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answer sheet provided for. Absolutely no erasures.

1. If repetitions are not permitted, how many 3 digit numbers which is less than 400 can be made from
the 6 digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9? b
a. 120 b. 40 c. 80 d. 60
2. In how many ways can a party of 7 persons arrange themselves in a round table? b
a. 5040 b. 720 c. 480 d. 240
3. In how many ways can 3 boys and 2 girls sit in a row if the boys and girls are each to sit together?b
a. 120 b. 24 c. 48 d. 64
4. How many different signals, each containing of 6 flags hung in vertical line, can be formed from 4
identical red flags and 2 identical blue flags?b
a. 48 b. 15 c. 720 d. 120
5. How many distinct permutations can be made from all the letters of the word unusual?b
a. 24 b. 840 c. 472 d. 480
6. In how many ways can a teacher choose one or more students from 6 eligible students?b
a. 64 b. 63 c. 53 d. 83
7. In how many ways can 7 toys be divided among 3 children if the youngest gets 3 toys and each of
the others gets 2?b
a. 120 b. 210 c. 220 d. 140
8. There are 12 students in a class. In how many ways can the 12 students take 3 different tests if 4
students are to take each test?b
a. 35620 b. 34650 c. 36450 d. 34560
9. Determine the probability that at least one tail appears in the toss of three fair coins?b
a. 1/8 b. 7/8 c. ¼ d. 3/8
10. Two cards are drawn at random from ordinary deck of 52 cards. Find the probability that one is
spade and one is heart.b
a. 13/204 b. 13/102 c. 1/17 d. 13/210
11. Two cards are selected at random from 10 cards numbered 1 to 10. Find the probability that the
sum is odd if the two cards are drawn one after the other without replacement,b
a. ½ b. 5/9 c. 1/45 d. 25/90
12. A political analyst asked a group of people how they felt about two political policy statements.
Each person was to respond A (agree), N(neutral) and D(disagree) to each NN, ND, DA, AN,…..,DD.
Assuming each response combination is equally likely, what is the probability that the person being
interviewed agrees with exactly one of the two political policy statements?a
a. 4/9 b. 1/9 c. 2/9 d. 5/9
13. The probability of defect on a collection of bolts is 5%. If a man picks 2 bolts, what is the
probability that he does not pick 2 defective bolts?a
a. 0.9975 b. 0.0025 c. 0.9759 d. 0.0097
14. Six married couples are standing in a room. If 4 people are chosen at random, find the probability
that 2 married couples are chosen.b
a. 6/11 b. 1/33 c. 16/33 d. 6/11
15. A class contains 10 men and 20 women of which half the men and half the women have brown
eyes. Find the probability that a person chosen at random is a man or has brown eyes.b
a. 1/3 b. 2/3 c. 1/2 d. 1/6
16. A point is selected at random inside an equilateral triangle whose side length is 3. Find the
probability that its distance to any corner is greater than one.b
a. 0.957 b. 0.597 c. 0.795 d. 0.579
17. A man is dealt 4 spade cards from ordinary deck of 52 cards. If he is given 3 more cards, find the
probability that at least one of the additional cards is also a spade.b
a. 0.742 b. 0.472 c. 0.247 d. 0.427
18. In a certain college, 4% of the men and 1% of the women are taller than 1.8m. Furthermore, 60%
of the students are women. If a student is selected at random and taller than 1.8m, what is the
probability that the student is a woman?b
a. 6/11 b. 3/11 c. 2/11 d. 4/11
19. Studies have shown a particular TV commercial is understood by 25% of preschool pupils and
80% of grade school pupils. If a TV advertising agency randomly selected one preschooler and one
