REVIEW MATH 10

Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?

• Matching shirts and pants

• Forming different triangles out of 5 points on a plane, no three of which are collinear

• Assigning telephone numbers to subscribers

• Forming a committee from the members of a club

Which of the following illustrates the 6 permutations of 3 letters Q,U,and E taken 2 at a time?

• Q,U,E,Q,U,E

• QU,QE,EQ,QE,QU,EQ

• QU,QE,UQ,UE,EQ,EU

•   QUE,QEU,EQU,EUQ,UQE,UEQ

Which of the following is the solution in determining the number of 4-letter words that can be formed from the letters in the word COUPLE?

• P(2,4)

• P(4,2)

• P(4,6)

• P(6,4)

How many different ways can 6 different books be arranged on a shelf?

• 720

• 36

• 120

• 360

How many different 5 letter arrangements are there of the letters in the word AGAIN?

• 60

• 80

• 120

• 240

If there are 11 people and only 4 chairs are available, in how many ways can they be seated?

• 1720

• 2640

• 5540

• 7920

If a coin is tossed 4 times, how many numbers of possible outcomes are there?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Ten people at a party shake hands once with everyone else in the room. How many

      handshakes took place?

• 20

• 30

• 45

• 55

Which of the following situation DOES NOT illustrate permutation?

• The number of ways can a group of 8 persons arrange in a row of 8 sets.

• The number of ways can a committee of 5 be selected from a class of 8.

• Entering the PASSWORD of your Facebook.

• Opening a combination lock of the bicycle.

There are five finalists for a Math contest, and trophies will be given to the first three finishers. How many ways are there for the trophy winners to be selected?

• 10

• 30

• 50

• 60