TUBAK HIGH SCHOOL

New Panay, Aleosan, Cotabato

THIRD PERIODICAL EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 10
NAME: LRN: SCORE:

GRADE & SECTION: DATE: PARENT’S SIGNATURE:

DIRECTION: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer

1. What is 3!4!2! in simplest form?
a. 24 b. 24! C. 288 d. 288!
_2. 10 students will be arranged in a row. Which counting technique will be used
to find the number of ways it can be done?
a. Fundamental principle of counting c. linear permutation
b. Circular permutation d. combination
3.What is P(25, 1)?
a. 25! b. 25 c. 1 d. 0
4. For your morning snack, you may choose from coffee, milk or juice. You also
have two choices for sandwich: ham or tuna. How many possible snacks are there?
Use the grid below:
Coffee Tea Juice
Ham Coffee and Ham Tea and Ham Juice and Ham
Tuna Coffee and Tuna Tea and Tuna Tea and Tuna

a. 6 b.8 c. 10 d. 12
_ 5. Albert has 3 shirts and 5 caps. He wants to know in how many ways can he
wear them to create different outfits. Which counting technique will help him?
a. Fundamental principle of counting c. linear permutation
b. Circular permutation d. combination
6. A prospective buyer of a new car can choose between manual or automatic
transmission and can also choose from 4 colors: red, blue, pink or green. How many different
choices does the buyer have?
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 12
7. Given n distinct objects and suppose we take r objects at a time. In how many
ways can the r positions be filled from the n objects?
a. 𝑃 =
b. 𝑃 = c. 𝑃 = d. 𝑃 =
𝑛! 𝑛!
𝑛! 𝑛!
𝑟!(𝑛−𝑟)! 𝑟!
𝑟! (𝑛−𝑟) (𝑛−𝑟)
!

For numbers 8-9 How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4.
8. If repetition of the digits is permitted?
a. 236 b. 246 c. 256 d. 266
9. If repetition of the digits is NOT permitted?
a. 24 b. 28 c. 32 d. 54
For numbers 10-11 How many 4-letter words can be formed from DESTINY. (Note: The word
may not mean anything)
10. If repetition of the digits is permitted?
a. 2031 b. 2301 c. 2401 d. 2541
11. If repetition of the digits is NOT permitted?
a. 840 b. 880 c. 940 d. 980
12. In how many ways can 8 children stand in a circle to play a game?
a. 5,000 b. 5,020 c. 5,030 d. 5,040
 13. Eight students are seated at a round table. In how many ways can they be
seated if three of them insist on sitting next to each other?
a. 720 b. 5,040 c. 6405 d. 40,320
14. Find the number of distinct permutations of the letters in the word STATISTICS?
a. 5,040 b. 9,720 c. 50,400 d. 79, 200
15. Angelo has five 5-peso coins, three one-peso coins and four twenty-five centavo
coins. If all the coins are indistinguishable, how many ways can he arrange the coins in a row?
a. 15,040 b. 19,720 c. 25,400 d. 27, 720
16. Three beauty awards: Bb. Pilipinas – International, Bb. Pilipinas – World and Bb.
Pilipinas – Universe will be given to 13 semi-finalists. If each candidate can receive only one
award, how many selections are there?
a. 1,506 b. 1,716 c. 6,400 d. 7, 721
17. In how many ways can 8 students be arranged in a row for a class picture if
Paul and Peter want to stand next to each other and John and Joe also want to be
together?
a. 1,520 b. 1,600 c. 2,400 d. 2, 880
18. Which of the following illustrates combination?
a.Arranging the letters of the word
STATISTICS b.Selecting 3 out of 5 available
fruits for a salad c.Forming 2-digit numbers
from the given digits d.None of these
_19. What is C(25, 1)?
a.25 b. 25! c. 1 d. 0
20. How does permutation differ from
combination? a.Permutation is more difficult than
combination.
b.Permutation involves arrangement of objects while combination is merely selection.
c.Combination involves arrangement of objects while permutation is merely selection.
d. Combination and permutation are the same.
21. Given n distinct objects and suppose we take r objects at a time. In how
many combinations of n distinct objects taken r at a time where r < n?
a. 𝐶 =
b. 𝐶 = c. 𝐶 =
𝑛!
d. 𝐶 =
𝑛!
𝑛! 𝑛!
𝑟!(𝑛−𝑟)! 𝑟!
𝑟! (𝑛−𝑟) (𝑛−𝑟)
!

22. In how many ways can you select a committee of 4 students out of 10
students? a.40 b. 210 c. 630 d. 800
_23. Six officers of the Mathematics Club are in a conference room. If each
one shakes hands with each of the others once, how many handshakes are possible?
a.10 b. 12 c. 15 d. 20
_24. In how many ways can a committee of 5 persons be chosen from 7 single
ladies and 9 men, if all are single ladies?
a.12 b. 15 c. 18 d. 21
25. If a card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards, what is the probability
that it is a red card?

1 1 1 1
a. b.. c .. d..
4 4 13 26
26. A die is rolled once. What is the probability of getting an odd number or getting
a number greater than 3?
a. 5/6 b. 2/3 c. 1/2 d. 1/3
27. A standard playing card has 52 cards. What is the probability of getting
two black cards?
a. 13/102 b. 2/7 c. 25/102 d. ¾

28. Fifteen balls in a jar are numbered from 1 to 15. A ball is drawn at random.
Find the probability that the number on the ball is less than 6 or greater than 9.
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. ¼ d. none of these
29. One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red
balls. Determine the probability that the ball drawn is red or white?
a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d. 2/3
 30 One ball is drawn from a box containing 3 black balls, 5 white balls and 4 red
balls. Determine the probability that the ball drawn is white or black?
a. 1/125 b. 44/125 c. 64/125 d. none of these