Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME EXAM 6

MATHEMATICS
University of Eastern Philippines
PROBABILITY AND
College of Engineering STATISTICS
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO

PROBLEM 1 PROBLEM 8
How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the digits A mixture of candies contains 6 mints, 4 toffees and 3
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 if no digits may be repeated in a given chocolates, if 2 candies are drawn in succession without
number? replacement, find the probability of getting two candies
a. 180 c. 100 of the same type.
b. 150 d. 210 a. 4/13 c. 8/20
PROBLEM 2 b. 5/56 d. 2/11
How many three-digit numbers greater than 330 can be PROBLEM 9
formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 if no digits A tire manufacturer wants to determine the inner diameter
may be repeated in a given number? of a certain grade of tire. Ideally, the diameter would be
a. 105 c. 100 570 min. The data are as follows: 572, 572, 573, 568, 569,
b. 185 d. 175 565, 575 and 570. Find the mean, median and mode.
PROBLEM 3 a. 570.5, 571, 572 c. 570.5, 570.5, 573
In how many can the letters in the word “INFINITY” be b. 571.5, 570.5, 572 d. 569.5, 571, 568
arranged? PROBLEM 10
a. 5430 c. 3360 Consider that a cafeteria is serving the following
b. 1750 d. 8500 vegetables for lunch one day: carrots, broccoli, spinach,
PROBLEM 4 baked beans, corn and green beans. Suppose you will to
The committee on chess tournament divides the 24 order a vegetable plate with 4 different vegetables. How
participants into two groups. In each group, a participant many ways can this plate be prepared?
is required to play against the other participants in his a. 15 c. 16
group only once. If there are 69 more games in the first b. 13 d. 17
group than in second, how many participants are there in PROBLEM 11
each group? How many ways can 10 canisters be arranged 6 canisters
a. 15 & 9 c. 10 & 5 at a time?
b. 12 & 8 d. 22 & 15 a. 151,200 c. 100,102
PROBLEM 5 b. 111,100 d. 210,233
How many circular arrangements can be made out of 8 PROBLEM 12
objects if 5 objects are taken at a time? From six history books and eight economics books, how
a. 1344 c. 1580 many ways can a person select two history books and
b. 1844 d. 5870 three economics books and arranged them on a shelf?
PROBLEM 6 a. 120,820 c. 200,850
A high school graduating class of 100 students, 54 studied b. 10,080 d. 200,700
mathematics, 69 studied history and 35 studied both. If PROBLEM 13
one of these students is selected at random, find the In how many ways can 5 people line up to pay their bills
probability of students who did not take either of these if two particular persons refuse to follow each other?
subjects? a. 120 c. 72
a. 3/25 c. 5/25 b. 24 d. 48
b. 7/25 d. 15/25 PROBLEM 14
PROBLEM 7 How many line segments can be formed by 15 distinct
In a poker hand consisting of 3 cards, find the probability point?
of holding 2 hearts and 1 diamond. a. 156 c. 78
a. 2/4530 c. 8/10255 b. 210 d. 105
b. 507/11050 d. 9/8512

