Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
DIVISION of ZAMBOANGA del Sur
AURORA DISTRICT
KAUSWAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
THIRD PERIODIC EXAMINATION
MATHEMATICS 10
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Grade & Section:
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1. Choosing a subset of a set is an example of ___.
A. combination C. integration
B. differentiation D. permutation
2. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?
A. matching shirts and pants
B. forming different triangles out of 5 points on a plane, no three of which are collinear
C. assigning telephone numbers to subscribers
D. forming a committee from the members of a club
3. The product of a positive integer n and all the positive integers less than it is _____.
A. powers of n C. n - factors
B. multiples of n D. n factorial
4. Two different arrangements of objects where some of them are identical are called _______.
A. distinguishable permutations C. circular permutations
B. unique combinations D. circular combinations
5. 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?
A. 1 680 B. 840 C. 420 D. 120
6. In how many ways can 8 people be seated around a circular table if two of them insist on sitting beside
each other?
A. 360 B. 720 C. 1440 D. 5040
7. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word PASS.
A. 4 B. 12 C. 36 D. 144
8. Ms. Santos asked Renz to draw all the diagonals of a certain polygon on the blackboard. Renz was able to
draw 27 diagonals which his teacher declared correct. What was the given polygon?
A. pentagon C. nonagon
B. hexagon D. decagon
9. Ms. De Leon wants to produce different sets of test questions for her essay test. If she plans to do this by
putting together 3 out of 5 questions she prepared, how many different sets of questions could she
construct?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 60 D. 80
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 singers?
A. 132 B. 990 C. 1320 D. 1716
12. What is P(8, 5)?
A. 56 B. 336 C. 1400 D. 6720
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?
A. x > y B. x < y C. x = y D. x = – y
15. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word EDUCATED.
A. 1680 B. 10 080 C. 20 160 D. 40 320
16. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a code be formed from the
digits 0 to 9?
A. 15 120 B. 30 240 C. 151 200 D. 1 000 000
17. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for picture taking if the men and
women must stand in alternate positions?
A. 5040 B. 720 C. 144 D. 30
18. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. 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
C. Enumerating the subsets of a set
D. Identifying the lines formed by connecting some given points on a plane
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 plane of which no
three are collinear, which expression gives the total number of polygons that can be drawn?
A. x + y C. x + y + z
B. w + x + y D. w + x + y + z
21. C(n, n) = ____.
A. n B. r C. 1 D. cannot be determined
22. If C(n, r) = 35, which of the following are possible values of n and r?
A. n = 6, r = 4 B. n = 7, r = 3 C. n = 8, r = 3 D. n = 9, r = 2
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 following is a possible value of r?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
25. A caterer offers 3 kinds of soup, 7 kinds of main dish, 4 kinds of vegetable dish, and 4 kinds of dessert. In
how many possible ways can a caterer form a meal consisting of 1 soup, 2 main dishes, 1 vegetable dish,
and 2 desserts?
A. 140 B. 336 C. 672 D. 1512
26. 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?
A. 10 584 B. 1764 C. 210 D. 84
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 she have?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
28. There are 11 different food items in a buffet. A customer is asked to get a certain number of items. If the
customer has 462 possible ways as a result, which of the following did he possibly do?
A. Choose 4 out of the 11 items B. Choose 6 out of the 11 items
C. Choose 8 out of the 11 items D. Choose 7 out of the 11 items
29. If C(12, r) = 792, which of the following is a possible value of r?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 4
30. C(n, n) = ____.
A. n B. r C. 1 D. cannot be determined
