Permutation and Combinations 1) A shelf holds 2 English books, 3 History books and 4 Math books. in how many ways can you arrange these 9 books if books of the same kind are together?
Permutation and Combinations 1) A shelf holds 2 English books, 3 History books and 4 Math books. in how many ways can you arrange these 9 books if books of the same kind are together?
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Permutation and Combinations

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1) A shelf holds 2 English books, 3 History books and 4 Math books. in how many ways can you
arrange these 9 books if books of the same kind are together?
2) How many ways can you answer a 5-item multiple choice test if there are 4 choices for each
item?
3) In how many different ways can seven people be seated
a) in a row if two people refuse to sit next to each other?
b) in a circle if two people refuse to sit next to each other?
4) Solve for n:
a) „P2 = 56
b) nC3 = nP2
5) A grocery store has five checkout counters, and seven clerks. How many different ways can
the clerks be assigned to the counters?
6) Three marbles are chosen from a box that contains 5 Red, 3 White and 2 Blue marbles. How
many different samples of the indicated type are possible?
a) All three are red
b) Two blue and one white
c)One of each color
d) None are red
7) How many permutations of the letters are there in the word LILLYPILLY?
8) A club has 4 men, 5 women, 7 boys and 8 girls as members. In how many ways can a group
of 2 men, 3 women, 4 boys and 4 girls be chosen?
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