Combinations and Permations

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

• Permutation
• Combination
• Neither

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

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 69

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

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

• 720
• 36
• 100
• 500

Determine the number of 4-letter arrangements that can be made using the word RHOMBUS.

• 5040
• 35
• 28
• 840

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

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

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

₂₀P₂

• 20
• 380
• 6840
• 116280