Balungag National High School

Balungag, San Fernando, Cebu

Third Quarter Summative Test in Mathematics 10
NAME:_________________________________ Grade & section: ______________ Score:____________
Directions:MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Write your answer
on the spaces provided.
For #s 1-2. How many ways can the letters of the word ORANGES be arranged,
____1. if there are no restrictions?
a. 7! b. 6! c. 4!3! d. 7 x 6 x 5 x 4
____2. if the first letter must be an N?
a. 7! b. 6! c. 4!3! d. 7 x 6 x 5 x 4
____3. In how many ways can the organizer of the Sinulog Festival arrange the first three performers if
there are 12 contingents in all?
a. 1, 728 b. 1, 320 c. 36 d. 15
For #s 4-5 Abby, Betty, Carry, Dolly, and Eddy are sitting together watching a concert.
___4. How many ways can they be seated?
a. 7! b. 6! c. 5! D. 4!
___ 5. What if Dolly and Eddy must sit together?
a. 120 b. 240 c. 24 d. 48
____6. Six actors and eight actresses are available for a play that requires 4 males and 3 females.
How many different cast lists are there?
a. 120, 960 b. 40, 320 c. 20, 160 d. 576
____7. How many ways can the letters in the word BRAINS be arranged if the vowels must be together?
a. 6! b. 2! c. 2!5! d. 4!
____8. Which of the following is the same as 6 ∙ 5 ∙4 ∙3?
A. P(6,3) B. P(6,4) C. P(6,5) D. P(6,6)
____9. In how many ways can you arrange 10 different potted plants in a row?
A. 10! B. 9! C. 8! D. 7!
____10. Find the value of P(3,3)3!.
A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 D. 0
____11. Which of the following equations is TRUE?
A. 3! 4! = 12! B. 10! – 10! = 0! C. (3 + 2!) = 5! D. 9!9!=0!
____12. If we want to find the value of P(8, 5) using the box method, how many factors will there be?
A. 8 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
____13. Suppose you want to find the number of permutations of 4 similar Math books, 3 similar English
books and 2 similar Science books in a row, which of the following expressions will give the answer?
9! 4!3!
A. P= B. P(9, 9) C. P= D. P = (9 – 1)!
4 ! 3 !2 ! 2!
____14. Which of the following situations or activities order is important?
A. a lady selecting her outfit from her blouses, skirts and sandals
B. choosing 3 out of your 5 friends to watch a movie
C. making your 10- character password for your FB account
D. forming a dance troupe with 12 members
____15. If P(n, 4) = 120, what is n?
A. 8 B. 7 C. 6 D. 5
____16. What is the value of r in P(7, r) = 210?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
____17. Find x if 52+2x!=100.
A.24 B. 12 C. 4 D. 2
____18.How many ways can the letters of the word ORANGES be arranged,if there are no restrictions?
a. 7! b. 6! c. 4!3! d. 7 x 6 x 5 x 4
____19. What kind of permutation if the number of n objects taken at a time with f objects alike, g of
another kindalike, h of another kind alike, and so on.
a. distinguishable b. circular c. Both a or b d. none of these
____20. This branch of mathematics and in many other fields of science. In computer science, they are
used for analyzing sorting algorithms; in quantum physics, for describing states of particles; and in biology,
for describing RNA sequences.
a. Combination b. Permutation c. Probability d. none of these
____21. It is a selection of objects from a set.
A. combination B. differentiation C. permutation D. distinction
____22. Which of the following situations illustrates a combination?
A. arranging books in a shelf
B. drawing names from a box containing 100 names
C. forming different numbers from 5 given digits
D. forming plate numbers of vehicles
____23. Calculate C(20,5)
A. 6 840 B. 15 504 C. 116 280 D. 1 860 480
____24. If C(n,5) = 252, then n = ____.
A. 7 B. 8 C. 9 D. 10
____25. Evaluate : C(25,4)+C(30,3)+C(35,2)
A. 17 900 B. 17 305 C. 16 710 D. 4 655
____26. Let a = C(7,4) , b = C(7,5), c = C(7,6), and d = C(7,7). If there are 7 points on the plane, no three of
which are collinear, what represents the total number of polygons that can be formed with at least 5 sides?
A. a + b B. c + d C. a + b + c D. b + c + d
____27. In a 10 item Mathematics problem-solving test, how many ways can you select 5 problems to
solve?
A. 252 B. 254 C. 256 D. 258
____28. In how many ways can a committee of 5 be formed from 5 juniors and 7 seniors if the committee
must have 3 seniors?
A. 350 B. 355 C. 360 D. 380
____29. From 7 Biology books and 6 Chemistry books, in how many ways can one select 2 Biology and 2
Chemistry books to buy if all the said books are equally necessary?
A. 315 B. 320 C. 325 D. 330
____30. A box contains 5 red balls, 7 green balls, and 6 yellow balls, In how many ways can 6 balls be
chosen if there should be 2 balls of each color?
A. 3 150 B. 3 160 C. 3 170 D. 3 180
____31. Which of the following situations does order matter?
A. assigning seats to guests at dinner
B. drawing a set of 6 numbers in the MegaLotto6/45 draw
C. voting for 8 people to form a Supreme Student Government
D. selecting 3 doughnuts out of a box of 12 different flavors
____32. Which of the following situations illustrates combinations?
A. opening a combination lock
B. winning in a race
C. entering the Password of your google account
D. forming triangles from 6 distinct points in which no 3 points are collinear
____33. How many four-letter permutations can be formed from the letters in the word HEPTAGON?
A. 32 B. 168 C. 860 D. 1680
____34. A poker hand consists of five cards dealt from an ordinary deck of 52 playing cards. How many
possible poker hands are there?
A. 598 960 B. 1 598 960 C. 2 980 560 D. 2 598 960
____35. A chef can prepare 20 different dinners. In how many ways can he select 6 of them for today’s
menu?
A. 8 760 B. 38 760 C. 67 380 D. 78 630
____36.A local restaurant offers you to assemble your own meal. If there are 8 kinds in the menu available,
how many variations of meal can you make containing at least 5 menus?
A. 56 B. 84 C. 93 D. 96
____37. How many different 3- digit numbers can be formed from the digits 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 if repetition is
not allowed?
A. 840 B. 720 C. 360 D. 120
____38. Rael’s mother loves collecting plants. In how many different ways can 7 potted plants of his mother
be arranged in a row?
A. 5 040 B. 2 520 C. 720 D. 210
____39. In how many possible ways can Jane answer a 10- item matching type test if there are also 10
choices and she answers by mere guessing?
A. 3 628 800 B. 40 320 C. 720 D. 10
____40. If 4 marbles are picked randomly from a jar containing 8 red marbles and 7 blue marbles, in how
many possible ways can at least 2 of the marbles picked are red?
A. 1 638 B. 1 568 C. 1 176 D. 1 050
ANSWER KEY
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. A
10.C
11.D
12.B
13.A
14.C
15.D
16.A
17.C
18.A
19.A
20.B
21.A
22.B
23.B
24.D
25.B
26.D
27.A
28.A
29.A
30.A
31.A
32.D
33.D
34.D
35.B
36.C
37.D
38.A
39.A
40.D
 Answer key
1. A
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. D
16. A
17. c
18. a
19. a
20.b