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This is the Multiple Choice Questions Part 6 of the Series in Algebra and General
Mathematics topics in Engineering Mathematics. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam
make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here
taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions
in Engineering Mathematics, Mathematics Books, Journals and other Mathematics
References.
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251. Find the ratio of an in nite geometric progression if the sum is 2 and the rst term is SIGN UP NOW & REVIEW
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254. In the series 1, 1, 1/2, 1/6, 1/24… determine the 6th term
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255. Find the 1987th digit in the decimal equivalent to 1785/9999 starting from the decimal
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a. 8
b. 1
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256. In a class of 40 students, 27 like Calculus and 25 like Chemistry. How many like both
Calculus and Chemistry?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
257. A club of 40 executives, 33 like to smoke Marlboro and 20 like to smoke Philip Morris.
How many like both?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
258. A survey of 100 persons revealed that 72 of them had each at restaurant P and that 52
of them had eaten at restaurant Q. which of the following could not be the number of
persons in the surveyed group who had eaten at both P and Q?
a. 20
b. 22
c. 24
d. 26
259. The probability for the ECE board examinees from a certain school to pass the subject
Mathematics is 3/7 and for the subject Communications is 5/7. If none of the examinees
fails both subject and there are 4 examinees who pass both subjects, nd the number of
examinees from the school who took the examinations.
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 28
260. In a commercial survey involving 1000 persons on brand preference, 120 were found
to prefer brand x only, 200 prefer brand y only, 150 prefer brand z only, 370 prefer either
brand x or y but not z, 450 prefer brand y or z but not x and 370 prefer either z or x but not
y. How many persons have no brand preference, satis ed with any of the three brands?
a. 280
b. 230
c. 180
d. 130
261. A toothpaste rm claims that in a survey of 54 people, they were using either Colgate,
Hapee of Close-up brand. The following statistics were found: 6 people used all three
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brands, 5 used only Hapee and Close-up, 18 used Hapee or Close-up, 2 used Hapee, 2
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used only Hapee and Colgate, 1 used Close-up and Colgate, and 20 used only Colgate. Is
the survey worth paying for?
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a. Neither yes or no
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b. Yes
c. No
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d. Either yes or no
262. How many four-letter words beginning and ending with a vowel without any letter
repeated can be formed from the word “personnel”?
a. 40
b. 480
c. 20
d. 312
263. Five di erent mathematics books, 4 di erent electronics books and 2 di erent
communications books are to be placed in a shelf with the books of the same subject
together. Find the number of ways in which the books can be placed.
a. 292
b. 5760
c. 34560
d. 12870
264. The number of ways can 3 nurses and 4 engineers be seated on a bench with the
nurses seated together is
a. 144
b. 258
c. 720
d. 450
265. If 15 people won prizes in the state lottery (assuming that there are no ties), how many
ways can these 15 people win rst, second, third, fourth and fth prizes?
a. 4,845
b. 116,260
c. 360,360
d. 3,003
266. How many 4 digit numbers can be formed without repeating any digits from the
following digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6?
a. 120
b. 130
c. 140
d. 150
267. How many permutations are there if the letters PNRCSE are taken six at a time?
a. 1440
b. 480
c. 720
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d. 360
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269. What is the number of permutations of the letters in the word BANANA?
a. 36
b. 60
c. 52
d. 42
270. A PSME unit has 10 ME’s, 8 PME’s and 6 CPM’s. If a committee of 3 members, one from
each group is to be formed, how many such committees can be formed?
a. 2,024
b. 12,144
c. 480
d. 360
271. In how many ways can a PSME Chapter with 15 directors choose a President, a Vice-
President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and an Auditor, if no member can hold more than one
position?
a. 360,360
b. 32,760
c. 3,003
d. 3,603,600
272. Four di erent colored ags can be hung in a row to make coded signal. How many
signals can be made if a signal consists of the display of one or more ags?
a. 64
b. 66
c. 68
d. 62
273. In how many ways can 4 boys and 4 girls be seated alternately in a row of 8 seats?
a. 1152
b. 2304
c. 576
d. 2204
274. There are four balls of four di erent colors. Two balls are taken at a time and arranged
in a de nite order. For example if a white and red balls are taken, one de nite arrangement
is white rst, red second, and another arrangement is red rst, white second. How many
such arrangements are possible?
a. 24
b. 6
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c. 12
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275. How many di erent ways can 5 boys and 5 girls form a circle with boys and girls
alternate?
