3 rd Quarter Review

in Math 10
Prepared and explained by:
Sir Menard L. Rosales
1. Which of the following is equal to 5!
A. 5∙1 C. 5∙4∙3∙2∙1
B. 5∙4∙3∙2 D.5∙4∙3∙2∙1∙0

2. Which of the following best describes a

combination?
A. The order of objects is important.
B. The order of objects does not matter.
C. Objects are arranged in a line.
D. Objects are grouped into pairs.
3. Which of the following situations or activities involves
Permutation?
A. selecting marbles from a bowl
B. listing the possible passwords of a phone
C. drawing two cards from a deck of playing cards
D. forming a group of 3 out of 100 persons

4. What is true about Permutation?

A. It focuses on the arrangement of objects.
B. It focuses on the probability of objects to be chosen.
C. It focuses on the selection of objects regardless of order.
D. All of the above
5. Choose the letter of underlined sentence/phrase that contains
the condition in the given Permutation.

At a used car lot, 15 different car models are to be parked close to the
A B
road for easy viewing. The three silver cars must be parked side by side.
C D
6. What is the key difference between a permutation and a
combination?
A. The type of objects used
B. The importance of the order of objects
C. The number of objects considered
D. The total number of objects available

7. Which of the following involve Combination?

A. Arranging the call center applicants in circular manner.
B. Giving medals to the first 3 winners in a math quiz bee.
C. Selecting a committee of 4 persons from the 7 participants
D. Assigning password in your Facebook account.
8. Which of the following problems is NOT a combination?
A. Selecting 5 cards from a deck of cards.
B. Winning a six number combination from a lottery.
C. Choosing 3 from four of the best dancers to join a dance
competition.
D. Awarding the top three winners in a bicycle race.

9. How many ways can 3 objects be selected from 5 objects if

the order does not matter? Which concept applies?
A. Combination
B. Permutation
C. Substitution
D. Rotation
10. A company wants to rank 4 employees out of 10 for
promotions. Which approach is correct?
A. Use permutations, as the ranking requires specific order.
B. Use combinations, as the order does not matter in ranking.
C. Use permutations, as it reduces the number of possibilities.
D. Use combinations, as it increases fairness.

11. In the formula for combinations, what does r! represent?

A. The total number of objects available.
B. The number of ways to arrange r objects.
C. The number of objects taken at a time.
D. The total number of combinations.
12. What is the formula to compute combinations?
A. C= n!/r! B. C= n!/((n-r)!)
C. C= n!/((n-r)! r!) D. C= n!/((n-r) r!)

13. 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.
14. Evaluate the following statement: "Combinations are always less
than or equal to permutations for the same n and r."
A. True, because combinations do not consider order.
B. False, because permutations ignore order.
C. True, because both involve factorials.
D. False, because combinations are always larger.

15. Two students argue about a situation:

Student A says choosing 3 desserts from a menu of 6 involves
permutations.
Student B says it involves combinations. Who is correct, and why?
A. Student A, because order of selection matters.
B. Student B, because order of selection does not matter.
C. Both are correct, because both methods apply.
D. Neither is correct, because this involves neither concept.
16. In a race, three runners are awarded first, second, and third places. Which concept
applies?
A. Permutation
B. Combination
C. Division
D. Rotation

17. There are 4 distinct points on a plane where no 3 points are collinear. How many
polygons can be possibly formed? In the given problem, which of the following is NOT a
representation of r?
A. Circle B. Square C. Trapezoid D. Triangle

18. Explain the difference between these two scenarios:

Scenario 1: Forming a group of 4 friends out of 10 people.
Scenario 2: Selecting 4 friends for a specific role (leader, assistant, etc.).
A. Scenario 1 is a permutation, and Scenario 2 is a combination.
B. Scenario 1 is a combination, and Scenario 2 is a permutation.
C. Both are permutations.
D. Both are combinations.
19. Which operation is used in the numerator of the combination formula:
C= n!/((n-r)! r!) ?
A. Addition
B. Multiplication
C. Division
D. Subtraction

20. How many combinations can be made from 6 objects taken 3 at a time?
A. 20
B. 120
C. 15
D. 30

21. Which of the following represents a combination?

A. Arranging 5 students in a line.
B. Selecting 2 out of 5 students to join a team.
C. Assigning 3 tasks to 3 workers.
D. Ranking 4 athletes in a competition
22. If =8 and r=2, how many combinations are possible?
8!
A.
8−2 !2!
8!
B.
8−2 !
8+2 !
C.
2!
8!
D.
2!

