Practice Permutation And Combination (11) - Permutation and Combination

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Question 1.
How many ways can you arrange 3 books from a shelf of 5 books?
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Think of using the permutation formula.
Question 2.
How many ways can you choose 2 toppings from 5 available pizza toppings?
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This requires the combination formula.
3Question 3.
How many permutations are possible for arranging 4 people?
- 12
- 24
- 36
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Remember the factorial concept.
4Question 4.
True or False: In combinations, the order of selection matters.
- True
- False
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Recall what combinations actually involve.
Question 5.
You have 5 different colored crayons. How many ways can you choose 3 colors if repetitions are allowed?
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Visualize dividing selected items with dividers.
Question 6.
If a sports team has 12 members and you need to arrange them in different roles, how many arrangements are possible if you need to assign 4 distinct roles?
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Remember the formula for permutations.

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