Permutation or Combination

A team of 8 basketball players needs to
choose a captain and co-captain.

• Permutation

• Combination

Castel and Joe are planning trips to three countries this year. There are 7 countries they would like to visit. One trip will be one week long, another two days, and the other two weeks.

• Permutation

• Combination

You are setting the combination on a

three-digit lock. You want to use the

numbers 123 but don't care what order they

are in.

• Permutation

• Combination

A group of 25 people are going to run a

race. The top 8 finishers advance to the

finals.

• Permutation

• Combination

There are 110 people at a meeting. They

each shake hands with everyone else. How

many handshakes were there?

• Permutation

• Combination

A team of 17 softball players needs to

choose three players to refill the water

cooler.

• Permutation

• Combination

The student body of 10 students wants to

elect a president, vice president, secretary,

and treasurer.

• Permutation

• Combination

There are 15 applicants for four jobs:

Computer Programmer, Software Tester,

Manager, and Systems Engineer.

• Permutation

• Combination

A group of 45 people are going to run a

race. The top three runners earn gold,

silver, and bronze medals.

• Permutation

• Combination