Permutations and Combinations

Rylan’s basketball team has 11 players. How many ways can his coach choose five starting players?

• 462
• 55440
• 55
• 1000

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

• 240240
• 2002
• 87178291200
• 70

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There are 12 kinds of Girl Scout cookies for sale. How many ways can Rachel choose three different kinds to buy?

• 220
• 36
• 1320
• 100

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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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If Lucas owns 11 hoodies,how many ways can he choose four to bring on vacation?

• 44
• 7920
• 330
• 121

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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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A disc jockey has to choose three songs for the last few minutes of his evening show.  If there are nine songs that he feels are appropriate for that time slot, then how many ways can he choose and arrange to play three of those nine songs?

• 84
• 504
• 9!
• 3!

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