A2 Combinations and Permutations

There are 125 juniors at the high school. How many ways can they elect a president, vice president,and secretary?

• 1906500
• 317750
• 375
• 1953125

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Ashlyn needs to bring a dessert to her dinner party. If the bakery has eight pies to choose from, how many ways can Ashlyn choose three?

• 336
• 56
• 24
• 100

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Erik gets to choose from five cake flavors, seven icing flavors, and three topping flavors. If he can only choose one of each flavor,  how many cakes are possible?

• 35
• 573
• 21
• 105

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There are 14 candy bars for sale. How many ways can Andy choose five of them?

• 240240
• 2002
• 87178291200
• 70

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Brianna’s school day consists of six classes. How many different ways can her schedule be arranged?

• 720
• 36
• 100
• 500

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There are 18 people running in a cross country race. How many possible ways are there to place the runners in first, second, and third?

• 324
• 4896
• 816
• 54

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Rob is one of seven children in his family. How many ways can his parents choose four siblings to do chores?

• 35
• 28
• 840
• 10

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

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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

• 272
• 4080
• 680

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

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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