IM2 Permutation and Combination Activity

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

Which of the following is an example of combination?

• Form a passcode with 4 digits
• Students line up in a queue to assembly
• Choose 4 students in a class committee
• Choose the chairperson, secretary and treasurer in a club

Permutation, combination, or neither?
A team of 8 basketball players need to choose a co-captain and captain.

• combination
• permutation
• neither

How many ways can you choose a manager and assistant from a 9-person task force?

• 81
• 18
• 72

Eva has eight glasses of water.  In how many different orders can the glasses of water be arranged?

• 8
• 64
• 8!
• 56

A Mathmatics test contains five different questions labeled A, B, C, D, and E. You are supposed to choose 2 to answer. How many different ways are there to do this?

• 5

• 10

• 15

Four students need to be selected from a class

of 15 to help clean up the campus. How many different ways can the 4 students be chosen?

• 32 760

• 60

• 1 365

An ice cream shop offers a choice of three types of cones and 31 flavors of ice cream.  A customer gets to choose a cone and a type of ice cream.  How many different 1-scoop ice cream cones can a customer order? 

• 34
• 2
• 3
• 93

If you roll two dice, how many possible outcomes?

• 360
• 1
• 36
• 12

At Papa John's you are deciding on what you want for dinner. The pizza offers 8 different meats, 4 different cheeses, 3 different crust types and 2 different sauces. How many different pizzas do you have to choose from?

• 32
• 192
• 40,320
• 51,200