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Mastering Permutations and Combinations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is 5! (5 factorial)?

a)

100

b)

24

c)

120

d)

60

2.

Calculate the number of ways to arrange 4 books on a shelf.

a)

24

b)

30

c)

16

d)

12

3.

How many ways can you choose 3 fruits from a basket of 10?

a)

90

b)

60

c)

120

d)

150

4.

If a password consists of 3 letters followed by 2 digits, how many different passwords can be formed?

a)

123880

b)

345078

c)

175760

d)

675433

5.

What is the value of 7P3 (permutations of 7 taken 3 at a time)?

a)

42

b)

210

c)

504

d)

120

6.

In how many ways can 5 students be seated in a row?

a)

120

b)

60

c)

30

d)

240

7.

Calculate the number of combinations of 6 items taken 2 at a time.

a)

20

b)

5

c)

10

d)

15

8.

If a committee of 4 is to be formed from 10 people, how many different committees can be formed?

a)

150

b)

210

c)

300

d)

180

9.

What is 8C4 (combinations of 8 taken 4 at a time)?

a)

84

b)

28

c)

56

d)

70

10.

How many different ways can you arrange the letters in the word 'MATH'?

a)

20

b)

16

c)

12

d)

24

11.

If you have 12 different books and want to select 5 to take on vacation, how many combinations can you choose?

a)

1024

b)

792

c)

480

d)

600

12.

Calculate the number of ways to select 2 out of 5 different colored balls.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

5

d)

15

13.

If a race has 10 participants, how many ways can the top 3 finishers be arranged?

a)

720

b)

100

c)

90

d)

60

14.

What is the total number of ways to choose 3 toppings from a selection of 8 for a pizza?

a)

36

b)

72

c)

56

d)

48

15.

If a class has 20 students, how many ways can a president and a vice president be chosen?

a)

360

b)

380

c)

300

d)

400

16.

Calculate the number of ways to arrange the letters in the word 'SCHOOL'.

a)

240

b)

180

c)

360

d)

720

17.

If you can choose 2 out of 5 different ice cream flavors, how many combinations can you make?

a)

15

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

18.

What is the value of 10! / (10-4)!?

a)

5040

b)

40320

c)

10000

d)

720

19.

In how many ways can you select 3 cards from a standard deck of 52 cards?

a)

15000

b)

30000

c)

5000

d)

22100

20.

If you have 6 different shirts and want to wear 2, how many different combinations can you wear?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

20

d)

10