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This document contains 28 review problems related to probability and combinatorics. The problems cover a range of topics including permutations, combinations, arrangements of objects, probability calculations, and more. The document is intended to provide practice problems and test understanding of foundational concepts in probability and counting.

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Prepared By: Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho

This document contains 28 review problems related to probability and combinatorics. The problems cover a range of topics including permutations, combinations, arrangements of objects, probability calculations, and more. The document is intended to provide practice problems and test understanding of foundational concepts in probability and counting.

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Review Problem
1. How many ways can the first five players in
a basketball team be filled with twelve men
who can play any of the positions? (5)
2. H0w many distinct permutations can be
made from the letters of the word
"mathematics" ? (4)
3. In how many ways can seven trees be
planted in a circle? (9)
4. From a group of three men and seven
women, how many committees of five people
are possible? (13)
a) with no restrictions?
b) with two men and three women?
c) with one man and four women if a certain
woman must be on the committee?
5. In how many different ways can a ten
question true-false examination be answered?
(3)
6. a) How many ways can five people be lined
up to pay their electric bills?
b) If two particular persons refuse to follow
each other, how many ways are possible? (1)
7. An engineering freshman must take a
chemistry course, a humanities course, and a
mathematics course. If he may be select any
of 2 chemistry courses, any of 3 humanities
courses, and any of 4 mathematics courses,
how many ways can he arrange his program?
(2)
8. How many three-digit numbers can be formed
from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
a) if each digit is used only once in a given number?
b) if digits may be repeated in a given number
c) How many in (a) are odd numbers?
d) How many in (a) are even numbers?
e) How many in (b) are even numbers?
f) How many are less than 330?
g) How many are greater than 330?
(6)
9. A contractor wishes to build five houses, each
different in design. In how many ways can he place
these homes on a street if two lots are on one side
and three lots are on the opposite side? (7)
10. In how many ways can four boys and three girls
sit in a row if the boys and girls must alternately
be seated? (8)
11. In how many ways can two mango trees, three
chico trees, and two avocado trees be arranged in a
straight line if one does not distinguish between
trees of the same kind? (10)
12. A college team plays eight basketball games during
an intramural. In how many ways can the team end
the games with four wins, three losses and one tie? (11)
13. Nine people will be shooting the rapids of
Pagsanjan in three bancas that will hold 2, 4 and 5
passengers, respectively. How many ways is it possible
12 to transport the nine people to the falls? (12)
14. From three red, four green, and five yellow bubble
gums, how many selections consisting of five bubble
gums are possible if two of each color are to be
selected? (14)
15. A shipment of 10 Sony Betamax video recorders
contains 3 defective sets. In how many ways can a hotel
purchase 4 of these sets and receive at least 2 of the
defective sets? (15)
16. A bag contains four blue, five red, and six yellow plastic
chips
a) If two chips are drawn, find the probability that both
are yellow.
b) If six chips are drawn, find the probability that there
will be two chips of each color
c) If nine chips are drawn, find the probability that two
will be red, five yellow and two blue. (16)
17. In a single throw of two dice, What is the
probability of throwing not more than 5? (17)
18. Find the probability that all five cards
drawn from a deck are all hearts. (18)
19. A team of 5 students is to be chosen for a
math contest. If there were ten male and eight
female students to choose from, what is the
probability that three team members will be
male and two will be female? (19)
20. A bag contains five pairs of socks. If four socks are
chosen, what is the probability that there is no complete
pair taken? (20)
21. In the game "spin-a-win" the rim of a wheel is divided
into 30 equal parts with each marked P10, P20, ..., P300.
The "win" is indicated by a fixed pointer at the top. If the
wheel is spun, what is the probability that a three- digit
number will be the player's take home winning? (21)
22. If eight different books are arranged at random in a
shelf, what is the prob ability that a certain pair of books
(a) will be beside each other? (b) will not be together?
(22)
23. Find the probability of throwing in three tosses of a
die, (a) exactly two 4's, (b) at least two 4’s. (33)
24. Six Algebra books, four Physics books, and two
Chemistry books are on a table. If a book is removed and
replaced, then another is removed and re placed, and so
on until six removals and replacements have been made,
find the probability that an Algebra book was removed
and replaced (a) three times, (b) at least three times.
(36)
25. The probability of an event happening exactly twice
in four trials is 18 times the probability. of it happening
exactly five times in six trials. Find the probability that it
will occur in one trial. (39)
26. Joey prepares 3 cards for his 3 girlfriends. He addresses
3 corresponding envelopes. A brown-out suddenly
occurred and he hurriedly placed the cards in the envelope
at random, What is the probability that
(a) each card is sent to its proper addressee?
(b) no card is sent to the proper addressee? (23)
27. A box contains 15 red eggs and 20 white eggs. If 12 eggs
are taken. at random, what is the probability that these will
have an equal number of red and white eggs? (24)
28. During a fund raising lottery, 250 tickets were sold to
the freshmen, of which 3 are winners. Marissa, a freshman
has 2 tickets. What is her probability of winning
something? (25)

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