Permutation vs Combination

How would you solve?
A book club offers a choice of 8 books from a list of 40.  In how many ways can a member make a collection?

• Permutation
• Combination
• Factorial
• MPC

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

How would you solve?
From the 20 DVD's you purchased this past year, you plan to take five with you on vacation.  How many different sets of five DVD's can you take?

• Permutation
• Combination
• Factorial
• MPC

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Permutation, combination, or neither?
You have 4 framed portraits. How many ways can you arrange all 4 of them on the top of your bookshelf?

• combination
• permutation
• neither

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Hiring a math teacher, a history teacher, and a photo teacher.

• Permutation

• Combination

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Picking two players for quarterback and linebacker.

• Permutation

• Combination

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Picking four players to play a pickup game of basketball with no positions.

• Permutation

• Combination

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9