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MATHEMATICS 10
1. Which of the following illustrates the number of ways 5 boys seated arranged in a row?
a 5•4•3
b 5•4•3•2•1
c r!
d n!
answer: ________________
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3. If (5) means that there are 5 elements in the set P ∩ Q, how many elements are there in P ∪ Q?
Answer: ______________
4. The probability that a visit to the school clinic is neither due to dental reasons nor medical reasons
is 35%. Of those coming to the clinic, 30% are due to medical reasons and 40% are due to dental
reasons. What is the probability that a visit to the school clinic is due to both dental and medical
reasons?
Solution:
Answer: ___________________
Answer: ____________
a P(A) + P(B)
b P(A) – P(B)
c P(A) + P(B) – P(A and B)
d P(A) – P(B) + P(A and B)
Answer: _____________
8. How many different 4-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9 if no
repetition of digits is allowed?
Answer: ______________
9. A card is selected from a pack of 52 cards. Find the probability that the card is red and a heart.
Answer: ________________
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11. Which of the following is the formula to find n objects, taken r at a time?
𝑛! 𝑛!
a b
(𝑛−𝑟)! (𝑛!−𝑟!)
𝑛! 𝑛!
c d
𝑛!𝑟! 𝑟!(𝑛−𝑟)!
Answer: ____________
12. The following diagram shows the relation of set R and set S. List the elements of R ∩ S.
Answer: __________
13. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist on sitting
beside each other?
Answer: _________________
Answer: ________________
15. Christian has 45 red chips, 12 blue chips, and 24 white chips. Which of the following shows the
probability that Christian selects red or white chip?
45 24
a 45 + 24 b +
81 81
45 24
c 45 – 24 d -
81 81
Answer: _____________
16. Find the number of distinct permutations of the letters of the word PASS.
Answer: __________
17. 7!
Calculate the value of
3!2!
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19. Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinct permutations of the letter of
the word CONCLUSIONS?
11!
a 11! b
8!
11! 11!
c d
2!2!2! 2!2!2!2!
Answer: ___________
20. Two men and three women are in a committee. Two of the five are to be chosen to serve as officers.
If the officers are chosen randomly, what is the probability that both officers will be women?
Answer: ______________
21. If nPr is the permutation of n objects taken r at a time, and 9Pr = 3024, what is the value of r?
Answer: ______________
22. Find the number of distinct permutation of the letters of word EDUCATED.
Answer: ____________
23. 8!
Which of the following is an equivalent of ?
3!
a 6720 b 720
c 252 d 120
24. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. In how many ways can 5 students be seated in consecutive
chairs?
Answer: _______________
25. A card is randomly selected from ordinary pack of 52 playing cards. Find the probability that it is
either a ‘black card’ or a ‘King’.
Answer: _______________
26. How many different 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 9 if repetition of
digits is not allowed?
Answer: ______________
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29. If the combination of n objects taken r at a time is denoted by nCr, what is r when 12Cr = 792?
Answer: ____________
30. A coin is tossed three times. Find the probability of obtaining three tails.
Answer: _______________
31. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 9 juniors and 9 seniors if there
must be 4 seniors in the committee?
Answer: _________________
Answer: _____________
33. A bowl contains 15 chips numbered 1 – 15. If a chip is drawn randomly from the bowl, what is the
probability that it is 7 or 15?
Answer: _____________
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35. A basketball varsity club has 42 members. 25 are good rebounders, 19 are good 3-points shooters,
and 10 can do both. How many players are good rebounder or good 3-point shooters?
Answer: ____________
36. The following diagrams shows the probability of events in S. Find the probability of X ∪ A.
Answer: _________
37. If P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.3 and P(A∩B) = 0.2, find P(A∪B).
Answer: __________________
38. Carding puts 44 marbles in a box in which 14 are red, 12 are blue, and 18 are yellow. If Carding
picks one marble at random, what is the probability that he selects a red marble or a yellow marble?
Answer: _________________
39. The events A and B are mutually exclusive. Which of the following is true about the probability of
A or B?
Answer : __________
40. Which of the following is NOT true about the probability of event A?
Answer: ______________