Grade 10 ADD Math

20/12/23 Review Worksheet 9 – Permutations & Combinations

1)

(a) Jean has nine different flags.

(i) Find the number of different ways in which Jean can choose three flags from her
nine flags. [1]

(ii) Jean has five flagpoles in a row. She puts one of her nine flags on each flagpole.
Calculate the number of different five-flag arrangements she can make. [1]

(b) The six digits of the number 738925 are rearranged so that the resulting six-digit number
is even. Find the number of different ways in which this can be done. [2]

2)

(a) A 6-character password is to be chosen from the following 9 characters.

Each character may be used only once in any password.

Find the number of different 6-character passwords that may be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the password must consist of 2 letters, 2 numbers and 2 symbols, in that order,
[2]

(iii) the password must start and finish with a symbol. [2]

(b) An examination consists of a section A, containing 10 short questions, and a section B,

containing 5 long questions. Candidates are required to answer 6 questions from section A
and 3 questions from section B. Find the number of different selections of questions that can
be made if

(i) there are no further restrictions, [2]

(ii) candidates must answer the first 2 questions in section A and the first question in
section B. [2]

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3)

(a) A lock can be opened using only the number 4351. State whether this is a permutation or
a combination of digits, giving a reason for your answer. [1]

(b) There are twenty numbered balls in a bag. Two of the balls are numbered 0, six are
numbered 1, five are numbered 2 and seven are numbered 3, as shown in the table below.

Four of these balls are chosen at random, without replacement. Calculate the number of ways
this can be done so that

(i) the four balls all have the same number, [2]

(ii) the four balls all have different numbers, [2]

(iii) the four balls have numbers that total 3. [3]

4)

(a) A security code is to be chosen using 6 of the following:

• the letters A, B and C

• the numbers 2, 3 and 5

• the symbols * and $.

None of the above may be used more than once. Find the number of different security
codes that may be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the security code starts with a letter and finishes with a symbol, [2]

(iii) the two symbols are next to each other in the security code. [3]

(b) Two teams, each of 4 students, are to be selected from a class of 8 boys and 6 girls. Find
the number of different ways the two teams may be selected if

(i) there are no restrictions, [2]

(ii) one team is to contain boys only and the other team is to contain girls only.
[2]

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5)

(a)

(i) Find how many 5-digit even numbers can be made using each of the digits 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 once only. [2]

(ii) Find how many different 3-digit numbers can be made using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4,
5 if each digit can be used once only. [2]

(b) A man and two women are to sit in a row of five empty chairs. Calculate the number of
ways they can be seated if

(i) the two women must sit next to each other, [2]

(ii) all three people must sit next to each other. [2]

6) A team of 3 people is to be selected from 7 women and 6 men. Find the number of different
teams that could be selected if there must be more women than men on the team. [3]

7)

(a)

(i) How many different 5-digit numbers can be formed using the digits 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 9 if
no digit is repeated? [1]

(ii) How many of these numbers are even? [1]

(iii) How many of these numbers are less than 60 000 and even? [3]

(b) How many different groups of 6 children can be chosen from a class of 18 children if the
class contains one set of twins who must not be separated? [3]

8)

(a) A 5-character password is to be chosen from the letters A, B, C, D, E and the digits 4, 5,
6, 7. Each letter or digit may be used only once. Find the number of different passwords
that can be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the password contains 2 letters followed by 3 digits. [2]

(b) A school has 3 concert tickets to give out at random to a class of 18 boys and 15 girls.
Find the number of ways in which this can be done if

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(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) 2 of the tickets are given to boys and 1 ticket is given to a girl, [2]

(iii) at least 1 boy gets a ticket. [2]

9)

(a) 6 books are to be chosen from 8 different books.

