Permutation and Combinations Funquiz

Determine whether the following scenarios are a permutation or a combination:
 
Selecting a lead and an understudy for a school play.

• Combination
• Permutation

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Choosing 3 toppings for your sundae out of a list of 15.

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

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Picking a President, Vice-President, and Secretary from a group of 12.

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

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In how many ways can 3 different vases be arranged on a tray?
 

• 3
• 9
• 6
• 12

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There are 6 roads from Ponder to Justin, 2 roads from Justin to Halslet, and 3 roads from Haslet to Saginaw.  How many possible routes are there from Ponder to Saginaw using only these roads and no backtracking? 

• 12
• 11
• 18
• 36

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Homecoming has 7 candidates for King. How many ways can a King and a First Runner-up be chosen to form the Festival Court?

• 23
• 840
• 42
• 3,628,800

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A team of 17 volleyball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler.  How many different ways can the players be chosen?  

• 3360
• 560
• 4080
• 680

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Find the number of possibilities for ranking the top 5 runners when a group of 15 people race.

• 1.3 x 10¹²
• 120
• 3003
• 360,360

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Picking a team of three people out of a group of 10.

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

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Ambry must submit 4 paintings as part of her
application to art school. If she has 25 to choose from, how many ways can she pick 4?

• 12,650
• 303,600
• 100
• 254

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