Technological Institute of the Philippines – QC

Electrical Engineering Program Name:_______________________________________

1. In the EE board examinations, the probability that 12. A certain organization consists of 8 lawyers, 10
an examinee will pass in each subject is 0.8. What engineers, and 12 accountants. How many ways
is the probability that an examinee will past at least can a committee of 4 members can be formed?
two subjects? a. 27405 c. 657720
a. 0.64 c. 0.128 b. 26302 d. 25306
b. 0.896 d. 0.512 13. Roll a pair of dice one time. What is the probability
2. In a certain party each one of the group drinks that the sum of two numbers is 9?
coke, beer, or whisky. Also 400 drink coke, 500 a. 1/36 c. 1/18
drink beer and 300 drink whisky. 100 drinks coke b. 1/9 d. 2/9
and beer and 200 drinks beer and whisky. One 14. In a dice game, one fair die is used. The player
who drinks whisky does not drink coke. How many wins P20 if he rolls either 1 or a 6. He loses P10 if
are in the group? he turns up any other faces. What is the expected
a. 800 c. 900 winning for one roll of a die?
b. 1000 d. 1200 a. P10 c. P5
3. A person draws 3 balls in succession from a box b. P3.33 d. P0
containing 5 red balls, 6 yellow balls, and 7 green 15. If a coin is tossed 5 times, find the probability of
balls. Find the probability of drawing the balls in the getting 3 heads?
order of red, yellow and green? a. 5/16 c. 5/17
a. 0.04289 c. 0.4289 b. 5/18 d. 5/19
b. 0.024289 d. 0.042289 16. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery
4. If the probability that Ginebra team will win the PBA (assuming that there are no ties) how many ways
conference championship is 2/3, find the probability can these 15 people win 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th?
that it will win exactly three championships in 5 a. 4845 b. 116280
years. b. 360360 d. 3003
a. 80/243 c. 40/243 17. A group of three people enter the theatre after the
b. 20/243 d. 60/243 lights head dimmed. They are shown to the correct
5. A factory building has 8 entrance doors. In how group of 3 seats by the usher. Each person holds a
many ways can a person enter and leave the number stub. What is the probability that each is in
building by different door? the correct seat according to the numbers on seats
a. 64 c. 56 and stub?
b. 46 d. 65 a. 1/3 c. 1/9
6. Four different coloured flags can be hung in a row b. 1/6 d. 1/12
to make a coded signal. How many signals can be 18. The probability of getting at least 2 heads when a
made if a signal consists of the display of one or coin is tossed four times.
more flags? a. 3/8 c. 3/16
a. 64 c. 56 b. 3/7 d. 5/8
b. 46 d. 65 19. A bag contains 3 yellow and 5 black balls. If 2 balls
7. How many different signals each consisting of 6 are drawn in succession w/out replacement, find
flags hung in vertical line can be formed from four the probability that the balls drawn are one yellow
identical red flags and two identical blue flags? and one black ball.
a. 12 c. 15 a. 15/28 c. 15/56
b. 14 d. 13 b. 15/26 d. 15/24
8. In how many ways can 9 books, 6 mathematics 20. The probabilities that Gary will win the preliminary,
and 3 circuits books be arranged on a shelf if the semi-final, and final contest in singing are 3/8, 1/6,
circuit books are not to be separated? and 1/12, respectively. Failure in any one contest
a. 362 880 b. 84 prohibits participation in the following one. Find the
b. 30 240 d. 4320 probability that he will reach the final contest.
a. 1/12 c. 1/16
b. 13/24 d. 1/192
9. How many triangles are determined by a 8 points,
no three of which are collinear?
a. 56 c. 58
b. 54 d. 336
10. In how many ways can you invite one or more of
your 5 friends in a party?
a. 5 c. 120
b. 31 d. 32
11. There are 50 tickets in the lottery in which there is
a 1st and 2nd prize. What is the probably of a man
drawing a prize if he owns 5 tickets?
a. 0.2 c. 0.4
b. 0.1 d. 0.3