grade-schooler, what is the probability that neither child would understand the commercial, assuming
the children reactions are independent?a
a. 0.15 b. 0.25 c. 0.50 d. 0.12
20. In how many ways can 3 Americans, 4 Frenchman, 4 Danes and 2 Italians be seated in a row so
that those of the same nationality sit together?b
a. 41472 b. 165888 c. 156888 d. 44172
21. A code is composed of 2 letters, the first being a vowel and a three digits. In how many ways can
it be made without repetition?b
a. 18,000 b. 90,000 c. 20,000 d. 70,000
22. In how many ways can a committee consisting of 3 men and 2 women be chosen from 7 men and
5 women?a
a. 350 b. 250 c. 150 d. 450
23. The probability that 3 men hit a target are respectively 1/6, ¼ and 1/3. Each shoots once at the
target. Find the probability that exactly one of them hits the target.b
a. 1/72 b. 31/72 c. 6/31 d. ¾
24. A fair die is tossed 180 times. Find the standard deviation of making six.b
a. 30 b. 5 c. 6 d. 8
25. Donations were made by alumni for a school to fund a new computer room. Data shows that 80%
of alumni give at least P50. If the administration contacts 20 alumni, what is the probability that 15 of
them will give at least P50.a
a. 0.1746 b. 0.1647 c. 0.1764 d. 0.1761
26. An urn contains 4 white balls and 3 black balls. Another urn contains 3 white balls and 5 black
balls. If one ball is drawn from each urn, find the probability that the balls drawn will be one white
and one black.b
a. 25/56 b. 29/56 c. 27/56 d. 23/56
27. A family has 6 children. Find the probability that there are 3 boys and 3 girls.b
a. 11/32 b. 5/16 c. 7/16 d. 3/16
28. Suppose the temperature during the month of December is normally distributed with a mean of
20°C and standard deviation of 3.33°C. Find the probability that the temperature is between 21.11°C
and 26.66°C.b
a. 0.3749 b. 0.3479 c. 0.3794 d. 0.3497
29. A bag contains 3 white balls and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without returning
the first ball drawn, what is the probability that the balls drawn are both red?c
a. 0.353 b. 0.350 c. 0.357 d. 0.347
30. An urn contains white and black balls. If the probability to pick a white ball is equal to log x and
the probability that it will be black is equal to log2x, what is the value of x?a
a. 2.24 b. 2.34 c. 2.36 d. 2.56
31. A political scientist asked a group of people how they felt about two political policy statements.
Each person was to respond A (agree), N (neutral), or D (disagree) to each NN, ND, NA, DD, DN,
DA, AA, AD and AN. Assuming each response combination is equally likely, what is the probability
that the person being interviewed agrees with exactly one of the two political policy statements?d
a. 1/9 b. 2/5 c. 2/9 d. 4/9
32. In a hotel it is known that 20% of the total reservation will be cancelled in the last minute. What
is the probability that there will be less than 2 reservations cancelled out of 4 reservations?d
a. 0.6498 b. 0.5629 c. 0.3928 d. 0.4098
33. A, B and C work independently on a problem. If the respective probabilities that they will solve it
are 1/2, 1/3, 2/5, find the probability that the problem will be solved.d
a. 1/5 b. 3/5 c. 2/5 d. 4/5
34. A bag contains 3 white and 5 red balls. If two balls are drawn at random, find the probability that
both are white.a
a. 3/28 b. 2/7 c. 3/8 d. 5/15
35. In a 15 multiple choice test questions, with five possible choices of which only one is correct, what
is the standard deviation of getting a correct answer?a
a. 1.55 b. 1.50 c. 1.07 d. 1.65
36. A lady gives a dinner party for six guests. In how many ways may they be selected from among
