MATH 10 QUIZ # ______ THIRD QUARTER

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I. Study the following situations. Identify whether each situation illustrate permutation
or combination.

1. Five badminton players chosen from a group of nine.

2. The number of ways you could award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals for the
mathematics fair.

3. The number of seven-digit phone numbers that can be made using the digits
0 – 9.

4. The number of ways a committee of 3 could be chosen from a group of 20.

5. The number of ways a president, vice-president, and treasurer could be

chosen from a group of 20.

6. A team of 8 basketball players needs to choose a captain and co-captain.

7. There are 45 applicants for three Computer Programmer positions.

8. Arranging 15 books in a shelf.

9. Choosing 3 household chores to do before going to school.

10. A classroom sitting arrangement

II. Solve the following. Show your solutions.

1. In how many ways can 5 different cars be parked in a row in a parking lot?

2. How many permutations of letters are there in the word FOREVER?

3. In how many ways can 8 keys be arranged in a key – ring?

4. How many four – digit numbers can be formed from the numbers 1, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 9 if repetition
of digits is not allowed?

5. From a group of 10, a president, a secretary and a treasurer have to be selected. In how many
ways can this be done?

6. A five – member committee is being formed from a group of 9 juniors and 12 seniors. How many
committees can be formed given the following conditions?
a. All juniors c. 1 junior and 4 seniors
b. All seniors d. 3 juniors and 2 seniors

7. How many different license plate numbers can be made using 4 letters followed by 2 digits
selected from 0 to 9, if
a. letters and digits may be repeated?
b. letters may be repeated, but digits are not repeated?
c. neither letters nor digits may be repeated?

8. In w many ways can 10 horses be arranged in a merry – go – round?

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