BOONWATTANA SCHOOL

M4 UNIT TEST
PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION
Name:_______________________________Class:_________Number: _________
Instructions: Choose the correct answer from the choices provided on each of the following
combination and permutation problems.

1. Find the number of permutations of the elements in the set {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11}
a. 6 b. 21 c. 36 d. 720
2. In how many ways can 5 different books be arranged on a shelf?
a. 4! b. 5! c. 8! d. 3!
3. How many 4 letter permutations can be made from the set {B, O, U, N, C, E} so that
they all start with the letter B, and repetition of a letter is not allowed?
a. 60 b. 20 c. 30 d. 24
4. If there are 9! different seating arrangements around a round table, how many
people are there?
a. 9 b. 18 c. 8 d. 10
5. 8 girls need to be arranged around a table. Two among them always sit together. In
how many ways can they be arranged?
a. 5,040 b. 1,440 c. 720 d. 360
6. Find the number of permutations of the elements in the set {S, M, I, L, E}.
a. 15 b. 110 c. 5 d. 120
7. In how many ways can 5 students sit around a table?
a. 10 b. 24 c. 120 d. 5
8. 4 students participated in 6 games. There is one prize for each game. Find the
number of ways in which 6 prizes can be distributed among 4 students. Students can
win multiple times.
a. 1,296 b. 30 c. 4,096 d. 360
9. How many permutations of the letters of the word NEWYORK are possible?
a. 7 b. 42 c. 28 d. 5,040
10. In how many ways can 18 students be seated in a row?
a. 18 b. 18! c. 218 d. 171
11. How many different 3 digit numbers can be formed using {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, if
repetition of a digit is not allowed?
a. 343 b. 5,040 c. 210 d. 840
12. How many 4-digit secret codes can be framed for the credit card of a bank using

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 the digits {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}? (repetition of a digit is allowed.)
a. 3,024 b. 4949 c. 6561 d. 36
13. The number of permutations of the letters in the word MICHIGAN is _____.
a. 40,320 b. 720 c. 20,160 d. 80,640
14. How many permutations of the letters are there in the word STATISTICS?
a. 3,628,800 b. 100,800 c. 50,400 d. 90
15. Find the number of 4 letter words that can be made using the alphabets, if
repetition of a letter is not allowed.
13 26 ! 13 26 !
a. b. c. d.
11 ! 22! 11 4!
16. How many permutations of the letters are there in the word ICOACHMATH?
a. 10!2!⋅2!⋅2! b. 10! c. 10!6! d. 10!8!
17. How many 8 digit telephone numbers can be made from {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9} such that the first digit is not 0? (Repetition of a digit is allowed.)
a. 9 × 9P7 b. 108 c. 9 × 107 d. 79
18. There are 27 number of students in a class. Find the number of ways of arranging
them in a row.
a. 227 b. 27! c. 729 d. 27
19. How many pin code numbers of 5 digits can be made if it does not start with the
digit 0 and no digits may be repeated?
a. 27,216 b. 30,240 c. 1,36,080 d. 1,51,200
20. Find the number of 10 - digit numbers starting with 1 and ending with 0, no
repetition of a digit is allowed.
a. 8 b. (10!)-2 c. 8! d. 2(8!)
21. A bank issues 10-digit account numbers to its customers. Each number is an even
number, which starts with 9. Repetition of digits is not allowed. How many such
numbers are possible?
a. 201,600 b. 161,280 c. 40,320 d. 403,200
22. If 10Px = 5040, then find the possible value of xx.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
23. If nPn = 5040, then find the possible value of nn.
a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 7
24. Evaluate: 5P5.
a. 120 b. 1 c.126 d. 132
25. Evaluate: 8P3
a. 6,720 b. 56 c. 8585 d. 336
26. There are 6 routes from City A to City B, 11 routes from City B to City C. Find the
number of different ways for a person to travel from City A to City C via City B.
a. 65 b. 66 c. 17 d. 67
27. 8 persons attended an interview at a company where each person can be either
selected or rejected. Find the number of ways of announcing the result.

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 a. 64 b. 128 c. 512 d. 256
28. A question paper consists of 4 questions with 2 possible answers for each. Find
the total number of ways of answering all the questions.
a. 16 b. 17 c. 15 d. 8
29. A question paper consists of two sections, each containing 6 multiple
choice questions. Each question of the first section has 3 choices and each
question of the second section has 2 choices. In how many different ways can a
student answer the question paper?
a. 63 ⋅62 b. 36 ⋅26 c. 793 d. 216
30. How many odd numbers having five digits can be formed from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9}, no repetition is allowed?
a. 5(94) b. 5(9P4) c. 5(8P4) d. 4(9P4)
31. How many ways can 17 billiard balls be arranged in a row, if 8 of them are black, 5
red and 4 white?
17 !
a. 178⋅5⋅4 b. c. 17! d. 17.8.5.4
8! 5 ! 4 !
32. Sarah has 3 skirts (black, white and blue) and 3 blouses (red, green and yellow).
How many different outfits can she make if each outfit has one skirt and one blouse?
a. 9 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3
33. At the movie theater, Dave can pick from 7 movies and 16 snack options. If Dave
chooses to watch 1 movie and buy 1 snack, how many combinations are there?
a. 2 b. 23 c. 56 d. 112
34. Stonecroft High School offers 5 fall sports, 4 winter sports, and 6 spring sports for
students to pick from. Grace plans on participating in 1 sport each season. How
many different combinations of sports teams can she pick from?
a. 15 b. 24 c. 120 d. 720
35. Rayne's school offers: Drum, flute, and piano lessons; A play and a musical each .
year; Chess club, science club, and art club.
This year Rayne wishes to take lessons for 1 instrument, participate in either the
play or musical, and join 1 club. How many different combinations of activities can
she choose from?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 12 d. 18

36. During summer vacation, Carlos has the option of attending summer camp for a .
week, working at a grocery store, volunteering in his community, and taking driver's .
education. If Carlos can decided to do all, some, or none of these activities over his .
summer vacation, how many different combinations are there from which can he .
select?
a. 14 b. 16 c. 20 d. 24

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 37. Find the number of possible outcomes.
Pick one card from each of two piles. One pile has the cards labeled F, I, T, P, N, C, .
and O. The other has the cards labeled A, R, S, and O.

a. 28 outcomes b. 24 outcomes c. 72 outcomes d. 32 outcomes.

38. Find the number of possible combinations.
Choose one of 3 books and one of 8 CDs to bring on a bus trip.

a. 24 combinations b. 28 outcomes c. 72 outcomes d. 32 outcomes.

39. Carla's restaurant offers three kinds of salads, twelve kinds of entrees, and four
kinds of desserts. How many different 3-course meals can be served?

a. 144 b. 112 c. 18 d. 121

40. The ice cream truck offers 10 flavors of ice cream, 4 types of cones, and 16 topping. .
How many different combinations can you make?

a. 640 b. 540 c. 720 d. 144

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