13.

If P(n, 4) = 5040, then n =

a. 12

b. 10

c. 9

d. 8

14. Given x = P(n, n) and y = P(n, n 1), what can be concluded about x and y?

a. x > y

b. x < y

c. x = y

d. x = - y

15. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters of the word
EDUCATED.

a. 1680

b. 10 080

c. 20 160

d. 40 320

16. If a combination lock must contain 5 different digits, in how many ways can a
code be formed from the digits 0 to 9?

a. 15 120

b. 30 240

c. 151 200

d. 1 000 000

17. In how many ways can 4 men and 3 women arrange themselves in a row for
picture taking if the men and women must stand in alternate positions?

a. 5040

b. 720

c. 144
d. 30

18. In a room, there are 10 chairs in a row. In how many ways can be 5 students be
seated in consecutive chairs?

a. 720

b. 600

c. 252

d. 120

19. Which of the following situations does NOT illustrate combination?

a. Selecting 2 songs from 10 choices for an audition piece

b. Fixing the schedule of a group of students who must take exactly 8 subjects

c. Enumerating the subjects of a set

d. Identifying the lines forms by connecting some given points on a plane

20. If w = C(5, 2), x = C(5, 3), y = C(5, 4), and z = C(5, 5), and we are given 5
points on a plane of which no three are collinear, which expression gives the total
number of polygons that can be drawn?

a. x + y

b. w + x + y

c. x + y + z

d. w + x + y + z

21. C(n, n) = ___.

a. n

b. r

c. 1

d. cannot be determined

22. If C(n, r) = 35, which of the following are possible values of n and r?

a. n = 6, r = 4

b. n = 7, r = 3
c. n = 8, r = 3

d. n = 9. R = 2

23. If C(n, 4) = 126, what is n?

a. 11

b. 10

c. 9

d. 7

24. If C(12, r) = 792, which of the following is a possible value of r?

a. 8

b. 7

c. 6

d. 4

25. A caterer offers 3 kinds of soup, 7 kinds of main dish, 4 kinds of vegetable dish,
and 4 kinds of dessert. In how many possible ways can a caterer form a meal
consisting of 1 soup, 2 main dishes, 1 vegetable dish, and 2 desserts?

a. 140

c. 336

c. 672

d. 1512

26. In how many ways can a committee of 7 students be chosen from 9 juniors and
9 seniors if there must be 4 seniors in a committee?

a. 10 584

b. 1764

c. 210

d. 84

27. Jane wants to solve a system of equations through elimination by combining any
two equations. The number of equations she has is equal to the number of
variables. She realizes that she has 10 possible ways to start her solution. How
many equations does she have?
a. 6

b. 5

c. 4

d. 3

28. There are 11 different food items in a buffet. A customer is asked to get a
certain number of items. If the customer has 462 possible ways as a result, which of
the following did he possibly do?

a. Choose 4 out of the 11 items

b. Choose 6 out of the 11 items

c. Choose 8 out of the 11 items

d. Choose 7 out of the 11 items