THIRD PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION IN G10-MATHEMATICS 10. If P(9, r) = 3024, what is r ? A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 11.

In a town fiesta singing competition

with 12 contestants, in how many ways can the organizer arrange the first three
Name: _______________________________ Section: ________ Date: ______ Score: ____ singers?
A. 132 B. 990 C. 1320 D. 1716
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the space 12. What is P(8, 5)? A. 56 B. 336 C. 1400 D. 6720
provided before each number 13. If P(n, 4) = 5040, then n = ____. A. 12 B. 10 C. 9 D. 8
14. Given x = P(n, n) and y = P(n, n – 1), what can be concluded about x and y?
___ 1. Which of the following is the center-radius form of equation of a circle? A. x > y B. x < y C. x = y D. x = – y
A. (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2 C. (x – h)2 + (y + k)2 = r2 15. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word EDUCATED.
B. (x + h)2 + (y + k)2 = r2 D. (x + h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2 A. 1680 B. 10 080 C. 20 160 D. 40 320
___ 2. What is the center of the circle whose equation is (x + 2)2 + (y – 3)2 = 9 16. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a code be
A. (2, –3) B. (–2, 3) C. (–2, –3) D. (2, 3) formed from the digits 0 to 9?
___ 3. What is the radius of the circle whose equation is (x + 2) + (y – 3)2 = 25
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A. 15 120 B. 30 240 C. 151 200 D. 1 000 000
A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 25 17. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for picture
___ 4. Which of the following is the graph of the circle (x + 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 4 taking if the men and women must stand in alternate positions?
A. B. C. D. A. 5040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30
18. In how many ways can 5 students be seated in consecutive chairs? A. 720 B.
600 C. 252 D. 120
19. Which of the following situations does NOT illustrate combination?
A. Selecting 2 songs from 10 choices for an audition piece
B. Fixing the schedule of a group of students who must take exactly 8 subjects
____ 5. Which graph in item number 4 is the graph of (x – 1 )2 + (y – 1)2 = 4
C. Enumerating the subsets of a set
____ 6. What is the 4th point of the set (1,3), (-2,3) and (-2,0) so that when the points are
D. Identifying the lines formed by connecting some given points on a plane
connected it will form a square?
20. If w = C(5, 2), x = C(5, 3), y = C(5, 4), and z = C(5, 5), and we are given 5 points on a
A. (0, 1) B. (1, 0) C. (0, –1) D. (–1, 0)
plane of which no three are collinear, which expression gives the total number of
____ 7. What figure is formed when we connect the points (3,2), (-1,2),(-2,-1) and ( ?
polygons that can be drawn?
A. 1 680 B. 840 C. 420 D. 120
A. x + y B. x + y + z C. w + x + y D. w + x + y + z
6. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist
21. C(n, n) = ____. A. n B. r C. 1 D. cannot be determined
on sitting beside each other?
22. If C(n, r) = 35, which of the following are possible values of n and r?
A. 360 B. 720 C. 1440 D. 5040
A. n = 6, r = 4 B. n = 7, r = 3 C. n = 8, r = 3 D. n = 9, r = 2
7. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word PASS.
23. If C(n, 4) = 126, what is n? A. 11 B. 10 C. 9 D. 7 24. If C(12, r) = 792, which of the
A. 4 B. 12 C. 36 D. 144
following is a possible value of r? A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
8. Ms. Santos asked Renz to draw all the diagonals of a certain polygon on the blackboard.
25. A caterer offers 3 kinds of soup, 7 kinds of main dish, 4 kinds of vegetable dish, and 4
Renz was able to draw 27 diagonals which his teacher declared correct. What was the
kinds of dessert. In how many possible ways can a caterer form a meal consisting of 1
given polygon?
soup, 2 main dishes, 1 vegetable dish, and 2 desserts?
A. pentagon B. nonagon C. hexagon D. decagon
A. 140 B. 336 C. 672 D. 1512
9. Ms. De Leon wants to produce different sets of test questions for her essay test. If she
26. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 9 juniors and 9
plans to do this by putting together 3 out of 5 questions she prepared, how many
seniors if there must be 4 seniors in the committee?
different sets of questions could she construct?
