Quiz Discussion

A fair coin is tossed 5 times. What is the probability of getting at least three heads on consecutive tosses?

• 1]

  3/16

• 2]

  1/4

• 3]

  7/24

• 4]

  5/16

Three unbiased coins are tossed. What is the probability of getting at most two heads ?

• 1]

  3/4

• 2]

  1/4

• 3]

  3/8

• 4]

  7/8

How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all letters of the word EQUATION using each letter exactly once?

• 1]

  38,320

• 2]

  39,320

• 3]

  38,400

• 4]

  40,320

There are 8 orators A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. In how many ways can the arrangements be made so that A always comes before B and B always comes before C.

• 1]

  8! / 3!

• 2]

  8! / 6!

• 3]

  5! x 3!

• 4]

  8! / (5! x 3!) 

Four letters are selected from the word “CAPAME” and are rearranged to form four letter words. How many words can be formed?

• 1]

  120

• 2]

  90

• 3]

  180

• 4]

  192

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'MATHEMATICS' be arranged so that the vowels always come together

• 1]

  10080

• 2]

  4989600

• 3]

  120960

• 4]

  None of these

There are three rooms in a motel: one single, one double, and one for four persons. How many ways are there to house seven persons in these rooms?

• 1]

  7! / 1! 2! 3! 

• 2]

  7! 

• 3]

  7! / 3

• 4]

  7! / 3!

A box contains 5 green, 4 yellow and 3 white marbles. three marbles are drawn at random. What is the probability that all they are not of the same colour?

• 1]

  3/44

• 2]

  3/55

• 3]

  52/55

• 4]

  41/44

How many integers between 1000 and 10000 have no digits other than 4, 5, or 6?

• 1]

  91

• 2]

  71

• 3]

  51

• 4]

  81

A polygon has 44 diagonals. What is the number of its sides?

• 1]

  7

• 2]

  8

• 3]

  9

• 4]

  11