Permutation Word Problems

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

• 12

• 60

• 15

• 30

Homecoming has 7 candidates for King. How many ways can a King and a First Runner-up be chosen to form the Festival Court?

• 23

• 840

• 42

• 3,628,800

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

How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?

• 15
• 40
• 80
• 10

Permutation, combination, or neither?

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

• combination

• permutation

• neither

• arithmetic

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