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MULTIPLECHOICE.Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
Evaluatethefactorialexpression.
4!
1)
2!
A) 4

2)

1)
B) 2!

C)

4
2

D) 12

400!
399!
A) 1

2)
B) 400

C) 159,600

D) 399

3) 10P3
A) 3,628,800

B) 1,209,600

C) 720

D) 604,800

4) 8 P0
A) 0

B) 1

C) 40,320

D) 80

Findthevalueofthepermutation.

5) 8 P8
A) 1

3)

4)

5)
B) 20,160

C) 40,320

D) 2

Provideanappropriateresponse.
6) Achurchhas8bellsinitsbelltower.Beforeeachchurchservice3 bellsarerunginsequence.No
bellisrungmorethanonce.Howmanysequencesarethere?
A) 56
B) 6720
C) 336
D) 13,440

6)

7) Aclubelectsapresident,vice-president,andsecretary-treasurer.Howmanysetsofofficersare
possibleifthereare12membersandanymembercanbeelectedtoeachposition?Nopersoncan
holdmorethanoneoffice.
A) 660
B) 11,880
C) 1320
D) 440

7)

8) Inacontestinwhich10contestantsareentered,inhowmanywayscanthe3 distinctprizesbe
awarded?
A) 720
B) 86,400
C) 604,800
D) 1,209,600

8)

9) Howmanyarrangementscanbemadeusing3 lettersofthewordHYPERBOLASifnoletteristo
beusedmorethanonce?
A) 720
B) 604,800
C) 1,209,600
D) 120

9)

10) TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencymustinspectninefactoriesforcomplaintsofwater
pollution.Inhowmanydifferentwayscanarepresentativevisitfiveofthesetoinvestigatethis
week?
A) 15,120
B) 45
C) 5
D) 362,880

10)

Findthevalueofthecombination.
11) 5 C4
A) 4

B) 5

C) 120

D) 20

12) 9 C0
A) 1

B) 90,720

C) 9

D) 181,440

13) 5 C1
A) 48

B) 5

C) 120

D) 2.5

14) 5 C5
A) 120

B) 30

C) 0.5

D) 1

11)

12)

13)

14)

Provideanappropriateresponse.
15) From10namesonaballot,acommitteeof4 willbeelectedtoattendapoliticalnational
convention.Howmanydifferentcommitteesarepossible?
A) 210
B) 151,200
C) 5040
D) 2520

15)

16) TowinatLOTTOinacertainstate,onemustcorrectlyselect6numbersfromacollectionof 51
numbers(onethrough51.)Theorderinwhichtheselectionsismadedoesnotmatter.Howmany
differentselectionsarepossible?
A) 18,009,460
B) 15,890,700
C) 720
D) 306

16)

17) Inhowmanywayscanacommitteeofthreemenandfourwomenbeformedfromagroupof 10
menand10women?
A) 50,400
B) 70
C) 25,200
D) 3,628,800

17)

18) Aphysicsexamconsistsof9multiple-choicequestionsand6open-endedproblemsinwhichall
workmustbeshown.Ifanexamineemustanswer 7ofthemultiple-choicequestionsand3ofthe
open-endedproblems,inhowmanywayscanthequestionsandproblemsbechosen?
A) 1134
B) 720
C) 261,273,600
D) 21,772,800

18)

19) Aprofessorwantstoarrangehisbooksonashelf.Hehas30booksandonlyspaceontheshelffor
20ofthem.Howmanydifferent20-bookarrangementscanhemakeusingthe30books?Thisis
anexampleofaproblemthatcanbesolvedusingwhichmethod?
B) Combinations
A) Conditionalprobability
C) Permutations
D) Randomness

19)

20) ProfessorAlleWhetteachesFrenchandhasaclassof24students.Partofhisgradingsystem
includesanobservationofgroupsof3studentsengagedinaconversationinFrench.Thisisan
exampleofaproblemthatcanbesolvedusingwhichmethod?
A) Conditionalprobability
B) Permutations
C) Combinations
D) Randomness

20)

AnswerKey
Testname:CT

1) D
2) B
3) C
4) B
5) C
6) C
7) C
8) A
9) A
10) A
11) B
12) A
13) B
14) D
15) A
16) A
17) C
18) B
19) C
20) C