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The document consists of a series of combinatorial problems and probability questions related to various scenarios, such as team selection, card games, and candy draws. It includes calculations for combinations, selections from groups, and odds based on given probabilities. Each problem requires the application of combinatorial principles and probability theory to find the correct answers.

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4 7+hws+combinations

The document consists of a series of combinatorial problems and probability questions related to various scenarios, such as team selection, card games, and candy draws. It includes calculations for combinations, selections from groups, and odds based on given probabilities. Each problem requires the application of combinatorial principles and probability theory to find the correct answers.

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Section

 4.7  –  Combinations  
MDM4U  
Jensen  
 
1)  Evaluate  each  of  the  following  
 
a)  C(8,  3)          
b)  7C4            
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c)   !!  
d)  C(10,  3)            
 
2)  In  how  many  ways  can  a  team  of  six  female  volleyball  players  be  chosen  to  start  the  game  from  a  
roster  of  12  players?  
 
3)  In  the  card  game  Crazy  Eights,  how  many  different  eight-­‐card  hands  can  be  dealt  from  a  standard  52-­‐
card  deck?  
 
4)  From  a  group  of  40  people,  a  jury  of  12  people  is  selected.  In  how  many  different  ways  can  a  jury  of  12  
people  be  selected?  
 
5)  There  are  15  qualified  applicants  for  5  trainee  positions  in  a  fast-­‐food  management  program.  How  
many  different  groups  of  trainees  can  be  selected?  
 
6)  A  pizza  shop  offers  nine  toppings.  No  topping  is  used  more  than  once.  In  how  many  different  ways  can  
a  three-­‐topping  pizza  be  formed?  
 
7)  Ursula  runs  a  small  landscaping  business.  She  has  on  hand  8  kinds  of  rose  bushes,  10  kinds  of  small  
shrubs,  5  kinds  of  evergreen  seedlings,  and  7  kinds  of  flower  lilies.  In  how  many  ways  can  Ursula  fill  an  
order  if  a  customer  wants  8  different  varieties  consisting  of  3  roses,  3  shrubs,  and  2  lilies?  
 
8)  From  a  group  of  five  men  and  four  women,  determine  how  many  committees  of  five  people  can  be  
formed  with  
 
a)  no  restrictions              
b)  exactly  three  women  
c)  exactly  four  men              
d)  no  women  
e)  at  least  two  men              
f)  at  least  three  women  
 
 
9)  One  professor  grades  homework  by  randomly  choosing  5  out  of  12  homework  problems  to  grade.    
 
a)  How  many  different  groups  of  5  problems  can  be  chosen  from  the  12  problems?  
b)  Jerry  did  only  5  problems  of  one  assignment.  What  is  the  probability  that  the  problems  he  did  
comprised  the  group  that  was  selected  to  be  graded?  
c)  Silvia  did  7  problems.  How  many  different  groups  of  5  did  she  complete?  What  is  the  probability  that  
one  of  the  groups  of  5  she  completed  comprised  the  group  selected  to  be  graded?  
 
10)  The  qualified  applicant  pool  for  six  management  trainee  positions  consists  of  seven  women  and  five  
men.    
 
a)  How  many  different  groups  of  applicants  can  be  selected  for  the  positions?  
b)  How  many  different  groups  of  trainees  would  consist  entirely  of  women?  
c)  If  the  positions  are  selected  at  random,  what  is  the  probability  that  the  trainee  class  will  consist  
entirely  of  women?  
 
11)  Find  the  probability  of  being  dealt  five  diamonds  from  a  standard  deck  of  playing  cards.  
 
12)  Three  cards  are  selected  at  random  from  a  standard  deck  of  52  playing  cards.  Determine  the  
probability  that  all  three  cards  are  
 
a)  hearts        
b)  black          
c)  aces          
d)  face  cards  
 
13)  A  paper  bag  contains  a  mixture  of  three  types  of  candy.  There  are  ten  gum  balls,  seven  candy  bars,  
and  three  packages  of  toffee.  Suppose  a  game  is  played  in  which  a  candy  is  randomly  taken  from  the  bag  
and  then  a  second  candy  is  drawn  from  the  bag,  without  replacement.  You  are  allowed  to  keep  both  
candies,  if,  and  only  if,  the  second  is  the  same  type  as  the  first.    
 
a)  Calculate  the  probability  that  you  will  be  able  to  keep  a  gum  ball  on  the  first  try.  
b)  Calculate  the  probability  that  you  will  be  able  to  keep  any  candy  on  the  first  try.  
c)  Calculate  the  probability  that  you  will  not  be  able  to  keep  any  candy  on  the  first  try.    
 
14)  Melik  has  five  quarters  and  six  dimes  in  his  pocket.  He  pulls  out  one  coin.    
 
a)  What  are  the  odds  of  the  coin  being  a  quarter?  
b)  What  are  the  odds  of  the  coin  being  a  dime?  
 
15)  Suppose  the  probability  of  rain  tomorrow  is  80%.  What  are  the  odds  of  rain  tomorrow?  
 
16)  The  coach  says  that  the  probability  of  winning  the  next  game  is  40%.  What  are  the  odds  the  team  will  
win?  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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