Probability Word Problems
Permutations
Name:
(1) Andrew has a collection of 6 toy
train cars and creates a train using 3
of them. How many different ways
could he have made the train?
(3) A baby presses the ten numbers
(zero through nine) on a phone dial
pad once each. How many different
number sequences could she have
dialed?
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(2) How many 7-digit numbers can be
created from the digits 2, 1, 7, 4, 3,
9 and 5 without repeating any?
(4) Each person in a 7-person
committee is assigned a different
job. How many ways can the jobs
be assigned?
 Probability Word Problems
Permutations
Name: A N S W EDate:
R KEY
(1) Andrew has a collection of 6 toy (2) How many 7-digit numbers can be
train cars and creates a train using 3 created from the digits 2, 1, 7, 4, 3,
of them. How many different ways 9 and 5 without repeating any?
could he have made the train?
nPk•7!•5,040
6!
nPk• •120
( 6£3 ) !

(3) A baby presses the ten numbers (4) Each person in a 7-person
(zero through nine) on a phone dial committee is assigned a different
pad once each. How many different job. How many ways can the jobs
number sequences could she have be assigned?
dialed?
nPk•7!•5,040
nPk•10!•3,628,800

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