GMAT Practice Questions: Probability &
Permutation & Combination
Answer the following GMAT-style Quantitative questions. Each has five answer choices.
Choose the best one.
1. Q1. A die is rolled twice. What is the probability that the sum is 7?
A) 1/12
B) 1/6
C) 1/9
D) 5/36
E) 1/18
2. Q2. How many ways can 5 students sit in 3 chairs?
A) 60
B) 10
C) 120
D) 15
E) 6
3. Q3. A jar has 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green balls. Two are drawn randomly without
replacement. What is the probability both are blue?
A) 5/66
B) 2/11
C) 10/33
D) 1/6
E) 20/132
4. Q4. In how many ways can 4 letters be chosen from the word “PROBLEM”?
A) 840
B) 210
C) 70
D) 120
E) 360
5. Q5. If P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.5, and A and B are independent, what is P(A and B)?
A) 0.3
B) 0.1
C) 0.5
D) 0.6
E) 0.9
6. Q6. A 4-digit number is formed using digits 1–7 without repetition. How many such
numbers are divisible by 5?
A) 360
B) 120
C) 216
D) 144
E) 168
7. Q7. A coin is tossed 3 times. What is the probability of getting exactly 2 heads?
A) 3/8
B) 1/4
C) 1/2
D) 5/8
E) 7/8
8. Q8. From 8 people, how many ways can a president, VP, and secretary be chosen?
A) 56
B) 336
C) 24
D) 8
E) 512
9. Q9. A bag has 10 balls: 6 white and 4 black. What is the probability of selecting 2 of the
same color (without replacement)?
A) 14/45
B) 4/15
C) 2/3
D) 13/30
E) 1/2
10. Q10. How many 5-letter words can be formed from the word “LOGIC” without
repetition?
A) 60
B) 120
C) 240
D) 600
E) 720
11. Q11. What is the probability of drawing two kings consecutively without replacement
from a deck of 52 cards?
A) 1/221
B) 1/169
C) 1/1326
D) 1/676
E) 1/325
12. Q12. How many ways can the letters of “ALGEBRA” be arranged so that vowels are
together?
A) 720
B) 1440
C) 2880
D) 2160
E) 5040
13. Q13. Two dice are rolled. What is the probability the product is a multiple of 3?
A) 4/9
B) 1/2
C) 2/3
D) 5/12
E) 7/18
14. Q14. How many 4-digit even numbers can be formed using digits 1–9 with no
repetition?
A) 1792
B) 896
C) 3024
D) 1200
E) 1680
15. Q15. What is the probability that a randomly chosen 3-digit number has no repeated
digits?
A) 648/900
B) 504/900
C) 648/899
D) 720/900
E) 504/899
16. Q16. From 7 men and 5 women, how many teams of 4 can be formed with at least 2
women?
A) 120
B) 140
C) 186
D) 96
E) 160
17. Q17. A class has 5 boys and 4 girls. If 2 students are chosen, what is the probability that
one is a boy and one is a girl?
A) 20/36
B) 5/9
C) 10/18
D) 10/36
E) 4/9
18. Q18. How many permutations of “INDEPENDENT” have all vowels together?
A) 201600
B) 604800
C) 100800
D) 403200
E) 151200
19. Q19. A number is chosen randomly from 1 to 1000. What is the probability it is divisible
by 3 or 5?
A) 467/1000
B) 467/999
C) 333/1000
D) 600/1000
E) 533/1000
20. Q20. A word has 3 vowels and 4 consonants. How many arrangements are there where
no two vowels are adjacent?
A) 120
B) 480
C) 720
D) 144
E) 360
21. Q21. A coin is tossed 4 times. What is the probability of getting at least 2 heads?
A) 11/16
B) 3/4
C) 13/16
D) 5/8
E) 7/8
22. Q22. How many 5-digit numbers can be made using digits 0–9 without repetition and
not starting with 0?
A) 30240
B) 45360
C) 50400
D) 40824
E) 40320
23. Q23. A bag has 3 red, 2 green, and 5 blue marbles. Two marbles are drawn without
replacement. What is the probability they are of different colors?
A) 7/9
B) 4/9
C) 2/3
D) 34/45
E) 5/9
24. Q24. From the word “MANAGEMENT”, how many arrangements have no two M's
together?
A) 604800
B) 181440
C) 302400
D) 403200
E) 151200
25. Q25. From 6 boys and 4 girls, how many 5-person committees can be formed with at
least 3 boys and at least 1 girl?
A) 186
B) 160
C) 196
D) 174
E) 120
Answer Key
Q1. D
Q2. A
Q3. A
Q4. B
Q5. A
Q6. E
Q7. A
Q8. B
Q9. A
Q10. E
Q11. A
Q12. C
Q13. A
Q14. E
Q15. A
Q16. C
Q17. A
Q18. C
Q19. A
Q20. B
Q21. C
Q22. C
Q23. D
Q24. B
Q25. D