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 Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME EXAM 6
MATHEMATICS
University of Eastern Philippines
PROBABILITY AND
College of Engineering STATISTICS
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 15 a. 362,880 c. 3,628,800
In how many ways can a hostess select six luncheon b. 40,320 d. 326,880
guests from 10 men if she is to avoid having a particular PROBLEM 24
two of them together at the luncheon? How many lunches consisting of a soup, sandwich,
a. 210 c. 140 dessert and a drink are possible if we can select from 4
b. 84 d. 151200 soups, 3 kinds of sandwiches, 5 desserts and 4 drinks?
PROBLEM 16 a. 180 c. 240
From 4 chemists and 3 physicists, find the number of b. 350 d. 310
committees that can be formed consisting of 2 chemists PROBLEM 25
and 1 physicist. How many even three-digit numbers can be formed from
a. 16 c. 21 the digits 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 if each digit can be used only
b. 41 d. 18 once?
PROBLEM 17 a. 19 c. 27
In how many ways can seven scientists be assigned to one b. 30 d. 24
triple and two double hotel rooms? PROBLEM 26
a. 220 c. 200 Forty Electrical Engineers, twenty Chemical Engineers,
b. 190 d. 210 Thirty Mechanical Engineers and ten Civil Engineers
PROBLEM 18 attend a banquet. A television station randomly selects
Two lottery tickets are drawn from 20 for first and second four engineers to interview. What is the probability that
prizes. Find the number of sample points in the space. someone from all four disciplines will be interviewed?
a. 350 c. 422 a. 1.05 x 10-3 c. 1.25 x 10-3
b. 380 d. 450 b. 2.55 x 10-3 d. 3.85 x 10-3
PROBLEM 19 PROBLEM 27
From the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, find the number A bag contains 4 red balls, 3 green balls and 5 blue balls.
of seven digit combinations. The probability of not getting a red ball in the first draw
a. 140 c. 130 is
b. 120 d. 110 a. 2/3 c. 2/5
PROBLEM 20 b. 1/3 d. 1/2
Find the number of permutation that can be formed from PROBLEM 28
the word MISSISSIPPI. The probability that a student passes Mathematics is 2/3
a. 51,235 c. 34,650 and the probability that he passes English is 4/9. If the
b. 55,230 d. 45,360 probability of passing at least one course is 4/5, what is
PROBLEM 21 he probability that he will pass both courses?
A football conference consists of eight teams. If each a. 5/6 c. 32/135
team plays every other team, how many conference b. 14/45 d. 10/27
games are played? PROBLEM 29
a. 48 c. 28 Find the probability that 2 heads and 1 tail will show in
b. 18 d. 38 tossing 3 coins.
PROBLEM 22 a. 2/3 c. 3/8
In how many ways can a bowling player score in one b. 1/8 d. 1/3
throw of a bowling ball? PROBLEM 30
a. 1023 c. 30,240 How many color combinations are possible in arranging
b. 1024 d. 720 10 books on a shelf, 2 with red covers, 3 with green covers
PROBLEM 23 and 5 with blue covers?
In how many ways can 10 trees be planted in a circular a. 3020 c. 2000
lot? b. 2220 d. 2520
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 Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME EXAM 6
MATHEMATICS
University of Eastern Philippines
PROBABILITY AND
College of Engineering STATISTICS
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 31 SITUATION 2
With 50 examination questions each of which has 4 given In a poker hand consisting of 5 cards, find
answers, how many possible answers patterns are there? 39. the probability of holding 5 spades.
30 30
a. 1.27 x 10 c. 2.23 x 10 a. 1.95 x 10-4 c. 4.95 x 10-4
b. 1.12 x 1030 d. 23.12 x 1030 b. 3.95 x 10-4 d. 2.95 x 10-4
PROBLEM 32 40. the probability of holding 2 aces and 2 kings.
One bag contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls and a a. 3.095 x 10-4 c. 6.095 x 10-4
second bag contains 3 white balls and 5 black balls. One b. 8.095 x 10-4 d. 4.095 x 10-4
ball is drawn from the first bag and placed unseen in the SITUATION 3
second bag. What is the probability that a ball now drawn 41. How many ways that the six people be seated in a
from the second bag is black? round table?
a. 40/56 c. 30/72 a. 120 c. 60
b. 38/63 d. 31/36 b. 140 d. 90
PROBLEM 33 42. If only 4 people are to be seated on a round table, how
The probability that Bon will be able to solve a problem many ways are possible?
is ½ and the probability that Pedro will be able to solve it a. 45 c. 90
is 2/5. What is the probability that the problem will be b. 15 d. 60
solved if both worked together?
SITUATION 4
a. 0.70 c. 0.25
b. 0.50 d. 0.75 Four married couples have brought 8 seats in a row for a
concert. In how many different ways can they be seated,
PROBLEM 34 43. If each couple is to sit together?
Three fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the a. 384 c. 408
probability of getting 3 tails or 3 heads? b. 620 d. 576
a. 3/8 c. 1/4
b. ½ d. 1/8 44. if all men sit together to the right of all the women?
a. 384 c. 408
PROBLEM 35 b. 620 d. 576
Find the probability of getting a prime number thrice by
PROBLEM 45
tossing a die 5 times.
How many ways can you invite one or more of your five
a. 0.02455 c. 0.03125
b. 0.04245 d. 0.05642 friends to a party?
a. 25 c. 51
SITUATION 1 b. 31 d. 45
A coin is tossed 3 times.
PROBLEM 46
36. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 tails and 1
In a board meeting, each member shakes hand with all
head?
members. If there were a total of 91 handshakes, how
a. 1/8 c. 1/4
many were there?
b. 3/8 d. 2/27
a. 14 c. 10
37. If the coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to b. 12 d. 20
occur as a tail, what is the probability of getting exactly 2
PROBLEM 47
tails and 1 head?
Suppose that we have a fuse box containing 20 fuses of
a. 2/27 c. 2/9
b. 4/27 d. 4/9 which five are defective. If 2 fuses are selected at random
and removed from the box in succession without
38. With the condition in the previous problem, find the replacing the first, what is the probability that both fuses
probability of having at least 2 heads. are defective?
a. 8/27 c. 4/27 a. 9/19 c. 3/17
b. 20/27 d. 4/9 b. 1/19 d. 15/18

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 Republic of the Philippines TAKE HOME EXAM 6
MATHEMATICS
University of Eastern Philippines
PROBABILITY AND
College of Engineering STATISTICS
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Prepared by:
University Town, Northern Samar Engr. JONATHAN C. BULAGAO
PROBLEM 48 PROBLEM 50
Two pair dice are to be thrown. Determine the probability In a deck of cards, five cards are picked, what is the
that the outcome would be the same or less than 5. probability of getting exactly 5 hearts without replacing
a. 5/18 c. 5/12 the cards to the deck?
b. 6/13 d. 7/15 a. 0.0005 c. 0.0025
PROBLEM 49 b. 0.0152 d. 0.0095
A fair coin is thrown five times. What is the probability
of getting at least one tail?
a. 0.7252 c. 0.8124
b. 0.9687 d. 0.3145