CHAPTER TEST IN MATHEMATICS GRADE 10

Name: Gr. & Sec.: Date: Score:

Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Solve if necessary. Write the letter that corresponds to the
correct answer before the number. If the answer is NOT found in the choices, write N. USE CAPITAL
LETTER ONLY.

______ 1. It refers to the different arrangements of objects of a group where order is important.
A. Selection C. permutation
B. Differentiation D. combination

______ 2. It is an arrangement of objects without repetition where order is NOT important.

A. Combination C. Probability
B. Permutation D. None of these

______ 3. Which of the following situations illustrates permutation?

A. Arranging 8 people in a row for a picture taking
B. Selecting 4 grade 10 representatives out of 100 candidates
C. Forming a group with 3 members each out of 30 students in a class
D. Forming a 3-member committee out of 10 teachers.

______ 4. The product of a positive integer n and all the positive integers less than it is ________.
A. powers of n C. multiples of n
B. addends of n D. n-factorial

______ 5. Evaluate: 3! + 3! + 4!
A. 36 C. 24
B. 32 D. 10
_____ 6. During Fiesta, one of the traditions is to prepare sweet delicacies. If there are three varieties of sweet
delicacies namely: Ubeng Halaya, Buko Salad, and Sweetened Macapuno, in how many possible ways can these be
served?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 12
7 !+10
_____ 7. Evaluate:
5!−70
A. 520 B. 196 C. 101 D. 90
_____ 8. Which of the following formula below will you use to find the distinguishable permutations that are possible
with all the letters of the word ELLIPSES?
n! n! n!
A. (𝑛 − 1)! B. C. D.
( n−r ) ! ( n−r ) ! r ! p! q!r!

______9. Write a simplified expression for nC6.

n! n(n−1)( n−2)(n−3)(n−4)(n−5)
A. C.
720 720
n!
B. D. n(n−1)(n−2)(n−3)(n−4 )(n−5)
6

______ 10. In how many ways can the letters of the word COUNT be arranged?
A. 120 C. 720
B. 625 D. 3 125

______ 11. A movie theater sells 3 size of popcorn (small, medium and large) with 3 choices of toppings (no butter,
butter and extra butter). How many ways can a bag of popcorn be purchased?
A. 3 C. 27
B. 9 D. 81

n!
______ 12. If n=10 and r =2, find the value of .
(n−r )!
A. 20 C. 90
B. 45 D. 100
______ 13. Find the number of circular permutations of 6 people.
A. 120 C. 360
B. B. 240 D. 720

______ 14. Your math teacher asks you to solve P(10,3). Which of the following solutions will give you a correct
answer?
10! 7!
A. C.
3! 3!
10! 10 !
B. D.
7! 3! 7 !

______ 15. Six people are standing in a line waiting to file their income tax return. In how many ways can they stand
in line?
A. 720 C. 25 920
B. 3 125 D. 46 656

______ 16. If C(7,r) = 21, what is/are the value/s of r?

A. 2 or 3 C. 3 or 5
B. 2 or 5 D. 3 only

______ 17. If P(n, 2) = 156, find the value of n.

A. 9 C. 13
B. 11 D. 15

______ 18. If C(n, 2) = 36, what is the value of n?

A. 9 C. 13
B. 11 D. 15

______ 19. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 2,4,6,7 and 9 if repetition is allowed?
A. 60 C. 720
B. 125 D. 3 125
______ 20. Ms. Santos asked Renz to draw all the diagonals of a certain polygon on the blackboard. Renz was able to
draw 27 diagonals which his teacher declared correct. What was the given polygon?
A. pentagon C. nonagon
B. hexagon D. decagon

______ 21. A pizza parlor sells pizza in 4 sizes, 3 choices of toppings and 3 choices of crust. How many ways can a
customer buy a one-topping pizza?
A. 3 C. 36
B. 10 D. cannot be determined

______ 22. A code has 3 digits. How many possible codes are there, if repetition is allowed?
A. 1000 C. 9
B. 720 D. 6

______ 23. How many 3-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1,3,5,6 and 8 if repetition is NOT allowed?
A. 60 C. 720
B. 125 D. 3 125

Use the following problems to answer numbers 21-28.

