Permutations and Combinations Quiz

A team of 8 basketball players needs to choose a captain and co-captain.

Rob and Mary are planning trips to nine countries this year. There are 13 countries they would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.

The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.

There are 45 applicants for three Computer Programmer positions.

Castel and Joe are planning trips to three countries this year. There are 7 countries they would like to visit.

There are 110 people at a meeting. They each shake hands with everyone else. How many handshakes were there?

You are setting the combination on a three-digit lock.

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

State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination. A team of 17 softball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler.

5 out of 13 students will ride in a car instead of a van.