Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Permutations vs Combinations Date________________ Period____

State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination.
1) A team of 8 basketball players needs to 2) Rob and Mary are planning trips to nine
choose a captain and co-captain. countries this year. There are 13 countries
they would like to visit. They are deciding
P which countries to skip.
C

3) The batting order for seven players on a 12 4) There are 45 applicants for three Computer
person team. Programmer positions.
P C

State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination. Then find the number of
possibilities.
5) Castel and Joe are planning trips to three 6) There are 110 people at a meeting. They
countries this year. There are 7 countries each shake hands with everyone else. How
they would like to visit. One trip will be many handshakes were there?
one week long, another two days, and the C
other two weeks.
P

7) You are setting the combination on a 8) A group of 25 people are going to run a
three-digit lock. You want to use the race. The top 8 finishers advance to the
numbers 123 but don't care what order they finals.
are in. Combination
Permutation
25C8 = 1,081,575
Why? Having a code like 123 is NOT the same as 231,
even if I dont care what the order is, the order is still
going to matter because it is a different password and I
would get locked out if I used 231 instead of 123

9) A team of 17 softball players needs to 10) 5 out of 13 students will ride in a car
choose three players to refill the water instead of a van
cooler.
Combination:
Combination
17C3 = 680 13C5 = 1287

11) The student body of 10 students wants to 12) Selecting which seven players will be in the
elect a president, vice president, secretary, batting order on a 11 person team.
and treasurer.
Combination:
Permutation
11C7 = 330
10P4 = 5040

13) There are 15 applicants for four jobs: 14) A group of 45 people are going to run a
Computer Programmer, Software Tester, race. The top three runners earn gold,
Manager, and Systems Engineer. silver, and bronze medals.
15P4 = 32,760

45P3 = 85,140

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Permutations vs Combinations Date________________ Period____

State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination.
1) A team of 8 basketball players needs to 2) Rob and Mary are planning trips to nine
choose a captain and co-captain. countries this year. There are 13 countries
Permutation they would like to visit. They are deciding
which countries to skip.
Combination
3) The batting order for seven players on a 12 4) There are 45 applicants for three Computer
person team. Programmer positions.
Permutation Combination
State if each scenario involves a permutation or a combination. Then find the number of
possibilities.
5) Castel and Joe are planning trips to three 6) There are 110 people at a meeting. They
countries this year. There are 7 countries each shake hands with everyone else. How
they would like to visit. One trip will be many handshakes were there?
one week long, another two days, and the
other two weeks. Combination; 5,995

Permutation; 210

7) You are setting the combination on a 8) A group of 25 people are going to run a
three-digit lock. You want to use the race. The top 8 finishers advance to the
numbers 123 but don't care what order they finals.
are in.
Combination; 1,081,575
Permutation; 6

9) A team of 17 softball players needs to 10) 5 out of 13 students will ride in a car
choose three players to refill the water instead of a van
cooler.
Combination; 1,287
Combination; 680

11) The student body of 10 students wants to 12) Selecting which seven players will be in the
elect a president, vice president, secretary, batting order on a 11 person team.
and treasurer.
Combination; 330
Permutation; 5,040

13) There are 15 applicants for four jobs: 14) A group of 45 people are going to run a
Computer Programmer, Software Tester, race. The top three runners earn gold,
Manager, and Systems Engineer. silver, and bronze medals.
Permutation; 32,760 Permutation; 85,140

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