Permutations and Combinations Worksheet

Sheet # 2

11.
A school has 15 teachers out of which 9 are male. A team of 9 teachers is to be
formed with 5 female teachers. In how many ways can the team be formed?

a. 776
b. 746
c. 756
d. 766

12.
A number lock has 8 different digits. A combination of two digits can be set to open
the lock. How many combinations are possible?

a. 48
b. 56
c. 16
d. 64

13.
Find the number of ways of choosing 4 members from a team of 15 members.

a. 1365
b. 1265
c. 169
d. 179
14.
A balloon-seller has balloons of 3 different sizes (small, medium and large) and
balloons are available in 4 different colors(violet, green, yellow, and blue). In how
many possible ways can you choose a balloon? Wrong question

a. 12
b. 7
c. 4
d. 3

15.
If there are 5 gold coins and 2 silver coins available, then in how many ways can you
choose a gold and a silver coin?

a. 10
b. 12
c. 11
d. 2

16.
How many 2-digit permutations can be formed using the 10 digits (0,1,...9) exactly
once? Ans 81

a. 90
b. 80
c. 20
d. 10

17.
How many permutations are there of the letters in the word SURPRISE?

a. 40320
b. 10080
c. 10082
d. 20160
 18.
How many different 4-letter permutations can be formed using the letters in the word
'united' exactly once?

a. 360
b. 15
c. 720
d. 24

19.
Find the number of permutations of the elements in the set {S, M, I, L, E}.

a. 5
b. 110
c. 15
d. 120

20.
Find the number of permutations of the elements in the set {M, A, T, C, H}.

a. 120
b. 5
c. 24
d. 4
ANSWERS

11) Answer: (c)

12) Answer: (b)

13) Answer: (a)

14) Answer: (a)

15) Answer: (a)

16) Answer: (a)

17) Answer: (b)

18) Answer: (a)

19) Answer: (d)

20) Answer: (a)