WorksheetsPermutations & Combinations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins
How would you solve?
From the 20 DVD's you purchased this past year, you plan to take five with you on vacation. How many different sets of five DVD's can you take?
Permutation
Counting Principles
Factorial
Combination
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A book club offers a choice of 8 books from a list of 40. In how many ways can a member make a collection?
Permutation
Combination
Factorial
Counting Principles
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The model of car you are thinking of purchasing is available in nine different colors, three different styles and two sizes of motor. How many ways can you order the car?
Permutation
Combination
Factorial
Counting Principles
How would you solve?
How many ways can you line up your eight trophies that you've won over the years on a shelf in your room?
Permutation
Combination
Factorial
Counting Principles
A disc jockey has to choose three songs for the last few minutes of his evening show. If there are nine songs that he feels are appropriate for that time slot, then how many ways can he choose and arrange to play three of those nine songs?
84
504
362,880
6
Robin has five different pairs of shoes that match with 6 different pairs of socks. How many shoes-and-socks combinations can she make if she selects one pair of shoes and one pair of socks?
11
30
120
720
An election ballot asks voters to select three city commissioners from a group of six candidates. In how many ways can this be done?
720
120
6
20
4 letters are chosen at random from the word RANDOMLY. In how many ways can this selection be made?
24
1680
70
40320
438
The ski club with ten members is to choose three officers for captain, co-captain and secretary. How many ways can those offices be filled?
720
120
10!
6
ONOMATOPIA. Find the number of arrangements if all letters must be used.
302,400
10
3,628,800
3,020,400
Jim draws 4 cards from a deck of cards. What is the probability of all 4 cards being the same suit?
715
6,497,400
68,640
2,860
Rhea has 10 basketballs, each of a different colour. She only has time to shoot 5 hoops before going to bed. How many different arrangements can the balls be thrown into the hoops?
252
120
30,240
3,628,800
In the word PRESENTATION there are 12 letters. You have to choose 7 of these for some reason. How many different words can you make?
604,800
792
5,040
120
A telephone number in a single area code is composed of 7 digits from 0 to 9. Determine the amount of phone numbers available in the 856 area code if the first digit cannot be 0 or 1.
483,840
604,800
8,000,000
10,000,000
