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STA108-Fundamentals of Counting Rule

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?
a)
15
b)
40
c)
80
d)
10
2.
At  a New Car Dealership a particular model comes in 4 trim levels, 5 different colors, and 3 different interiors. How many different versions of this car model can be created from these options?
a)
180
b)
23
c)
12
d)
60
3.

The Palace of Pizza offers small, medium, or large pizzas with 14 different toppings available. How many different 1-topping pizzas do they serve?

a)

3 x 14 = 42

b)

3 + 14 = 17

c)

14 x 14 x 14 = 2744

d)

14 x 13 x 12 = 2184

4.

The letters A, B, C, and D are used to form four-letter passwords for entering a computer file. How many passwords are possible if letters can be repeated?

a)

4 x 4 x 4 x 4 = 256

b)

4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24

c)

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 16

d)

4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 10

5.

A restaurant serves 5 main dishes, 3 salads, and 4 desserts. How many different meals could be ordered if each has a main dish, a salad, and a dessert?

a)

5 x 3 x 4 = 60

b)

5 + 3 + 4 = 12

6.
If you roll a die then flip a coin, how many possible outcomes?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
12
d)
64
7.
How many outfits are possible with 5 pairs of jeans, 8 t-shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes?
a)
15
b)
40
c)
80
d)
10
8.
The cafeteria has 2 choices of salads, 3 choices of entrees, and 2 choices of beverages. How many meal combinations are available and why?
a)
7 because 2 + 3 + 2
b)
12 because 2 x 3 x 2
9.

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 EVENTS are described here?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

93

10.

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'DETAIL' be arranged in such a way that the vowels occupy only the odd positions?

a)

32

b)

48

c)

36

d)

120

11.

A box contains 2 white balls, 3 black balls and 4 red balls. In how many ways can 3 balls be drawn from the box, if at least one black ball is to be included in the draw?

a)

64

b)

98

c)

43

d)

22

12.

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee. In how many ways can it be done?

a)

564

b)

645

c)

735

d)

756

13.

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'LEADING' be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

a)

360

b)

480

c)

720

d)

504

14.

In how many ways can a group of 5 men and 2 women be made out of a total of 7 men and 3 women?

a)

63

b)

90

c)

126

d)

45

15.

In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?

a)

42000

b)

48000

c)

50400

d)

47200

16.

There are 8 men and 10 women and you need to form a committee of 11 person. In how many ways can the committee be formed?

a)

11760

b)

10420

c)

18

d)

31824

17.

In how many ways can 11 persons be arranged in a row such that 3 particular persons should always be together?

a)

9!

b)

11! × 3!

c)

9!×3!

d)

1!

18.

A company has 11 software engineers and 7 civil engineers. In how many ways can they be seated in a row so that all the civil engineers do not sit together?

a)

18P4 × 11

b)

18! - (12! × 7!)

c)

18P4 - 2!

d)

18! - (11! × 7!)

19.

How many signals can be made using 6 different coloured flags when any number of them can be hoisted at a time?

a)

2020

b)

1720

c)

1956

d)

1822

20.

A box contains 20 balls. In how many ways can 8 balls be selected from the box?

a)

27C8

b)

20C8

c)

20C7

d)

None of these answers