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This document provides a math reviewer with questions about probability, counting techniques, and possible outcomes of experiments. It contains 32 multiple choice questions testing concepts like sample spaces, fundamental counting principle, probability, and applications of counting in real-world scenarios. The questions cover topics such as counting combinations, permutations, outcomes of coin tosses, dice rolls, and other probability experiments.

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Math 8 Reviewer

This document provides a math reviewer with questions about probability, counting techniques, and possible outcomes of experiments. It contains 32 multiple choice questions testing concepts like sample spaces, fundamental counting principle, probability, and applications of counting in real-world scenarios. The questions cover topics such as counting combinations, permutations, outcomes of coin tosses, dice rolls, and other probability experiments.

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Math 8 Reviewer

Directions: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct
answer

1. In how many ways can a prime number turn up in rolling a die once?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2. When you roll a die thrice, how many possible outcomes are there?
A. 100 B. 156 C. 200 D. 216

3. How many possible outcomes are there in tossing three coins


simultaneously?
A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 16

4. In playing a snake and ladder game, you hope to get a number 5 in rolling
a die once to win a game. Which of the following describes the phrase “get
a number 5”?
A. Event B. Experiment C. Sample Point D. Sample Space

5. In a bag, there are 3 white balls, 2 brown balls and 4 gray balls. How many
possible outcomes when one ball is chosen randomly from the bag?
A. 3 B. 5 C. 7 D. 9

6. The set of possible outcomes of getting composite number from the counting
numbers 5 to 10 is S = {6, 8, 9, 10}. Which of the following terms
describes this set of outcomes?
A. Event B. Experiment C. Sample Point D. Sample Space

7. How many possible outcomes are there for the experiment choosing a rock,
or a paper, or a pair of scissors at random?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

8. When a card is drawn from the standard deck of 52 playing cards, how
many possible outcomes of getting a numbered card?
A. 9 B. 18 C. 27 D. 36

9. From the counting numbers 1 to 30, in how many ways can you choose a
number which is a multiple of three?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 12 D. 15

10. Suppose you spin the spinner shown at the right. Which of

the following is the sample space?


A. S = {R,O, Y, G} C. S = {R, O, Y, G, B,I}
B. S = {R,O, Y, G,B} D. S = {R, O, Y, G, B,I, V, P}

11. Which of the following is the sample space when you flip a coin and roll
a die once simultaneously?
A. S = {H1, H2, H3, H4}
B. S = {H, T, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
C. S = {H1, H2, H3, T1, T2, T3}
D. S = {H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6}

12. Which of the following is an event in rolling a die once?


A. E1 = {1, 4, 7}. C. E3 = {0, 2, 4, 6}
B. E2 = {2, 3, 5}. D. E4 = {1, 4, 9, 16}

13. A box contains 2 red and 3 blue marbles. Which of the following is the
sample space when you randomly draw a marble?
A. S = {r, b} C. C. S = {b1, b2, b3}
B. S = {r1, r2} D. S = {r1, r2, b1, b2, b3}

14. Which of the following statement is FALSE about the sample space of
the specified experiment?
A. Rolling a die once: S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
B. Answering a True or False item: S = {True , False}
C. Tossing two fair coins once: S = {HH, HT, TH, TT}
D. Drawing a Jack from a standard deck of playing cards:
S= {Jack of spades,Jack of clubs,Jack of hearts,Jack of diamonds}

15. Your cousin wanted to buy a lottery ticket worth one thousand pesos
because he wants to try his luck and according to his horoscope that he is
so lucky that day. But for you, it is very expensive. Will you support your
cousin in buying a lottery ticket?
A. No, because I do not like it.
B. Yes, because that is what he wants.
C. Yes, because according to his horoscope he is so lucky that day.
D. No, because the chance of winning is very low, and he will be wasting
his money and time.

16. A newlywed couple plans to have 3 children of their own. Here is the list of
possible genders of their children: {BBB, BBG, BGB, BGG, GBB, GBG, GGB,
GGG}. How do we call this method of counting the number of occurrences of

the genders of their would-be children?


A. Fundamental Counting Principle C. Tabular
B. Systematic listing D. Tree diagram
17. What technique of counting possible outcomes is illustrated below?

A. Fundamental Counting Principle


B. Systematic listing
C. Tabular
D. Tree diagram

18. Carmina has 4 different blouses and 3 different skirts to be worn by a


mannequin. In how many ways can she dress the mannequin?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12
19. Which method is best to use in counting the number of 5-digit numbers that
can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9?
A. Fundamental Counting Principle C. Table
B. Systematic Listing D. Tree Diagram
20. How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts and 2 pairs of
shoes?
A. 15 B. 40 C. 80 D. 100
21. A coin is tossed once, and a die is rolled once. Which of the following could
not be an outcome?
A. (H, 6) B. (T, 5) C. (T, T) D. (T, 1)
22. If a coin is tossed thrice, there are 8 possible outcomes. How many possible
outcomes are there if a coin is tossed four times?
A. 8 B. 12 C. 16 D. 20
23. A canteen sells four different snack foods and two types of fruit juices. Grace
can choose one snack food and one fruit juice. How many possible ways can
she choose her snacks?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 6 D. 8
24. A luggage is locked with a 3-digit even number selected from 1 – 9 digits and
repetition of digits is not allowed. How many possible ways the luggage can
be locked?
A.150 B. 224 C. 260 D. 380
25. Six different books are to be arranged on a shelf. Unfortunately, the space
available is only good for three books. Applying the product rule, which one
gives the number of ways of arranging the books on the shelf?
A. 3 x 2 x 1 B. 3 x 5 x 6 C. 6 x 5 x 4 D. 6 x 6 x 6
26. Which expression gives the number of ways a leader, a secretary, and a
reporter be selected from a group of 5 members?
A. 5 x 5 x 5 B. 5 x 4 x 3 C. 5 x 3 x 2 D. 5 x 3 x 1
27. In a 5-item true or false test, which of the following will give us the number
of ways of answering the whole test?
A. 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 C. 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
B. 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 D. 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5
28.John rolled a die once and tossed some coins once. If the number of possible
outcomes is 24, how many coins were tossed?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
29.Which of the following situations will give 120 possible outcomes?
I. The number of ways a family of 5 members can arrange themselves
in a row for a picture taking.
II. The number of ways lunch can be selected from 2 kinds of rice, 4
kinds of meat and vegetable viands, 3 different desserts, and 5
different fruit juices.
III. The number of ways a protective gear can be worn from 5 different
overalls, 3 different face masks, 3 pairs of gloves and 2 pairs of
goggles.
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I, II, III
30.Which of the following shows the importance of the counting techniques in
determining the number of outcomes of an experiment in real life settings?
I. The listing of possible menu combinations in a restaurant will enable
the customers to select easily.
II. Enable everyone to list down possible choices accurately.
III. Can make us rich.
A. I and II only C. I and III only
B. II and III only D. I, II, and III
31. What is referred to as the likelihood or chance that an event will happen or
occur?
A. Event B. Experiment C. Probability D. Outcome
32. There is chance of rain today. How is this probability written in decimal
form?
A. 0.007 B. 0.07 C. 0.7 D. 7.0
3. If the spinner at the right is spun once, what is the probability that it will
land not on B?
A.

C. 3
B.
D. 5

4. A module reproduction team has 9 male and 6 female members. If every


member is equally likely to be elected as the chairperson of the team, what is
the probability of electing a male?
A.

B.

C.
D.

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