Permutations vs Combinations - Flynn

Permutation, combination or neither
A team of 8 basketball players need to choose a co-captain and captain.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

Permutation, combination or neither:
Rob and Mary are planning trips to 9 countries this year.  There are 13 countries they would like to visit.  They are deciding which countries to skip.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Permutation, combination or neither:
The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Permutation, combination, or neither:
There are 45 applicants for three Computer Programmer positions.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Find the number of possibilities:
Castel and Joe are planning trips to three countries this year.  There are 7 countries they would like to visit.  One trip will be one week long, another 2 days, and the other 2 weeks.

• 210
• 35
• 28

Find the number of possibilities:
There are 110 people at a meeting.  they each shake hands with everyone else.  How many handshakes were there?

• 1,294,920
• 5995
• 11, 990

Find the number of possibilities:
You are setting a combination on a 3-digit lock.  You want to use the numbers 123 but do not care the order they are in.

• 6
• 120
• 123

Find the number of possibilities:
A group of 25 people are going to run a race.  The top 8 finishers advance to finals.

• 625
• 4.36 X 10¹⁰
• 1,081,575

Find the number of possibilities:
A team of 17 softball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler.

• 272
• 4080
• 680

5 out of 13 students ride in a car instead of a van.

• 154,440
• 1,287
• 1716

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B