A. 10 584 B. 1764 C. 210 D. 84
A. 10 B. 20 C. 60 D. 80
27. Jane wants to solve a system of equations through elimination by combining any two
equations. The number of equations she has is equal to the number of variables. She
 realizes that she has 10 possible ways to start her solution. How many equations does 40. In a student government election, 5 seniors, 3 juniors, and 2 sophomores are running
she have? A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3 for election. Students elect four at-large senators. In how many ways can this be
28. A combination lock has 50 numbers on it. How many different 3-digit lock done? A) 30 B) 210 C) 151,200 D) 5040
combinations are possible if no digit can be repeated? 41. A hamburger shop sells hamburgers with cheese, relish, lettuce, tomato, onion,
A. 117,600 B. 19,600 C. 39,200 D. 2450 mustard, or ketchup. How many different hamburgers can be concocted using any 5 of
29. There are 11 different food items in a buffet. A customer is asked to get a certain the extras?
number of items. If the customer has 462 possible ways as a result, which of the A) 2520 B) 21 C) 1260 D) 42
following did he possibly do? 42. In how many ways can we arrange 5 persons in a round table?
A. Choose 4 out of the 11 items B. Choose 6 out of the 11 items A.12 B. 24 C. 30 D. 60
C. Choose 8 out of the 11 items D. Choose 7 out of the 11 43. In how many ways can we arrange 6 different colored beads in a bracelet?
30. A stack of 10 different cards are shuffled and spread out face down. If 3 cards are A. 30 B. 60 C. 120 D. 720
turned face up, how many different 3-card combinations are possible? 44. It refers to arrangement of objects where order is important.
A) 720 B) 120 C) 604,800 D) 360 A. Permutation B. Ordination C. Combination D. Selection
31. How many 3-letter codes can be formed using the letters A, B, C, D, and E? No letter 45. It refers to arrangement of objects where order is NOT important.
can be used more than once. A. Permutation B. Ordination C. Combination D. Selection
A) 60 B) 40 C) 10 D) 20 46. It refers to n in nPr.
32. In how many ways can Susan arrange 7 books into 4 slots on her bookshelf? A. Number of objects taken at a time C. Number of objects to be selected
A) 70 B) 420 C) 210 D) 840 B. Number of objects to be arranged D. Number of groups of objects
33. A church has 9 bells in its bell tower. Before each church service 3 bells are rung in
47. It refers to r in nPr.
sequence. No bell is rung more than once. How many sequences are there?
A. Number of objects taken at a time C. Number of objects to be selected
A) 60,480 B) 120,960 C) 84 D) 504
B. Number of objects to be arranged D. Number of groups of objects
34. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
48. It is a type of permutation displayed when four persons seat in a dining table.
0? No digit can be used more than once.
A. Linear B. Distinguishable C. Circular D. Reversible
A) 720 B) 1,209,600 C) 604,800 D) 120
49. How many polygons can be drawn from a set of 4 points no three points of which is
35. Ron finds 9 books at a bookstore that he would like to buy, but he can afford only 5 of
collinear?
them. In how many ways can he make his selection? How many ways can he make his
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
selection if he decides that one of the books is a must?
50. How many gate pass codes is available if it is made up of a letter and a number?
A) 3024; 1680 B) 7560; 840 C) 15,120; 1680 D) 126; 70
A. 100 B. 36 C. 250 D. 350
36. A club elects a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer. How many sets of
officers are possible if there are 11 members and any member can be elected to each
Prepared by:
position? No person can hold more than one office. A) 330 B) 7920
C) 990 D) 495
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37. From 9 names on a ballot, a committee of 4 will be elected to attend a political
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national convention. How many different committees are possible?
A) 15,120 B) 3024 C) 1512 D) 126
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38. The matching section of an exam has 5 questions and 9 possible answers. In how many
different ways can a student answer the 5 questions, if none of the answer choices can
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A) 6048 B) 15,120 C) 126 D) 3024
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39. How many 2-letter codes can be formed using the letters A, B, C, D, E, and F? No letter
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can be used more than once. A) 720 B) 30 C) 360 D) 15
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