Permutations and Combinations Practice

How many ways can a club select a president, vice president, and a secretary from a group of 5 people?

• 12

• 60

• 15

• 125

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₂₀P₂

• 20
• 380
• 6840
• 116280

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At the middle school, a student takes 4 core classes a day.  There are 6 different core classes offered.  How many different combinations of classes are there?

• 24
• 15
• 720
• 360

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How many ways can two jellybeans be chosen from a bag of 15 unique jellybeans. 

• ₁₅C₂=105
• ₁₅P₂=210
• 15 x 2 = 30
• 100 ways

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

• 462
• 55440
• 55
• 1000

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

• 5040
• 35
• 28
• 840

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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

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There are 14 candy bars for sale. How many ways can Andy choose five of them?

• 240240
• 2002
• 87178291200
• 70

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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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How many ways can 9 runners medal (Gold, Silver or Bronze) in a race?

• 27
• 84
• 216
• 504

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