(i) Find the number of different selections of 6 books that could be made. [1]

A clock is to be displayed on a shelf with 3 of the 8 different books on each side of it. Find the
number of ways this can be done if

(ii) there are no restrictions on the choice of books, [1]

(iii) 3 of the 8 books are music books which have to be kept together. [2]

(b) A team of 6 tennis players is to be chosen from 10 tennis players consisting of 7 men and
3 women. Find the number of different teams that could be chosen if the team must
include at least 1 woman. [3]

10)

(a) Five different books are to be arranged on a shelf. There are 2 Mathematics books and 3
history books. Find the number of different arrangements of books if

(i) the mathematics books are next to each other, [2]

(ii) the mathematics books are not next to each other. [2]

(b) To compete in a quiz, a team of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 men and 6 women.
Find the number of different teams that can be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) at least two men must be on the team. [3]

11) Mr and Mrs Coldicott have 5 sons and 4 daughters. All 11 members of the family play tennis.
Six members of the family enter a tennis competition where teams consist of 4 males and 2
females. Find the number of different teams of 4 males and 2 females that could be selected if

(i) there are no further restrictions, [2]

(ii) Mr and Mrs Coldicott must both be in the team, [2]

(iii) either Mr or Mrs Coldicott is in the team but not both. [3]

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12)

(a) A team of 5 students is to be chosen from a class of 10 boys and 8 girls. Find the number
of different teams that may be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the team must contain at least one boy and one girl. [4]

(b) A computer password, which must contain 6 characters, is to be chosen from the
following 10 characters:

Each character may be used once only in any password. Find the number of possible
passwords that may be chosen if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) each password must start with a letter and finish with a number, [2]

(iii) each password must contain at least one symbol. [3]

13) A committee of four is to be selected from 7 men and 5 women. Find the number of different
committees that could be selected if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) there must be two male and two female members. [2]

A brother and sister, Ken and Betty, are among the 7 men and 5 women.

(iii) Find how many different committees of four could be selected so that there are two
male and two female members which must include either Ken or Betty but not both.
[4]

14)

(a) The letters of the word THURSDAY are arranged in a straight line. Find the number of
different arrangements of these letters if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) the arrangement must start with the letter T and end with the letter Y, [1]

(iii) the second letter in the arrangement must be Y. [1]

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(b) 7 children have to be divided into two groups, one of 4 children and the other of 3
children. Given that there are 3 girls and 4 boys, find the number of different ways this
can be done if

(i) there are no restrictions, [1]

(ii) all the boys are in one group, [1]

(iii) one boy and one girl are twins and must be in the same group. [3]

15)

(a) A football club has 30 players. In how many different ways can a captain and a vice-
captain be selected at random from these players? [1]

(b) A team of 11 teachers is to be chosen from 2 mathematics teachers, 5 computing teachers

and 9 science teachers. Find the number of different teams that can be chosen if

(i) the team must have exactly 1 mathematics teacher, [2]

(ii) the team must have exactly 1 mathematics teacher and at least 4 computing teachers.
[4]

Answers: 1)(a)(i) 84 (ii) 15120 (b) 240 2)(a)(i) 60480 (ii) 144 (iii) 1680 (b)(i) 2100
(ii) 420 3)(a) Permutation because the order matters (b)(i) 55 (ii) 420 (iii) 70 4)(a)(i) 20160
(ii) 2160 (iii) 3600 (b)(i) 210210 (ii) 1050 5)(a)(i) 48 (ii) 60 (b)(i) 24 (ii) 18 6) 161
7)(a)(i) 720 (ii) 240 (iii) 144 (b) 9828 8)(a)(i) 15120 (ii) 480 (b)(i) 5456 (ii) 2295 (iii) 5001
9)(a)(i) 28 (ii) 20160 (iii) 720 (b) 203 10)(a)(i) 48 (ii) 72 (b)(i) 3003 (ii) 2862 11)(i) 150
(ii) 40 (iii) 80 12)(a)(i) 8568 (ii) 8260 (b)(i) 151200 (ii) 20160 (iii) 146160 13)(i) 495 (ii) 210
(iii) 96 14)(a)(i) 40320 (ii) 720 (iii) 5040 (b)(i) 35 (ii)1 (iii) 15 15) (a) 870 (b)(i)2002 (ii) 1092

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