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BARBARA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

I. DIRECTION: Choose the letter of the correct answer. (Multiple Choice) 20pts.

1. Which measure of central tendency is general used in determining the size of the most saleable shoes in a
Department store?
a. Mean b. median c. mode d. range
2. Which measure of variability is considered most reliable?
a. range b. variance c. average deviation d. standard deviation
3. For the set of data consisting 8,8,9,10,10, which statement is true?
a. mean=mode b.median=mode c. mean=median d. standard deviation
4. Which measure of central tendency is greatly affected by extreme scores?
a. mean b. median c. mode d. none of three
5. Margie has grades 86, 68, 79, in her first three test in Algebra. What grade must she obtain on the fourth test to
get an average of 78?
a. 76 b. 77 c. 78 d. 79
6. What is the median age of the group of employees whose ages are 36, 38, 28, 30, 26 and 25 years?
a. 25 b. 26 c. 25 d. 30
7. Nine people gave contributions in pesos: 100, 200, 100, 300, 300, 200, 200, 150, 100, 100 for a door prize. What
Is the median contribution?
a. 100 b. 150 c. 175 d. 200
8. If the height in centimeters of a group of stuents are 180, 180, 173, 170, and 167, what is the mean height of
these students.
a. 170 b. 173 c. 174 d. 180
9. If the range of a set of scores is 14 and the lowest score is 7, what is the highest score?
a. 21 b. 24 c. 14 d. 7
10. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
a. Chance b. Interpretation c. possibilities d. Uncertainty
11. The possible outcomes are (HH, TT,TH, HT) that can occur when a coin is tossed. What is the probability of
having a head?
a. ¼ b. ½ c. ¾ d. 1
12. The local weather forecaster said that there is 20% chance of rain tomorrow. What is the probability that it will
not rain tomorrow?
a. 0.2 b. 0.8 c.20 d. 80
13. A spinner with three equal divisions was spinned 1000 times. With the outcomes Blue-448, Red-267,
Yellow-285. What is the probability of the spinner landing on RED?
a. 27% b. 29% c. 45% d. 73%
14. Suppose you toss two fair coins once, how many possible outcomes are there?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8
15. A balance die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is not 3?
a. 0/6 0r 0 b. 1/6 c. 5/6 d. 6/6 or 1
16. In a 500-ticket draw for an educational prize, Ana’s name was written 41 tickets. What is the probability that
she would win?
a. 0.082 b. 0.122 c. 0.41 d. 0.82
17. Arlene joy got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If there were 8 possible outcomes,
how many coins fell on the floor?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 8 d. 16
18. In a family of 3 children, what is the probability that the middle child is a boy?
a. 1/8 b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. ½
19. Jun rolls two dice. The first die shows a 5. The second die rolls under his desk and he cannot see it. Now, what
the probability that both dice show 5?
a. 1/36 b. 1/6 c. 9/36 d. 1/3
20. It is the branch of Mathematics deals uncertainty. It is also the measure or estimation of how likely it is an
event will occur.
a. Probability b. Geometry c. Calculus d. Trigometry
II. Solve the following carefully, then write the correct answer in simplest form of fraction. 10pts.

21. Jommel is asked to choose a day from a week. What is the probability of choosing a day which starts with S?

22. Choosing a month from a year, what is the probability of selecting a month with 31 days?

23. If a letter is chosen at random from the word PERSEVERANCE, what is the probability that the chosen is E?

24. If one letter is chosen at random from the word TRUSTWORTHY, what is the probability that the letter chosen
is a consonant?
25. The sides of a cube are numbered 11 to 16. If Jommel rolled the cube once, what is the probability or rolling a
even number?

26. A box contains 7 red balls , 5 orange balls, 4 yellow balls, 6 green balls and 3 blue balls. What is the probability
of drawing out an orange ball?

27. Of 45 students in a class, 25 are boys. If a student is selected at random for a field trip, what is the probability
of selecting a girl?

28. Two fair coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of showing a tail (T) followed by a head(H)?

29. What is the probability of getting an 8 from deck of 52 cards?

30. What is the probability of getting an even number in rolling a die?

III. Solve for the following using the given scores in a Quiz. 20pts.

3, 4, 5, 5, 6,7 ,8 ,8 ,9 , 10

A. Mean B. Median C. Mode D. Range

E. Mean Deviation

Good Luck and God Bless!

Prepared by:

Glaiza R. Pira
Teacher I