Unit 8 Test - 2023

Permutation or Combination: Jaidee and Amy are planning to visit 7 countries this year. There are 10 countries they would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.

• permutation

• combination

Permutation or Combination: In how many ways can the nine starting players on a baseball team be strategically placed on the lineup?

• Permutation

• Combination

• Neither

How many ways can 4 candy bars be chosen from a store that sells 30 candy bars?

• Permutation

• Combination

Mary is planning on taking a trip. How many ways can she choose 2 books from a

shelf of 40 books?

• Permutation

• Combination

How many ways can 12 swimmers finish in first,

second, and third place?

• Permutation

• Combination

There are 18 offensive players on the hockey team. How many ways can the coach choose a left wing, center, and right wing to start the game?

• Permutation

• Combination

Members of 6 different school organizations decorated floats for the homecoming parade.  How many different ways can first, second, and third prize be awarded?

• 18
• 120
• 36

Find the number of possibilities:
A group of 25 people are going to run a race.  The top 8 finishers advance to finals.

• 625
• 4.36 X 10¹⁰
• 1,081,575
• 200

• None advanced because the race was cancelled

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

• 272
• 4080
• 680

The ski club has 10 members and is choosing three officers for the season. How many ways can they pick a captain, co-captain and secretary?

• 720

• 120

• 10!

• 3!