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5D Takehome test on permutation and combination, level 2 questions Name : ____________________( )

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Level 2 Questions Question-1. In a class, 17 students have taken Geography, 20 students have taken Economics and 5 students have taken both subjects. Find the number of ways to select a student that has taken either Geography or Economics, but not both.

Question-2. A restaurant provides two lunch sets A and B. For lunch set A, there are 4 choices for main course, 3 choices for drink and 2 choices for soup. For lunch set B, there are 3 choices for main course, 5 choices for drink and only one choice for soup. Peter goes for lunch in this restaurant. How many choices are there for Peter to have his lunch?

Question-3. A questionnaire consists of 12 questions with 4 choices each. An interviewee can only select one choice for each question. The interviewee can choose to answer question 7 or not. If question 7 is answered, the interviewee can jump to the last question. Otherwise, the interviewee should answer the remaining questions. In how many ways can the interviewee answer the questionnaire?

Question-4. A 2-digit number is formed from 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 without repetition. (a) How many even numbers can be formed? (b) How many numbers that are greater than 40 can be formed? (c) How many even numbers or numbers that are greater than 40 can be formed?

Question-5. How many 4-digit even numbers can be formed from 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 without repetition?

Question-6. A staff number of a company consists of 2 letters from A to E, followed by 4 digits from 0 to 9. If no repeated letters and digits are allowed, find the number of possible staff numbers.

Question-7. 2 teachers and 2 parents are selected from 5 teachers and 12 parents to sit in a row. In how many ways can the 2 teachers be arranged on the left of the 2 parents?

Question-8. 8 people, including a family with mother, father and a boy, are lining up in a row. If the boy must stand between his parents, find the number of possible arrangements.

Question-9. 4 Chinese, 3 English and 2 Mathematics books are put on a bookshelf with one row. Suppose all the books are different. How many possible arrangements are there if (a) the 2 Mathematics books must be put together? (b) books of the same subject must be put together?

Question-10. In how many ways can 2 boys and 3 girls be seated in a row such that children of the same sex must not sit next to each other?

Question-11. 10 models are lining up in a row on a stage. In how many ways can they be arranged if (a) two particular models must stand next to each other? (b) two particular models must be separated?

Question-12. In how many ways can a committee of 3 men and 3 women be chosen from 7 men and 6 women?

Question-13. 4 different green balls and 6 different red balls are placed in a row. Find the number of ways of arranging them if no green balls are placed next to each other.

Question-14. In how many ways can 3 Kings and 2 Jacks be drawn from a deck of 52 playing cards?

Question-15. A candy brand provides 10 types of taffy, 7 types of toffee and 8 types of lollipop. The brand wants to design a new assortment which consists of 6 different taffies, 4 different toffees and 5 different lollipops. How many possible assortments are there?

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