10 friends?d
a. 110 b. 105 c. 220 d. 210
37. A contractor wishes to build 9 houses, each different in design. In how many ways can he place
these houses on a street if 6 lots are on one side of the street and 3 lots are on the opposite side?b
a. 2160 b. 362,880 c. 4320 d. 60,480
38. Two cards are drawn in succession from a deck without replacement. what is the probability that
both cards are red?b
a. 26/102 b. 25/102 c. 23/102 d. 24/102
39. Given 8 consonants and 4 vowels, how many 5-letter words can be formed, each word consisting
of 3 different consonants and 2 different vowels?d
a. 60,480 b. 20,160 c. 80,640 d. 40,320
40. In a population of 40, 26 are males and 14 are females. For male persons, the number of smokers
and non-smokers are 24 and 2 respectively and for female persons, the number of smokers and non-
smokers are 6 and 8 respectively. If you randomly pick one person, what are the chances that it is a
male?b
a. 9/20 b. 13/20 c. 11/20 d. 17/20
41. The probability that a randomly chosen sales prospect will make a purchase is 0.18. If a salesman
calls on 5 prospects, what is the probability that the sales man will make exactly 3 sales?a
a. 0.0392 b. 0.0239 c. 0.0329 d. 0.0293
42. A die and a coin are tossed. What is the probability that a three and a head will appear?d
a. ¼ b. ½ c. 2/3 d. 1/12
43. In how many ways can 6 people be seated in a row of 9 seats?d
a. 30,240 b. 30,420 c. 60,840 d. 60,480
44. A box contains 9 red balls and 6 blue balls. If two balls are drawn in succession, what is the
probability that one of them is red and another is blue?a
a. 18/35 b. 18/37 c. 16/35 d. 16/37
45. The probability of Johns winning whenever he plays a certain game is 1/3. If he plays 4 times, find
the probability that he wins just twice.a
a. 0.2963 b. 0.2936 c. 0.2693 d. 0.2639
46. With 17n consonants and 5 vowels, how many words of four letters can be formed having 2
different vowels in the middle and 1 consonant (repeated or different) at the end?a
a. 5780 b. 5785 c. 5790 d. 5795
47. Five cards are drawn from a pack of 52 well-shuffled cards. Find the probability that 3 are 10’s
and 2 are queens.b
a. 1/32 b. 1/108, 290 c. 1/54, 350 d. 1/649, 740
48. There are 8 different colors, 3 of which are red, blue and green. In how many ways can 5 colors be
selected out of the 8 colors if red and blue are always included but green is excluded?c
a. 12 b. 11 c. 10 d. 9
49. A fruit grower claims that 2/3 of his peach crop has been contaminated by the medfly infestation.
Find the probability that among 4 peaches inspected by this grower anywhere from 1 to 3 have been
contaminated.d
a. 32/81 b. 16/81 c. 24/81 d. 64/81
50. Four married couples have bought 8 seats in a row for a concert. In how many different ways can
they be seated if all the men sit together to the right of all the women?c
a. 768 b. 384 c. 576 d. 1152
51. A pair of fair dice is thrown. Find the probability that the sum is greater than 10 or greater if 5
appears on the first die.d
a. 3/11 b. 1/18 c. 1/12 d. 1/3
52. One overnight case contains 2 bottles of aspirin and 3 bottles of thyroid tablets. A second tote bag
contains 3 bottles of aspirin, 2 bottles of thyroid, and 1 bottle of laxative tablets. If 1 bottle of tablets
is taken at random from each of luggage, find the probability that the 2 bottles contains different
tablets.b
a. 1/5 b. 3/5 c. 34/5 d. 2/5
53. A certain shoe comes in 5 different styles with each style available in 4 distinct colors. If the store
wishes to display pairs of these shoes showing all of its various styles and colors, how many different
