SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS Note: In the SPM examination, the questions on the topic ‘Permutations and Combinations’ will only appear in Paper | Short Questions (PAPER 1) [B21 Muttipication Principle 1 Inacomputer game known as ‘Maze of Tunnels’, there are 3 tunnels leading from point A to point B and 5 tunnels leading from point B to point C. Calculate the number of routes a rat can take to move from point A to point C via point B. (marks) 2 Team A which consists of 4 players wishes to have table- tennis matches with team B which consists of 6 players. Calculate the number of singles matches that can be held. (marks) 3 Inthe diagram, box A contains two balls numbered 3 and 5 while box Beontains four balls numbered 6,7,8and9, laa) leaao! Box A Box 8 Calculate the number of two-digit numbers that can be formed such that the digit of ‘tens’ is chosen from any one ball in box A while the digit of ‘ones’ is chosen from any one ball inbox B. (mers) [E72 Permutations 13 Permutations of Be Sauer Objects 4 Calculate the number of different arrangements that can be formed iffall the letters from the word “BREAD? are to be arranged. Scanned with CamScanner (marks)r 5 How many six-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1,3,5,7, gand 9, without repetitions? (marks) 6 Four letters from the word CONSIDER’ are to be arranged. How many different arrangements are there? (marks) 7 Calculate the number of ways runners can be arranged atthe starting line ofa six-lane track. marks) 8 Calculate the number of permutations in which a car dealer ccan display his S cars,a WAJA,an ISWARA.a SAVVY.a WIRA and. a PERDANA such that the WAJA must be in the first parking lot and the WIRA must be in the last parking lot (2 marks) 9 Calculate the number of different ‘BaTangements that can be formed if all the letters from the word “APRIL” are to be arranged with the condition that the vowels must be inthe even positions. i.e, 2nd and 4th positions. marks) 10 Calculate the number of different arrangements that can be formed if all the letters from the word. “SECTOR are to be arranged with, the condition that it must begin with avowel, (marks) 1 Calculate the number of six-digit even numbers greater than 800.000 that can be formed from the digits 3, 4,5.6,7 and 8, without repetitions. marks) '2 Four leters from the word POWERFUL’ are to be arranged With the condition that the first letter must be a vowel. Calculate the possible number of different arrangements marks) 13 Calculate the number of three-digit numbers greater than 400 that can be formed from the digits 3,4,5,6 and 7.without repetitions. (3 marks) 14 Calculate the number of four-digit ‘odd numbers that can be formed from the digits 5,6,7,8 and 9, without repetitions, (marks) 15 Calculate the number of four-digit ‘BB even numbers less than 5000 that ‘can be formed from the digits 3,4, 5,6.and 9, without repetitions. (4 marks) 16 Calculate the number of three-digit numbers greater than 450 that can be formed from the digits 3,4,5 and 6, without repetitions. (marks) 17 How many four-digit numbers less than 6000 can be formed from the prime numbers from | to 10, without repetitions? (marks) 18 AtKhong Huat electrical shop, there are 5 televisions which are of different brands and 4 DVD players which are also of different brands. Khong Huat wants to display the clectrical items as shown in the diagram. DvD) Dvp! W]pv| iw Calculate the number of ways the items can be displayed. (3 marks) 19 Calculate the number of ways all the letters from the word “ENGLISH” can be arranged with the condition that the vowels are side by side, marks) 20 4 different Physics books, 5 different Chemistry books and 6 different (@uapier 17 Permutations and Combinations Biology books are to be arranged in bookcase. If the books ofthe same subject have to be placed together, calculate the number of possible arrangements. marks) 21 All the leters from the word “POVERTY are to be arranged. Calculate the number of possible arrangements if they must begin and end with a vowel. Gmarks) 22 Four cards are numbered 2,3,4 and WB 5. Calculate the number of different numbers that can be formed, without repetitions, using one or more than ‘one orall the cards, (4marks) 23 Three letters from the word BB MYTH are tobe arranged. Calculate the numberof possible arrangements ifthe letter Y must be included, (marks) 24 Four boys and three girls are to be ‘seated in a row. Calculate the number of possible arrangements (a) if allthe three girlshave to be seated together, (b) agirl has o be seated atthe centre. (4marks) 25 At Yee Huat electrical shop, there are4 slow cookers which are of diferent brands and 6 rice cookers which are also of different brands. Yee Huat wants todisplay the electrical items in two rows. The arrangement of the items must be exactly as shown in the diagram. Slow cooker Slow cooker Rice cooker Rice cooker Rice cooker Calculate the number of ways the items can be displayed. marks) Scanned with CamScanner