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Permutations and Combinations

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many 3-digit numbers are there whose digits are all prime numbers?

a)

125

b)

64

c)

81

d)

243

e)

None of these.

2.

We roll a die five times and write down the numbers we get in the order we get them, thus we obtain a 5-digit number. How many different numbers can be obtained in this way?

a)

117649 numbers

b)

720 numbers

c)

7776 numbers

d)

120 numbers

e)

None of these.

3.

Decide which statement(s) is (are) true for the following problem:

We insert 7 coins in a parking meter. There are 3 identical coins among them. In how many ways can we insert the seven coins if only one can be inserted at a time?

a)

order matters

b)

the number of elements is equal to the number of places

c)

repetition is not allowed

d)

The answer is: 840.

e)

The answer is: 35.

4.

Decide which of the statement(s) is (are) true for this problem:

In how many ways can you fill in a lottery ticket if you have to mark 5 numbers out of 90?

a)

order matters

b)

the number of elements is equal to the number of places

c)

repetition is not allowed

d)

The answer is greater than 40 million.

e)

The answer is greater than 400 million.

5.

In how many ways can you fill in a lottery ticket if you have to mark 6 numbers out of 45 ?

a)

8,145,060 ways

b)

720 ways

c)

5,864,443,200 ways

d)

8,303,765,625 ways

e)

None of these

6.

In a poetry-telling competition 4 boys and 6 girls performed excellenty. For a school celebration 3 boys and 3 girls need to be chosen from them. In how many ways can we do so?

a)

210 ways

b)

36 ways

c)

17280 ways

d)

80 ways

e)

None of these

7.

A family of six members won two tickets to the theatre in a tombola. In how many ways can they choose who will go?

a)

30 ways

b)

15 ways

c)

36 ways

d)

360 ways

e)

None of these

8.

In a class of 29 there are 14 girls. The class would like to put a play on stage in which there are 10 characters, 4 of whom are female. In how many ways can they set up the cast?

a)

20,030,010 ways

b)

5,010,005 ways

c)

6.5973*10^18 ways

d)

210 ways

e)

None of these.

9.

There have been 8 questions in this quiz so far. In how many ways could these questions be rearranged?

a)

40,320 ways

b)

20,160 ways

c)

16,777,216 ways

d)

5040 ways

e)

None of these.

10.

How difficult were the questions in this quiz?

a)

Very difficult.

b)

Quite difficult.

c)

Not really difficult.

d)

Very easy.