REVIEW

1. A person wants to buy one fountain pen, one ball pen and one pencil from a stationery shop. If there are 10
fountain pen varieties, 12 ball pen varieties and 5 pencil varieties, in how many ways can he select these
articles?

2. How many even 3-digit positive integers can be written using the digits 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8?

3. A men’s department store sells 3 different suit jackets, 6 different shirts, 8 different ties, and 4 different pairs of
pants. How many different suits consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie, and pants are possible?
4. Christian has 7 shirts, 4 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes. He needs to make an outfit containing one of
each item. How many different outfits are possible?

5. You go to the home electronics store to buy a new television. You have the following choices: rear projection,
lcd, dlp, crt, or plasma; full screen or wide screen; 13”, 19”, 27”, 32”, 36”, 41”, 51”, or 63”. How many different
televisions does the store have to offer?
6. Twelve students compete in a race. In how many ways that the first three prizes be given?

7. Among the 36 teachers in a college, one principal, one vice-principal and the teacher-in charge are to be
appointed. In how many ways this can be done?

8. How many ways are there to write a 3-digit positive integer using the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 if no digit is used
more than once?
9. An Italian restaurant sells small, medium, and large pizzas. You can choose either pan or hand tossed crust.
There are three toppings to choose from: pepperoni, sausage, and extra cheese. Draw a tree diagram to find the
number of ways of ordering a pizza.

10. You wake up in the morning and go to the pantry to look for breakfast. You have a choice of Pop-Tarts,
muffins, granola bars, or cereal. To drink you have a choice of whole milk, 2% milk, skim milk, orange juice, apple
juice, and water. Your mother insists that you take a multi-vitamin with your breakfast. You can choose from
Flintstones vitamins, One-a-Day vitamins, or Chock’s Vitamins. How many different breakfasts made up of an
entree, drink, and vitamin could you make?
11. Given 7 flags of different colors, how many different signals can be generated if a signal requires the use of
two flags, one below the other?

12. There are 6 multiple choice questions in an examination. How many sequences of answers are possible, if
the first three questions have 4 choices each and the next three have 2 each?

13. How many five-digit number license plates can be made if the first digit cannot be zero and the repetition of
digits is not allowed
14. Two Balls are to be selected without replacement from a bag that contains one red, one blue, one green and
one orange ball. Determine the number of possible outcomes by using a Tree diagram

15. Shannon is going to purchase a new car. The car has 5 exterior color choices, 2 interior color packages and
2 engine options. How many different cars are possible? Use tree diagram to find the total number of outcomes.
Instructions: State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination.

PERMUTATION
_________________1. A team of 8 basketball players needs to choose a captain and co-captain.
COMBINATION
­_________________2. Rob and Mary are planning trips to nine countries this year. There are 13 countries they
would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.
PERMUTATION
_________________3. The batting order for seven players on a 12 person team.
COMBINATION
_________________4. There are 45 applicants for three Computer Programmer positions.
COMBINATION
_________________5. A team of 17 softball players needs to choose three players to refill the water cooler.
PERMUTATION
_________________6. The student body of 10 students wants to elect a president, vice president, secretary,
and treasurer.
COMBINATION
_________________7. There are 110 people at a meeting. They each shake hands with everyone else. How
many handshakes were there?
COMBINATION
_________________8. A group of 25 people are going to run a race. The top 8 finishers advance to the finals.
COMBINATION
_________________9. 5 out of 13 students will ride in a car instead of a van.
PERMUTATION
_________________10. There are 15 applicants for four jobs: Computer Programmer, Software Tester,
Manager, and Systems Engineer.
Instructions: Find the number of possibilities.

1. How many hockey teams of 6 players can be formed from 14 players without regard to position played?
 

2. Choosing the first, second, and third-place finishers in a race with 10 competitors.
 

3. Electing 4 candidates to a municipal planning board from a field of 7 candidates.

4. Placing a red rose bush, a yellow rose bush, a white rose bush, and a pink rose bush in a row in a planter.
 

5. Your school newspaper has an editor-in-chief and an assistant editor-in-chief. The staff of the newspaper has
12 students. In how many ways can students be chosen for these two positions?
 
6. How many different ways can the letters of the following
words be arranged?
a. DAVID
b. HANNAH
c. ISAAC
d. ABRAHAM
e. EZEKIEL