Probability with Permutations & Combinations

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

• Permutation
• Combination

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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

• Permutation
• Combination

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Which of the following is equivalent to

8!

• 8

• 64

• 8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1

• 40320

• 8P1

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

Calculate:

₁₂P₄

• 24

• 132

• 1320

• 11880

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

Rylan’s basketball team has 11 players. How many ways can his coach choose five starting players (order is not relevant)?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

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

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

There are 18 people running in a cross country race. How many possible ways are there to place the runners in first, second, and third?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

There are 10 students in a class: 5 boys and 5 girls.

If the teacher picks a group of 3 at random:

a) How many groups of 3 girls are possible?​ (a)  

b) How many total groups of 3 are possible?​ (b)  

c) what is the probability that everyone in the group is a girl?

(c)   ​

• 10
• 120
• 8%
• 60
• 720
• 50%

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9

There are 19 students in a class, the teacher is making groups of 3. What is the probability that Alex, Connor, and Meredith all end up in the same group?

• 969

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CCSS.HSS.CP.B.9