FORM 5 ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
1 Calculate the number of different
arrangements that can be formed
if all the letters from the word
BREAD are to be arranged.
2 How many six-digit numbers can
be formed from the digits 1, 3, 5,
7, 8 and 9, without repetitions?
3 Four letters from the word
CONSIDER are to be arranged.
How many different arrangements
are there?
4 Calculate the number of ways 4
runners can be arranged at the
starting line of six-lane track.
5 Calculate the number of
permutations in which a car dealer
can display his 5 cars, a TESLA, a
LEXUS 570, a HONDA CITY, a MYVI
and a Volvo such that TESLA must
be in the first parking lot and the
MYVI must be in the last parking
lot.
6 Calculate the number of different
arrangements that can be formed
if all the letters from the word
APRIL are to be arranged with the
condition that the vowels must be
in the even positions, i.e. 2nd and
4th position.
7 Calculate the number of
arrangements that can be formed
if all the letters from the word
SUPERMAN are to be arranged
with the condition that it must
begin with a vowel.
8 Calculate the number of six-digit
even numbers greater than
800 000 that can be formed from
the digits 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8,
without repetitions.
9 Four letters from the word
POWERFUL are to be arranged
with the condition that the first
letter must be a vowel. Calculate
the possible number of different
arrangements.
10 How many unique passwords can
be made from 4 letters if repeated
letters are possible?
11 How many unique passwords can
be made from 2 letters and 3
digits if repetitions are possible?
CHAPTER 4: Permutations and Combinations
13 Calculate the number of four-digit
odd numbers that can be formed
from the digits 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9,
without repetitions.
14 How many four-digit numbers less
than 6 000 can be formed from
the prime numbers from 1 to 10,
without repetitions?
15 Calculate the number of ways all
the letters from the word ENGLISH
can be arranged with the
condition that the vowels are side
by side.
16 Calculate the number of three-
digit numbers greater than 400
that can be formed from the digits
3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, without
repetitions.
17 4 different Physics books, 5
different Chemistry books and 6
different Biology books are to be
arranged on a bookcase. If the
books of the same subject have to
be placed together, calculate the
number of possible arrangements.
18 Four boys and three girls are to be
seated in a row. Calculate the
number of possible arrangements
if
(a) all the three girls have to be
seated together,
(b) a girl has to be seated at the
centre.
19 Five male students and four
female students are to be seated
in a row. Calculate the number of
arrangements that can be done if
two male students cannot sit next
to each other.
20 In how many ways can four
couples be seated at a round table
if the men and women want to sit
alternately. [144]
21 Find the number of ways in which
5 people, A, B, C, D and E can be
seated at a round table, such that
(a) A and B always sit together,
[12]
(b) C and D never sit together.[12]
22 In how many ways can five keys be
put on a key ring?
23 How many ways can a man choose
3 different servings of food from
nasi lemak, laksa, roti canai, pizza,
mi rebus, burger and spaghetti?
24 A particular class consists of 12
Chinese, 6 Malays and 4 Indians.
Two students from each race are to
be selected for a Racial Harmony
Day concert. In how many ways can
this be done?
25 In an exam paper, Amylyn needs to
answer 4 questions from section A
which consists of 5 questions, 2
questions from section B which
consists of 4 questions and 1
question from section C which
consists of 2 questions. Calculate
the number of different ways
Amylyn can choose his questions.
26 On a plane, there are 14 points in
such a way that none of any three
points can form a straight line.
Calculate the number of triangles
that can be formed by taking any
three points as their vertices.
[364]
27 9 points are marked on two vertical
parallel lines. The first line has 2
points and the second line has 7
points. Calculate the number of
triangles that can be formed by
taking any three points from the 9
points as their vertices.
[49]
28 There are 6 blue balls and 7 yellow
balls. All the balls of the same
colour are of different sizes.
Calculate the number of
combinations of a set of 2 blue
balls and 3 yellow balls.
29 A mixed badminton team which
consists of 5 players is to be
formed from 4 male players and 5
female players. Calculate the
number of different teams that can
be formed such that the number of
male players must exceed the
number of female players.
[45]
30 A group of 5 students are to be
chosen from 8 boys and 6 girls to
form a school debate team. Find
the number of different ways to
form the team which consist of at
least 4 boys.
[476]