two balls of
each color.
a) 180/1001 b) 108/1001 c) 180/1100 d) 108/1100
15. A box contains 15 white balls, 4 black balls, and 6 red balls. What is the probability of drawing a black ball or a red ball
in a single draw?
a) 2/25 b) 2/10 c) 10/25 d) 2/5
16. A prize of Php 3000 is to be given to the holder of the stub of a ticket drawn at random from a container. If there are
60000 tickets in the container, what is the expectation of a person holding 100 tickets?
a) Php 6.00 b) Php 5.00 c) Php 8.00 d) Php 7.00
17. A man draws 1 card from each of 2 separate decks. What is the probability that the card from the first deck is an ace
and the one from the second deck a face card?
a) 14/169 b) 2/169 c) 16/169 d) 3/169
18. A box contains 3 white balls and 3 black balls. If they are drawn out at random, one at a time, what is the probability that
they will be alternately white and black until the box is empty?
a) 3/20 b) 6/20 c) 1/20 d) 9/20
19. Six draws are made from an ordinary deck of playing cards, the card drawn being replaced and the deck thoroughly
shuffled before the next draw is made. What is the probability of obtaining exactly 4 spades?
a) 135/4960 b) 153/4096 c) 135/4690 d) 135/4096
20. A student taking a true-false test consisting of 15 questions guesses at the answer. Assuming that he is equally likely to
make a correct or an incorrect guess on each question, find the probability that 8 of his answers will be right and the
rest wrong.
a) 6435/32768 b) 6543/32768 c) 6435/37268 d) 6435/32876