PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS

PAPER 1

1. The School Prefects Board consists of 10 students. These students are chosen from 12
monitors and 10 assistant monitors. Calculate the number of ways of choosing the
prefects if
(a) there is no restrictions,
(b) the School Prefects Board consists at least 8 monitors. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

2. Diagram 1 shows 5 letters and 3 digits.

A B C D E 6 7 8
DIAGRAM 1

A code is to be formed using the above letters and digits. If the code consists of 3 letters
followed by 2 digits, how many codes can be formed if no letter or digit is repeated in
each code. [3 marks]

Answer : ....................................

3. A badminton team consists of 7 people. The team is to be chosen from a group of 8

men and 5 women. Find the number of teams that can be formed such that each team
consists of
(a) 4 men,
(b) not more than 2 women. [4 marks]

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 Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................
4. Diagram 2 shows five cards of different letters.

M A T H S
DAGRAM 2

(a) Find the number of possible arrangements of all the cards in a row.
(b) Find the number of these arrangements where the letters A and S are arranged side
by side. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

5. A committee consisting of 5 people is to be chosen from 6 male and 4 female students.

Calculate the number of different ways the committee can be formed if
(a) there is no restriction,
(b) the number of female students is more than the number of male students.
[4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

6. An excursion group is made up of 5 people to be chosen from 5 teachers and 4

guardians. Find the number of ways of forming the group if
(a) it consists of not more than 3 teachers,
(b) it consists of at most 2 guardians. [4 marks]

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 Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

7. A computer club committee of 3 people consisting of males and females is to be chosen

from 6 males and 4 females. Find the number of ways the committee can be formed if
(a) two males and one female are elected,
(b) at least a male is elected. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

8. Given the word PATIENT. Find the number of different possible arrangements that
can be formed if
(a) 4 of the letters are to be arranged in a line without repetition.
(b) 4 of the letters are to be arranged without repetition such that the first letter is a
consonant and the last letter is a vowel. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

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9. A present consisting of 5 items is to be chosen from 6 calculators and 4 pens. Calculate
the number of ways the present can be selected so that it consists of
(a) 3 calculators,
(b) not more than 2 pens. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

10. Three alphabets are chosen from the word HAMID. Find
(a) the number of possible choices,
(b) the number of possible choices if
(i) the alphabet Ais chosen,
(ii) the alphabet A and D are chosen. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)
(i) .........................
(ii) ........................

11. (a) How many even numbers can be formed using the digits 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 ?
(b) How many of these numbers are greater than 60 000 ? [2 marks]

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 Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

12.
P Q R S T U 3 4 5 6
DIAGRAM 3

Diagram 3 shows 6 letters and 4 digits. A code is formed using 3 letters followed by 2
digits. How many codes can be formed if no letter and digit can be repeated ?
[3 marks]

Answer : ....................................

13. Four alphabets are to be selected from the word DYNAMO and arranged in a row.
(a) Find the number of different arrangements of the alphabets.
(b) State the number of such arrangements that starts with a vowel. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

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14. A squash team that consists of 8 students is to be chosen from a group of 7 male
students and 6 female students. Calculate the number of different teams that can be
formed if each team must consist of
(a) exactly 3 male students,
(b) not more than 2 female students. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................
15. Calculate the number of six-digit odd numbers which is smaller than 200 000 that can
be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, without repetitions. [3 marks]

Answer : ....................................

16. (a) Find the number of different arrangements of the alphabets in BUDGET.
(b) State the number of arrangements that starts with G. [3 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................

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 (b)...............................

17. Diagram 4 shows seven letter cards.

U N I F O R M
DIAGRAM 4

A four-letter code is to be formed using four of these cards. Find

(a) the number of different four-letter codes that can be formed,
(b) the number of different four-letter codes which end with a consonant. [4 marks]

Answer :
(a)................................
(b)...............................

Answer
1. (a) 6466646
(b) 24541 10. (a) 10
2. 360 (b) (i) 6 (ii) 3
3. (a) 700 11. 48, 36
(b) 708 12. 1440
4. (a) 120 13. (a) 360
(b) 48 (b) 120
5. (a) 252 14. (a) 210
(b) 66 (b) 111
6. (a) 105 15. 48
(b) 81 16. (a) 720
7. (a) 60 (b) 120
(b) 96
8. (a) 840 17. (a) 840
(b) 240 (b) 480
9. (a) 120
(b) 186