pairs would the stores have in display?d
a. 9 b. 10 c. 16 d. 20
54. A’s probability of hitting a target is 1/3 while B has a probability of 1/5 of hitting the same target.
What is the probability that they both hit the target?b
a. 2/3 b. 1/15 c. 8/15 d. 7/15
55. A real estate agent has 8 master key to open several new homes. Only 1 master key will open any
given house. If 40% of these homes are usually left unlocked, what is the probability that the real estate
agent can get into a specific home if the agent selects 3 master keys at random before leaving the
office?c
a. ½ b. ¾ c. 5/8 d. 3/8
56. Chemistry magazine stakes 30% of failure due to operator error. What is the probability of no more
than 4 out of 20 is not an operator failure?b
a. 0.000352 b. 0.0000056 c. 0.02375 d. 0.00026
57. A bag contains 20 balls numbered 1 to 20. If one ball is removed from the bag, what is the
probability that the ball is even or is less than 5?d
a. 0.5 b. 0.75 c. 0.65 d. 0.6
58. Find the probability of getting a spade and a face card, (Jack, Queen and King) in an ordinary deck
of 52 cards.b
a. 3/39 b. 3/52 c. 1/52 d. 1/49
59. From past experience, it is known 90% of one year old children can distinguish their mother’s
voice from the voice of a similar sounding female. A random sample of 20 one year’s old are given
this voice recognize test. Find the probability that all 20 children recognize their mother’s voice.a
a. 0.122 b. 0.500 c. 1.200 d. 0.222
60. Six non-parallel lines are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of point of intersections
of these lines?d
a. 20 b. 12 c. 8 d. 15
61. In how many ways can a student going abroad accompanied by 3 teachers selecting from 6
teachers?c
a. 16 b. 24 c. 20 d. 12
62. In how many ways can 5 people be lined up to get on a bus, if a certain 2 persons refuses to follow
each other?d
a. 38 b. 48 c. 96 d. 72
63. In a single throw of a pair of dice, find the probability that the sum is 11.d
a. 1/12 b. 1/16 c. 1/36 d. 1/18
64. In throwing a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a total of 5?b
a. 1/36 b. 1/9 c. 1/18 d. 1/8
65. A lady gives a dinner party for six guests. In how many ways may they be selected from among
10 friends?d
a. 110 b. 220 c. 105 d. 210
66. The probability of A’s winning a game of chess against B is 1/3. What is the probability that A
will win at least 1 of a total of 3 games?c
a. 11/27 b. 8/27 c. 19/27 d. 16/27
67. A fair coin is tossed three times. Find the probability that there will appear three heads.c
a. ¼ b. ½ c. 1/8 d. 1/6
68. Suppose a bookcase shelf has 6 mathematics text, 3 physics texts, 4 chemistry texts, and 5 computer
science texts. Find the number n of ways a student can choose one of the texts.c
a. 360 b. 160 c. 18 d. 42
69. In how many ways can 6 people be lined up to get on a bus, if a certain 2 persons refuse to follow
each other?d
a. 720 b. 240 c. 144 d. 480
70. According to consumers digest, the probability location of PC’s in the home are adult bedroom =
0.03, child bedroom = 0.15, other bedroom = 0.14, office or den = 0.4, other rooms = 0.28. What is
the probability that a PC is not in a bedroom?d
a. 0.40 b. 0.42 c. 0.32 d. 0.68
71. A pair of dice is thrown. If it is known that one die shows a 4, what is the probability that the total
of both dice is greater than 7?b
a. 5/36 b. 5/11 c. 6/11 d. 1/6
72. A box contains 7 blue socks and 5 red socks. Find the number n of ways two socks can be drawn
from the box if they must be the same color.b
a. 21 b. 31 c. 10 d. 41
73. A box contain 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles, and box B contains 2 red and 3 blue. A marble is
drawn at random from each box. Find the probability that one is red and one blue,d
a. 3/8 b. 5/8 c. 3/20 d. 21/40
74. What is the probability of drawing 2 cards, both are spade in a standard deck of 52 cards?b
a. 3/52 b. 3/51 c. 4/51 d. 4/52
75. In how many ways, can 6 persons can line up to buy a ticket?a
a. 720 b. 480 c. 120 d. 540
76. Two dice are tossed. Find the probability that one of the dice is 2.b
a. 2/5 b. 11/36 c. 4/36 d. 2/36
77. The probability that a patient recovers from a delicate heart operation is 0.9. What is the probability
that exactly 5 out of 7 patients will survive?b
a. 0.148 b. 0.1240 c. 0.128 d. 0.240
78. John, Peter and Charlie are suitors of Susan. The probability that Susan will say yes to John is
equal to that of Peter, if the probability that Susan will say yes to Charlie is twice of either of the two.
What is the chance that Charlie will win to Susan?a
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. 2/3
79. Determine the value of c so that f(x,y) = c |x – y| represents joint probability distributions of the
random variables X and Y, if the random numbers are x = -2, 0, 3 and y = 2, 3.c
a. 1/5 b. 1/8 c. 1/15 d. 1/3
80. Given a well-balanced coin, what is the probability of getting a head or a tail in the long run?b
a. 70:50 b. 50:50 c. 40:60 d. 30:50