Exploring Permutations and Combinations

Exploring Permutations and Combinations

Assessment

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Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a permutation?

An arrangement where order does not matter

An arrangement where order is crucial

A combination of different elements

A type of mathematical function

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many different ways can you arrange the letters 'A', 'B', and 'C'?

12

6

9

3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does '5 factorial' represent?

5 multiplied by itself

The division of the first 5 positive integers

The product of the first 5 positive integers

The sum of the first 5 positive integers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a club with 4 members, how many ways can the positions of president and vice president be filled?

16

12

8

6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between permutations and combinations?

Combinations consider order, permutations do not

Permutations consider order, combinations do not

There is no difference

Permutations are for numbers, combinations are for letters

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you have 12 players and need to choose 5, how many combinations are possible?

60

792

120

252

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Using 7 choose 3, what result do you obtain?

21

84

35

56

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