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CSF10103: MATHEMATICS FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE

Tutorial 4: Basic of Counting

1. Find an equation for the given arithmetic sequence and use it to calculate its 100th
term.
7, 10, 13, 16, 19, …

2. Find all terms between 𝑎1 = −8 and 𝑎7 = 10 of an arithmetic sequence i.e


𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , … , 𝑎6 .

3. Given the following arithmetic sequence

5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, …, 50.

a) Find the 11th term of this sequence.


b) Find the number of terms for 50.

4. For the given arithmetic sequence, find the position of first negative term?

50, 47, 44, 41, …

5. Find an equation for the given geometric sequence and use it to calculate its 10th
term.
3, 6, 12, 24, 48, …

6. In the given geometric sequence, find the number of terms,

32, 256, 2048, 16384, …, 250.

7. In how many different ways can five friends sit for a photograph of five chairs in a row?

8. If repetition is not allowed then how many distinct three-digit numbers can be formed
using the digits (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)?
9. How many ways can an adviser choose 4 students from a class of 12 if they are all
assigned the same task? How many ways can the students be chosen if they are
each given a different task?

10. Anderson Research Company decides to test-market a product in 6 areas. How many
different ways can 3 areas be selected in a certain order for the first test?

11. A school musical director can select 2 musical plays to present next year. One will be
presented in the fall, and one will be presented in the spring. If she has 9 to pick from,
how many different possibilities are there?

12. An ice cream parlor serves 36 ice cream flavors. You can order any flavor in a small,
medium or large and can choose between a waffle cone and a cup. How many
possible combinations could you possibly order?

13. There are five pictures but only four display cases. The display cases are unique.
How many different arrangements of pictures in display cases can be created?

14. A committee of 5 people is to be chosen from a group of 6 men and 4 women. How
many committees are possible if:
a) there are to be 3 men and 2 women?
b) there are to be men only?
c) there is to be a majority of women?

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