23. What does n! in the combination formula represent?

A. The sum of all integers from 1 to n.
B. The product of all integers from 1 to n.
C. The number of ways to select r objects.
D. The total number of combinations possible.
24 . A group of 5 friends wants to sit in a row for a photo. However, two of them insist on
sitting next to each other. How many different arrangements are possible?
A. 40
B. 45
C. 48
D. 50
25. A school club has 8 members. The club needs to form a committee of 3 members.
How many different committees can be formed?
A. 26
B. 36
C. 46
D. 56
26. A password is formed using 4 letters from the English alphabet, but the first letter must
be a vowel. How many such passwords can be formed if repetition is not allowed?
A. 66,000
B. 69,000
C. 72,000
D. 75,000
27. Out of 5 mathematicians and 7 engineers, a committee consisting of 2
mathematicians and 3 engineers is to be formed. In how many ways can
this be done if two mathematicians cannot be in the committee?
A. 70 B. 105 C. 450 D. 915

28. A sports team has 12 players. The coach wants to:

Scenario 1: Select 5 players for a practice drill (order does not matter).
Scenario 2: Assign 5 players to specific positions (order matters).
Analyze the two scenarios and determine which statement is correct:
A. Both scenarios involve combinations because groups are formed.
B. Both scenarios involve permutations because players are selected.
C. Scenario 1 involves combinations, and Scenario 2 involves
permutations.
D. Scenario 1 involves permutations, and Scenario 2 involves
combinations.
29. If Set A has 5 elements and Set B has 3 elements, what is the total number of elements
in the union of A and B, assuming they have no common elements?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

30. If Set A={1,2,3,4} and Set B={3,4,5,6}, what is A∪B?

A. {1,2,3,4,5,6}
B. {3,4}
C. {1,2,5,6}
D. {1,2}

31. Given Set X={a,b,c,d} and Set Y={c,d,e,f}, what is X∩Y?

A. {a,b}
B. {c,d}
C. {e,f}
D. {a,b,e,f}
32. If A={1,2,3}, which of the following is a subset of A?
A. {4,5}
B. {1,2}
C. {1,2,3,4}
D. {1,4}

33. A die is thrown once and the number obtained is recorded. The
sample space S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}.
Let A = {2, 4, 6}, B = {3, 5}. Which of the following illustrations show
A n B?
A) { } B) {1} C) {3} D) {5}

34. There are 15 chips numbered from 1 to 15 in a bag. A chip is

drawn at random from the bag. Let A be the event that the number is
multiple of 3, B be the event that the number is odd. Find A U B.
A) {3, 9, 15} B). {3, 6, 9} C) {3, 6, 12} D) {3, 7, 11}
35. A chance of 1 out of 100.
A. 1/2 B.0.01 C. 0 D. 1

36. Which of the following is a simple event?

A. picking red and yellow ball C. roll a die and get a 2
B. draw a king and a diamond D. get an average of 90 and
rank first

37. If a card is drawn from an ordinary deck of 52 cards,

what is the probability that it is a red card? A. 1/2
B. 1/13 C. 1/4
D. 1/26
38. An event that has more than one possible outcome.
A. Inclusive Events C. Simple Events
B. Mutually Exclusive Events D. Compound
Events

39. These are events that cannot happen at the same time.
A. Inclusive Events C. Simple Events
B. Mutually Exclusive Events D. Compound
Events
Amelia has a deck of 52 cards. She randomly selects one
card and considers the
following events:
Event A: picking a card that is a heart;
Event B: picking a card that is black
Event C: picking a card that is not a spade

40. Are events A and B mutually exclusive?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. No answer

41. Are events A and C mutually exclusive?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. No answer
42. I roll a regular six-sided die. What is the probability that the score is an odd or prime
number?
1 1 2 3
A. B. C. D.
3 2 3 4

43. A box contains 7 blue marbles, 6 red marbles, and 4 white marbles. If a marble is
picked at random, what is the probability that it is blue marbles?
4 6 7 4
A. B. C. D.
17 17 17 13
Each spinner is divided into four equal sectors: 1, 2, 3 and
4. The pointer in each spinner, when spun, is equally likely
to rest in any one of the sectors. The pointer in each
spinner is spun once. Find the probability that the sum of
both scores is

44. at least 5
A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 4/9
D. 5/9
45. less than 5
A. 3/8 B. 5/8 C. 4/9
D. 5/9