ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 5

1. How many 4-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1,2,3….9?
With repetition: 1n Pr =nr =94 =6561 ways
1 n! 9!
Without repetition: Pr =n¿ ( n−r ) ! = ( 9−4 ) ! =3024 ways ¿

2. A restaurant menu lists 3 meal dishes, 4 fish dishes, 5 vegetable dishes

and 3 desserts, if a customer has to take one from each group to go with
rice, how many ways are there of making an order?
n=n1 n2 n3 n 4=3 ∙ 4 ∙5 ∙ 3=180 ways

3. A box contains 3 red and 2 green balls. Another box contains 2 red and
3 green balls. One ball is drawn first box and another ball is drawn from the
second box. Make a tree diagram to determine the number of ways of
drawing two balls
a. of the same color

Red
Red
Red
Red
Red Red
Red
Red
Red
Red
Box
Green 12 ways
Green Green
Green
Green
Green
Green Green
Green
 b. of different color

Green
Red Green
Green
Green
Red Red Green
Green
Green
13 ways
Box Red Green
Green
Red
Green
Red
Green
Red
Green
Red

4. From a club of 24 members, a President, Vice President, Secretary,

Treasurer and Historian are to be elected. In how many ways can the
offices be filled?
1
24 ! 24 !
Pr = = =5,100,480 ways
n ( 24−5 ) ! 19 !

5. A combination lock will open when the right choice of three from (1 to 30,
inclusive) is selected. How many different lock combinations are possible
assuming no number is repeated?
1
30 ! 30 !
Pr = = =24,360 ways
n ( 30−3 ) ! 27 !