1. Silvia has selected 20 songs for her live concert.

How many permutations are there for her

songs? (Express you answer in factorials).
P(n,r) = P(20,20)
20 !
= (20−20)!
20! = 20 x 19 x 18 x 17 x 16 x 15 x 14 x 13 x 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x1

2. Arrange the letters O, R, A, N, G, and E in a row. Find the number of permutations.

P(n,r) = P(6,6)
6!
= (6−6) !
= 720
6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720 different ways

3. There is a group of balls numbered 18 to 27. If all of them are arranged in a row, how many
permutations are there?
P(n,r) = P(10,10)
10 !
= (10−10)!
= 3628800
10! = 10 x 9 x 8 x7 x 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 3628800

4. If you choose 3 coins from 7 different coins and put them in a row, how many permutations
are there?
P(n,r) = P(7,3)
7!
= (7−3)!
= 210
5. Brian has a briefcase with a built-in three-digit combination lock. His favorite numbers are
1,2,3,6,9 and he is going to choose three different numbers from these favorite numbers to
form the password, How many passwords can be formed?
P(n,r) = P(5,3)
5!
= (5−3)!
= 60
6. From a class of 40 students, 3 students are selected as a class monitor, a class
chairperson, and a class representative. In how many ways can they be selected?
P(n,r) = P(40,3)
40 !
= ( 40−3) !
= 59280
7. There are 8 folk songs, 3 pop songs, 4 children’s songs and 2 pieces of classical music
stored in Hailey’s MP3 player. If only pop songs and classical music are selected to play
and each of them plays only once, how many playing sequences are there?
 (17P3) (17P2)
P(n,r)=P(17,3) P(n,r)=P(17,2)
=17! / (17−3)! =17! / (17−2)!
= 4080 = 272
(4080) (272) = 1419857

8. There are 12 color pencils in different colors. If the 4 boxes are filled with different colors,
how many different patterns can be formed? (Each box can only be filled with one color.)
P(n,r) = P(11,4)
11 !
= (11−4) !
= 11880

9. There are 6 contestants in a public speaking competition. It is given that the contestants will
be in different rankings.
a) How many possible rankings are there for the 6 contestants?
P(n,r) = P(6,1)
6!
= (6−1)!
= 720
6! = 6*5*4*3*2*1 = 720 different ways

b) How many permutations are there for the top three winners?
P(n,r) = P(6,3)
6!
= (6−3)!
= 120

10. Annie has 6 different books in her locker. If she takes at least 4 books from the locker and
arranges them in a row , find the number of permutations for the books.
P(n,r) = P(6,4)
6!
= (6−4 )!
= 360