Combinations and 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

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

• 462
• 55440
• 55
• 1000

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

• 720
• 36
• 100
• 500

Ashlyn needs to bring a dessert to her dinner party. If the bakery has eight pies to choose from, how many combinations can Ashlyn choose three?

• 336
• 56
• 24
• 100

If Lucas owns 11 hoodies, how many combinations can he choose four to bring on vacation?

• 44
• 7920
• 330
• 121

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• 9!

• 9

• 1

• 124

• 126

• 125

• 127

Four students need to be selected from a class of 15 to help clean up the campus.

How many different combinations can the 4 students be chosen?

• 32 760

• 60

• 1 365

A basketball team has 12 members who can play any position. How many different combinations can the coach choose 5 starting players?

• 95 040

• 792

• 60