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d. 14,400
276. There are four balls of di erent colors. Two balls at a time are taken and arranged any
way. How many such combinations are possible?
a. 36
b. 3
c. 6
d. 12
277. How many 6-number combinations can be generated from the numbers from 1 to 42
inclusive, without repetition and with no regards to the order of the numbers?
a. 850,668
b. 5,245,786
c. 188,848,296
d. 31,474,716
278. Find the total number of combinations of three letters J, R, T taken 1, 2, 3 at a time
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
279. In how many ways can you invite one or more of your ve friends in a party?
a. 15
b. 31
c. 36
d. 25
280. In how many ways can a committee of three consisting of two chemical engineers and
one mechanical engineer can be formed from four chemical engineers and three
mechanical engineers?
a. 18
b. 64
c. 32
d. None of these
a. 120
b. 530
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c. 720
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282. How many committees can be formed by choosing 4 men from an organization of a
membership of 15 men?
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c. 1435
d. 1365
283. A semiconductor company will hire 7 men and 4 women. In how many ways can the
company choose 9 men and 6 women who quali ed for the position?
a. 680
b. 540
c. 480
d. 840
284. There are 13 teams in a tournament. Each team is to play with each other only once.
What is the minimum number of days can they play without any team playing more than
one game in any day?
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
285. There are ve main roads between the cities A and B, and four between B and C. in
how many ways can a person drive from A to C and return, going through B on both trips
without driving on the same road twice?
a. 260
b. 240
c. 120
d. 160
286. There are 50 tickets in a lottery in which there is a rst and second prize. What is the
probability of a man drawing a prize if he owns 5 tickets?
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 20%
d. 40%
287. Roll a pair of dice. What is the probability that the sum of two numbers is 11?
a. 1/36
b. 1/9
c. 1/18
d. 1/20
288. Roll two dice once. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
a. 1/6
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290. Determine the probability of drawing either a king or a diamond in a single draw from
a pack of 52 playing cards.
a. 2/13
b. 3/13
c. 4/13
d. 1/13
291. A card is drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards. Find the probability of drawing a king
or red card.
a. 0.5835
b. 0.5385
c. 0.3585
d. 0.8535
292. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting 3 tails up?
a. 1/8
b. 1/16
c. 1/4
d. 7/8
293. The probability of getting at least 2 heads when a coin is tossed four times is
a. 11/16
b. 13/16
c. 1/4
d. 3/8
294. A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of getting either 3 heads or 3
tails?
a. 1/8
b. 3/8
c. 1/4
d. 1/2
295. The probability of getting a credit in an examination is 1/3. If three students are
selected at random, what is the probability that at least one of them got a credit?
a. 19/27
b. 8/27
c. 2/3
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d. 1/3
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296. There are 3 questions in a test. For each question 1 point is awarded for a correct
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answer and none for a wrong answer. If the probability that Janine correctly answers a
question in the test is 2/3, determine the probability that she gets zero in the test.
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c. 1/30
d. 1/27
297. In the ECE Board Examinations, the probability that an examinee will pass each subject
is 0.8. What is the probability that an examinee will pass at least two subjects out of the
three board subjects?
a. 70.9%
b. 80.9%
c. 85.9%
d. 89.6%
298. In a multiple choice test, each question is to be answered selecting 1 out of 5 choices,
of which only 1 is right. If there are 10 questions in a test, what is the probability of getting 6
right of pure guesswork?
a. 10%
b. 6%
c. 0.44%
d. 0.55%
299. From a box containing 6 red balls, 8 white balls and 10 blue balls, one ball is drawn at
random. Determine the probability that it is red or white.
a. 1/3
b. 7/12
c. 5/12
d. 1/4
300. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a
time. Find the probability that both balls are white. Assume that the rst ball is returned
before the second ball is drawn.
a. 25/81
b. 16/81
c. 5/18
d. 40/81
301. A bag contains 3 white and 5 black balls. If two balls are drawn in succession without
replacement, what is the probability that both balls are black?
a. 5/16
b. 5/28
c. 5/32
d. 5/14
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302. A urn contains 4 black balls and 6 white balls. What is the probability of getting 1 black
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and 1 white ball in two consecutive draws from the urn?
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a. 0.24
b. 0.27
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c. 0.53
d. 0.04
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303. From a bag containing 4 black balls and 5 white balls, two balls are drawn one at a
time. Find the probability that one ball is white and one ball is black. Assume that the rst
ball is returned before the second ball is drawn.
a. 16/81
b. 25/81
c. 20/18
d. 40/81
304. A group of 3 people enter a theater after the lights had dimmed. They are shown to
the correct group of 3 seats by the usher. Each person holds a number stub. What is the
probability that each is in the correct seat according to the numbers on seat and stub
a. 1/6
b. 1/4
c. 1/2
d. 1/8
305. From 20 tickets marked with the rst 20 numerals, one is drawn at random. What is the
chance that it will be a multiple of 3 or of 7?
a. 1/2
b. 8/15
c. 3/10
d. 2/5
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