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Permutation

This document contains 11 problems involving permutations and combinations. The problems cover a range of scenarios including arranging objects in different orders, selecting objects without repetition, and grouping objects with given conditions. The document provides examples of calculating permutations and combinations, which are important concepts in probability and counting.

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Permutation

This document contains 11 problems involving permutations and combinations. The problems cover a range of scenarios including arranging objects in different orders, selecting objects without repetition, and grouping objects with given conditions. The document provides examples of calculating permutations and combinations, which are important concepts in probability and counting.

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PERMUTATION

1. Ganu has three pairs of shoes and four pairs of socks.Find the number of ways to match his
socks and shoes.

2. Find the number of different permutations of all the letters of the word ‘ SUPER’.

3. In how many different ways can Huda arranged her 6 pairs of shoes into a shoe rack?

4. In how many different ways can 4 people be seated on a bench for a photographic session ?

Permutation of n different objects taken r at a time

5. How many different 3 –letter codes can be formed using the letters in the word ‘GLIDE’?

Permutation of n different objects for given condition

6. In how many ways can a club of 10 members select a president, a vice president and a
secretary, assuming that the same person cannot hold more than one post?
7. How many 3-digit numbers less than 500 can be formed from the digits 3, 4 and 5 without
repetition?

8. There are 60 ways of arranging 5 different objects, taken r at a time. Find the value of r.

9. 4 boys and 2 girls are standing in a row for a photo taking session.Find the number of ways
to arrange them if the girls are to be stand together.

10. Bani, Haidar , Zahid, Syahirah and Madihah are to be seated in a row for a prize giving
ceremony. How many ways can they be arranged in a row if the girls and boys are to be
seated alternately?

11. How many 5-digit odd numbers that are less than 40 000 can be formed from the digits
0,1,3,4 and 7 without repetition?
COMBINATION

1. There are 7 questions in the Mathematics test paper. Find the number of ways can the 3
questions be chosen.

2. Calculate the number of ways in which 8 children can be divided into groups of 3 and 5.

3. A flower arrangement will be done from 5 tulips and 7 roses. How many combinations can be
obtained if an arrangement that consists of six flowers must:
(a) Have equal number of both types.
(b) Have two roses and four tulips.
(c) Have more than 3 roses

4. A contingent of 10 athletes is to be selected from 7 boys and 9 girls.Find the number of ways
to form the athletes contingent if
(a)There are exactly 3 boys in the contingent
(b)There are not more than 3 girls in the contingent.

5. There are 7 blue shirts, 3 red shirts and 5 black shirts displayed on the rack.Find the number
of choices for Nuek to buy 3 shirts if
(a) He wants to have at least 1 red colour shirt,
(b) He wants all the 3 shirts of the same colour.

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