11.1 - Permutations and Combinations

You try

Open Ended

Virginia license plates consist of three letters followed by four numbers. How many different license plates are possible?

Multiple Choice

To enter their home the Clayton family enters a four-digit code. How many unique codes are possible?

• 4

• 40

• 1000

• 10000

Open Ended

There are 16 players on a baseball team. In how many ways can the coach make a batting order of nine players?

Open Ended

There are 12 employees at the sub shop. In how many ways can the manager select 4 employees to work the Sunday evening shift?

Poll

Which option best reflects how you feel about counting problems using permutations and combinations?

• Locked in

• I have a hard time telling the difference between permutations and combinations but I get the math part

• The exclamation point thing is confusing

• No