Third Periodical Test in Mathematics 10: Violeta Integrated School

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region VI- Western Visayas
Division of Silay City
District II
VIOLETA INTEGRATED SCHOOL
City of Silay
THIRD PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

INSTRUCTION: Read the following sentences carefully. Choose the correct answer
and write the letter only
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
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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
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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
If the NCAA has applications from 6 universities for hosting its intercollegiate tennis
championships in 2008 and 2009, how many ways may they select the hosts for these
championships (for item 29-30)
29.) if they are not both to be held at the same university?
a. 20 b. 25 c. 30 d. 36
30.) if they may both be held at the same university?

a. 27 b. 36 c. 45 d. 54
31. There are five finalists in the Mr. Rock Hill pageant. In how many ways may the
judges choose a winner and a first runner-up?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 25 d. 30
In a primary election, there are four candidates for mayor, five candidates for city
treasurer, and two candidates for county attorney. In how many ways may voters
mark their ballots (for item 32-33 only)
32) if they vote in all three of the races?
a. 40 b. 45 c. 55 d. 70
33) if they exercise their right not to vote in any or all of the races?
a. 77 b. 85 c. 90 d. 102
34. A multiple-choice test consists of 15 questions, each permitting a choice of 5

alternatives. In how many ways may a student fill in the answers if they answer each
question?
a. 30, 517, 578, 125 b. 40, 517, 578, 125
c. 50, 517, 578, 125 d. 60, 517, 578, 125
A television director is scheduling a certain sponsor’s commercials for an upcoming

broadcast. There are six slots available for commercials. In how many ways may the
director schedule the commercials (for item 35-38 only)
35) If the sponsor has six different commercials, each to be shown once?
a. 720 b. 810 c. 940 d. 1020
36) If the sponsor has three different commercials, each to be shown twice?
a. 90 b. 70 c. 50 d. 30
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37) If the sponsor has two different commercials, each to be shown three times?
a. 8 b. 12 c. 15 d. 20
38) If the sponsor has three different commercials, the first of which is to be shown
three times, the second two times, and the third once?
a. 27 b. 45 c. 60 d. 72
39. In how many ways may can five persons line up to get on a bus?
a. 150 b. 120 c. 97 d. 88
40. In how many ways may these same people line up if two of the people refuse to
stand next to each other? (refer to problem no. 39)
a. 54 b. 63 c. 72 d. 81
41. In how many ways may 8 people form a circle for a folk dance?
a. 5040 b. 720 c.120 d. 24
42. How many permutations are there of the letters in the word “great”?
a. 120 b. 110 c. 90 d. 80
43. How many permutations are there of the letters in the word “greet”?
a. 45 b. 50 c. 60 d. 72
44. How many distinct permutations are there of the word “statistics”?
a. 50, 400 b. 4, 520 c. 3, 025 d. 1020
45. How many distinct permutations of the word “statistics” begin and end with the
letter “s”?
a. 3, 360 b. 1, 020 c. 520 d. 120
46. A college football team plays 10 games during the season. In how many ways can
it end the season with 5 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie?
a. 1,260 b. 980 c. 568 d. 120
47. If eight people eat dinner together, in how many different ways may 3 order
chicken, 4 order steak, and 1 order lobster?
a. 200 b. 250 c. 280 d. 297
(for item 48-50 only). Suppose a True-False test has 20 questions.

48) In how many ways may a student mark the test, if each question is answered?
a. 1, 048, 576 b. 148, 576 c. 48, 576 d. 8, 576
49) In how many ways may a student mark the test, if 7 questions are marked
correctly and 13 incorrectly?
a. 77, 520 b. 775, 200 c. 7, 752, 000 d. 77, 520, 000
50) In how many ways may a student mark the test, if 10 questions are marked
correctly and 10 incorrectly?
a. 184, 756 b. 18, 475 c. 1, 847 d. 184
Prepared by:
JOHN T. MEDEL
Teacher I
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THIRD PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

2. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?

12. What is P(8, 5)?

13. If P(n, 4) = 5040, then n = ____.

19. Which of the following situations does NOT illustrate combination?

21. C(n, n) = ____.

23. If C(n, 4) = 126, what is n?

24. If C(12, r) = 792, which of the following is a possible value of r?

30.) if they may both be held at the same university?

34. A multiple-choice test consists of 15 questions, each permitting a choice of 5

A television director is scheduling a certain sponsor’s commercials for an upcoming

(for item 48-50 only). Suppose a True-False test has 20 questions.

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