GMAT MATH PS PROBABILITIES I The 800 Test S.A.C.

PROBABILITIES I
1. How many different ways can 5 people be seated in a row of 5 seats? The 800 Test S.A.C. (A) 5 Alberto Vidal (B) 25 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (C) 20 the800test@gmail.com (D) 120 (E) NONE OF THESE How many 4-letter words can be made using the letters of the word MOTHER, without repeating letters? (A) 12 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 24 Alberto Vidal (C) 60 9-9765-6565 628-3528 the800test@gmail.com (D) 120 (E) 360 A student has to solve five questions out of seven, how many different ways can he choose which five to do? (A) 5 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 7 Alberto Vidal 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (C) 21 the800test@gmail.com (D) 42 (E) 120 A student places 4 volumes of an encyclopedia in his library at random. What is the probability that he places them in perfect order? (A) 0 (B) 1/4 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 1/6 Alberto Vidal (D) 1/12 9-9765-6565 628-3528 the800test@gmail.com (E) 1/24 How many combinations of 3 books can be taken from a bookshelf with 10 different books on it? (A) 3 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 10 Alberto Vidal (C) 120 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 360 the800test@gmail.com (E) 720 6. The president of a certain bank has 6 friends in his company. How many different groups of 5 can he invite to dinner? (A) 720 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 120 Alberto Vidal (C) 36 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 24 the800test@gmail.com (E) 6 A basketball coach has eight players to choose from. He needs to pick a team of five players. How many different teams could he pick up? (A) 5 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 8 Alberto Vidal (C) 40 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 56 the800test@gmail.com (E) 336 How many different words with up to 4 letters can be made with the letters A and B? (A) 4 (B) 16 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 30 Alberto Vidal (D) 31 9-9765-6565 628-3528 the800test@gmail.com (E) 32 Rob, Steve, Tom and Vicky are four students. Two of them will be picked at random to receive scholarships. What is the probability that Rob and Steve are picked? (A) 1/8 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 1/6 Alberto Vidal (C) 1/4 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 1/2 the800test@gmail.com (E)

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10. What is the probability that you receive a pair when you are dealt two cards from a complete deck? (A) 1/17 (B) 1/13 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 1/12 Alberto Vidal (D) 4/17 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (E) 1/2 the800test@gmail.com 11. If you roll two dice, what is the probability that the sum of the dice is seven? (A) 1/12 (B) 1/11 (C) 7/12 (D) 1/6 (E) 1/7

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12. Three machines, A, B, C, work in a factory. In one day the probability that machine A makes one error or more is 50%. Similarly the probability that B makes an error is 30% and C is 20%. What is the probability there being no errors made on a given day? The 800 Test S.A.C. (A) 3% Alberto Vidal (B) 10% 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (C) 28% the800test@gmail.com (D) 100% (E) NONE OF THE ABOVE 13. Only three swimmers A, B, C, compete in a race; A and B have the same probability of winning, and that probability is double the likelihood of C winning. What is the probability that B or C win the race? (A) 20% The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 40% Alberto Vidal (C) 50% 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 60% the800test@gmail.com (E) 80% 14. What is the probability of getting three tails in a row when you toss a coin three times? (A) 0 (B) 1/8 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 1/3 Alberto Vidal 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 3/8 the800test@gmail.com (E) 3/2 15. John and Mark are going to sit at a circular table with four other people. If they are seated randomly, what is the probability that exactly one person is sitting between John and Mark? (A) 1/6 (B) 1/5 (C) 1/3 (D) 2/5 (E) Cannot be determined 16. Two cards are taken at random from a complete deck. What is the probability that they are of the same suit? (A) 1/52 (B) 1/17 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 1/12 Alberto Vidal (D) 4/17 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (E) 1/4 the800test@gmail.com 17. A die is thrown twice. What is the probability of getting a six at least once? (A) 1/6 The 800 Test S.A.C. (B) 11/36 Alberto Vidal (C) 25/36 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 5/6 the800test@gmail.com (E) 35/36 18. John throws 2 dice, what is the probability that the sum of the dice is 5 or more? (A) 1/6 (B) 7/36 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 13/36 Alberto Vidal 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 5/6 the800test@gmail.com (E) 1 19. Two men, A, B, are in a shooting contest. The probability that A shoots the target is 1/4, and the probability that B shoots the target is 2/5. If both shoot once, what is the probability that at least one of them shoots the target? (A) 1/4 (B) 9/20 The 800 Test S.A.C. (C) 13/20 Alberto Vidal 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (D) 11/20 the800test@gmail.com (E) 3/4 20. A box contains 7 eggs, 3 of them are rotten. If 2 of them are to be selected at random, what is the probability that none of them are rotten? (A) 16/49 (B) 2/7 (C) 12/49 The 800 Test S.A.C. (D) 8/21 Alberto Vidal 9-9765-6565 628-3528 (E) 3/7
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