Permutations and combinations
Practice section 2 of 10
Questions 7–12 in this collection
Practice questions
Worked example · 1 of 6
Arrange STATISTICS without distinguishing repeated copies
In how many ways can the letters of the word STATISTICS be arranged?
CJC · Lecture · Example 6
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Self-practice · 2 of 6
Arrange MATHEMATICS by counting its repeated letters
In how many ways can the letters of the word MATHEMATICS be arranged?
CJC · Lecture · Self-Practice 1
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Worked example · 3 of 6
Choose a committee or choose who is left out
From a group of 11 people, how many ways can one form a committee of (i) 7 people, (ii) 4 people?
CJC · Lecture · Example 7
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Self-practice · 4 of 6
Select three of five people without assigning roles
Find the number of ways to select 3 of the 5 people to form a community.
CJC · Lecture · Self-Practice 2
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Worked example · 5 of 6
Count restricted committees using cases and complements
A class consists of 8 girls and 10 boys. How many committees of 4 can be formed if
(i) there are no restrictions,
(ii) the committee has at most 1 boy,
(iii) the committee must have at least 1 girl,
(iv) Boy A or Girl B must be in the committee?
CJC · Lecture · Example 8
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Worked example · 6 of 6
Choose a committee subject to a married-couple restriction
A committee of 3 people is to be chosen from 4 married couples. Find the number of ways in which this committee can be chosen if
(i) all are equally eligible,
(ii) the committee must consist of 1 woman and 2 men,
(iii) all are equally eligible except that any husband and wife cannot both serve in the committee.
CJC · Lecture · Example 9