Introduction to Permutation

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

• 12

• 60

• 15

• 30

What is the value of 5!

• 25
• 15
• 120
• 720

How many ways ways can you arrange the letters in the word math?

• 15

• 4

• 24

• 48

What does the P stand for in _nP_r?

• Partners
• Positions
• Papers
• Permutations

₇P₂

• 0
• 7
• 42
• 210

What does ₁₀P₅ mean?

• Permutations with 5 choices and 10 positions
• Permutations with 10 choices and 5 positions
• Permutations with 5 numbers and 10 operations
• Permutations with 5 hot dogs and 10 drinks

Permutation is the situation when

• A different result occurs when positions of objects are switched
• The same result occurs when positions of objects are switched
• counting principles are applied
• I don't know

How many distinct permutations can be made from the word INDEPENDENCE?

• 1763200 permutations

• 1664200 permutations

• 1863200 permutations

• 1663200 permutations

In how many ways can you arrange the letters of the word EDUCATION such that the vowels are always together?

• 120 ways

• 14400 ways

• 362880 ways

• 6547234 ways

How many 2-digit numbers can you make using the digits 1, 2, 3, & 4 without repeating the digits?

• 90
• 100
• 12
• 24