I How many handshakes possible if there are 8 people in a room and each one shakes hands of the
others once?
II In how many ways can a first prize, second prize and third prize be given to 15 students?
III In how many ways can a teacher select 2 officers from his 9 class officers to represent the class to a
seminar?
IV In how many ways can 6 people be seated in a round table?
V How many distinct words (with or without sense) can be formed using all the letters of the word
HETEROGENEOUS?
VI There are 6 single ladies and 8 gentlemen in a classroom. In how many ways can a committee of 3 be
 formed if it must have a lady and 2 gentlemen?

______ 24. Which 3 problems above illustrate permutation?

A. I, II and III C. I, III and VI
B. II, IV and V D. IV, V and VI

______ 25. Which 3 problems above illustrate combination?

A. I, II and III C. I, III and VI
B. II, IV and V D. IV, V and VI

______ 26. What expression will give the answer in problem I?

A. P(8 , 2) C. C (8 , 2)
B. P(8 , 8) D. C (8 , 8)

______ 27. What is the answer in problem II?

A. 3720 C. 2120
B. 2720 D. 1720

______ 28. There are 5 points in a plane, no three of which are collinear. How many different lines
can be formed?
A. 20 C. 15
B. 18 D. 10

______ 29. In how many ways can 7 people be seated at a round table if 2 particular people insist on
sitting next to each other?
A. 480 C. 120
B. 240 D. 60
______30. Ms. Herrera is a math teacher who has 7 identical algebra books, 5 identical geometry books, and 6
identical trigonometry books. In how many ways can she arrange these books on a shelf?
A. 14,702,688 B. 65,342 C. 40,320 D. 18
______31. Suppose that in a certain association, there are 12 elected members of the Board of Directors. In how many
ways can a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer be selected from the board?
A. 15,120 B. 11,880 C. 6,720 D. 720
______32. Mr. Reyes wants to arrange the 4 English books, 3 Statistics books and 2 Physics books on his bookshelf.
How many arrangements are there if books of the same subject are together?
A. 960 B. 1,260 C. 1,728 D. 2,520
_____33. In JHS Math Camp, the campers are divided into groups with 8 members each. If one group decided to sit on
the ground in a circular arrangement, in how many possible ways can this be done?
A. 2,520 B. 5,040 C. 40,320 D. 362,880
_____34. In how many ways can nine different colored beads be arranged in a bracelet?
A. 20,160 B. 40,320 C. 362,880 D. 3,628,800
_____ 35. A group of vloggers wants to visit and feature the three coffee shops in Taguig City, the La Luna Cafe, the
Sevi Coffee Ph, and the Kape Dekada, as part of their daily vlogs. Each of them will only visit two coffee shops for a
day. How many ways can the vlogger select two out of the three coffee shops?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
______36. A team of 5 watchers is to be chosen from 6 sophomores, 5 juniors, and 4 seniors. How many teams can be
formed if the team is to include exactly 3 seniors?
A. 220 B. 600 C. 1,221 D. 2,862

______37. Ronnie decided to share his 2 books with his 4 friends. His friends can take the book at home one at a time.
In how many ways can he choose the first two friends that will have his books?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
______38. You and your friends decided to go to the Venice Piazza. You just got a free ticket for a Gondola ride, and
you can bring along 2 friends. Unfortunately, you have 5 friends who want to come along. How many different groups
of friends could you take with you?
A. 5 B.10 C. 15 D. 20

______ 39. John, Peter, Mary, and Anna ran in a race of 20 people. In how many different ways can they finish the
race if they won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th?
______40.Which of the following is not a combination?
A. Choosing 3 balls from 5 red balls and 3 white balls
B. Forming 4-digit passwords from 0-9
C. Forming a committee with 5 members from 10 students
D. Selecting 2 swimmers from among 7 swimmers
______41. In how many ways can four girls be seated in a row of four chairs if Pauline insists on sitting in the first
chair?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
______42. If a bookshelf has space for five books and there are ten different books available, how many different
arrangements can be made for the five books on the shelf?
A. 1,440 B. 1,520 C. 30,240 D. 50,400
______43. A buyer decides to stock 8 different posters. How many ways can he select these 8 if there are 14 from
which to choose?
A. 1,008 B. 3,003 C. 3,600 D. 4,200
______44. Angel’s Pizza in Bonifacio Global City has eleven different kinds of toppings they can put on their pizzas.
How many kinds of pizzas could they make using five of the toppings?
A. 120 B. 462 C. 55,440 D. 3,628,800
______45. Suppose that prestige license plates are made using exactly 4 of the 26 letters in the alphabet. How many
different prestige plates could be made if all 4 letters are different?
A. 358,800 B. 179,400 C. 10,626 D. 24