AS - Statistics - Permutations & Combinations (No:3)

01(18/March)
6 (a) Find the number of ways in which all 9 letters of the word AUSTRALIA can be arranged in each
of the following cases.
(i) All the vowels (A, I, U are vowels) are together. [3]
(ii) The letter T is in the central position and each end position is occupied by one of the other
consonants (R, S, L). [3]
(b) Donna has 2 necklaces, 8 rings and 4 bracelets, all different. She chooses 4 pieces of jewellery.
How many possible selections can she make if she chooses at least 1 necklace and at least 1 bracelet? [4]

02(17/March)
5 (i) A plate of cakes holds 12 different cakes. Find the number of ways these cakes can be shared
between Alex and James if each receives an odd number of cakes. [3]
(ii) Another plate holds 7 cup cakes, each with a different colour icing, and 4 brownies, each of a
different size. Find the number of different ways these 11 cakes can be arranged in a row if no
brownie is next to another brownie. [3]

03(17/Nov)
6 (a) Find the number of different 3-digit numbers greater than 300 that can be made from the digits
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 if
(i) no digit can be repeated, [3]
(ii) a digit can be repeated and the number made is even. [3]

(b) A team of 5 is chosen from 6 boys and 4 girls. Find the number of ways the team can be chosen if
(i) there are no restrictions,
(ii) the team contains more boys than girls.

04(16/May)
7 (a) Find the number of different arrangements which can be made of all 10 letters of the word
WALLFLOWER if
(i) there are no restrictions, [1]
(ii) there are exactly six letters between the two Ws. [4]
(b) A team of 6 people is to be chosen from 5 swimmers, 7 athletes and 4 cyclists. There must be
at least 1 from each activity and there must be more athletes than cyclists. Find the number of
different ways in which the team can be chosen. [4]

05(15/Nov)

06(16/Nov)
6 Find the number of ways all 10 letters of the word COPENHAGEN can be arranged so that
(i) the vowels (A, E, O) are together and the consonants (C, G, H, N, P) are together, [3]
(ii) the Es are not next to each other. [4]
Four letters are selected from the 10 letters of the word COPENHAGEN.
(iii) Find the number of different selections if the four letters must contain the same number of Es
and Ns with at least one of each. [5]
07(14/May)
5 Find how many different numbers can be made from some or all of the digits of the number 1 345 789
if
(i) all seven digits are used, the odd digits are all together and no digits are repeated, [2]
(ii) the numbers made are even numbers between 3000 and 5000, and no digits are repeated, [3]
(iii) the numbers made are multiples of 5 which are less than 1000, and digits can be repeated. [3]
08(14/Nov)

2 Find the number of different ways that 6 boys and 4 girls can stand in a line if
(i) all 6 boys stand next to each other, [3]
(ii) no girl stands next to another girl. [3]
09(13/May)
6 A town council plans to plant 12 trees along the centre of a main road. The council buys the trees
from a garden centre which has 4 different hibiscus trees, 9 different jacaranda trees and 2 different
oleander trees for sale.
(i) How many different selections of 12 trees can be made if there must be at least 2 of each type of
tree? [4]
The council buys 4 hibiscus trees, 6 jacaranda trees and 2 oleander trees.
(ii) How many different arrangements of these 12 trees can be made if the hibiscus trees have to be
next to each other, the jacaranda trees have to be next to each other and the oleander trees have
to be next to each other? [3]
(iii) How many different arrangements of these 12 trees can be made if no hibiscus tree is next to
another hibiscus tree?
10(13/Nov)
6 The 11 letters of the word REMEMBRANCE are arranged in a line.
(i) Find the number of different arrangements if there are no restrictions. [1]
(ii) Find the number of different arrangements which start and finish with the letter M. [2]
(iii) Find the number of different arrangements which do not have all 4 vowels (E, E, A, E) next to
each other. [3]

4 letters from the letters of the word REMEMBRANCE are chosen.

11(15/May)
6 (a) Find the number of different ways the 7 letters of the word BANANAS can be arranged
(i) if the first letter is N and the last letter is B, [3]
(ii) if all the letters A are next to each other. [3]
(b) Find the number of ways of selecting a group of 9 people from 14 if two particular people cannot
both be in the group together. [3]

12(18/March/11)
7 Find the number of different ways in which all 9 letters of the word MINCEMEAT can be arranged in
each of the following cases.
(i) There are no restrictions. [1]
(ii) No vowel (A, E, I are vowels) is next to another vowel. [4]

13(17/May/11)
7 (a) Eight children of different ages stand in a random order in a line. Find the number of different
ways this can be done if none of the three youngest children stand next to each other. [3]
(b) David chooses 5 chocolates from 6 different dark chocolates, 4 different white chocolates and
1 milk chocolate. He must choose at least one of each type. Find the number of different
selections he can make. [4]
(c) A password for Chelsea’s computer consists of 4 characters in a particular order. The characters
are chosen from the following.
 The 26 capital letters A to Z
 The 9 digits 1 to 9
 The 5 symbols # ~ * ? !
The password must include at least one capital letter, at least one digit and at least one symbol.
No character can be repeated. Find the number of different passwords that Chelsea can make. [4]