Combinations & Permutations

Six friends are going to play a ball game. Each team has 3 players. How many different team combinations are possible?

• 120

• 6

• 18

• 20

Kimberly has seven colors of lanyards. She uses three different colors to make a key chain. How many different combinations can she choose?

• 210

• 5.040

• 6

• 35

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

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

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

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

How many combinations of 4 letters are possible from the letters A B C D E?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 69

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

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

• 462
• 55440
• 55
• 1000

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

Permutation or Combination: You are setting the combination on a four-digit lock. You want to use the numbers 3817 but don't care what order they are in.

• permutation

• combination

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

• Permutation
• Combination