Combinatorial number + variations - practice problems
Number of problems found: 54
- A basket 4
A basket contains 9 fruits, where 4 are oranges, and the rest are mangoes. Three fruits are taken out one at a time and put aside. Find the probability that 3 are oranges.
- A ferry
A ferry with a capacity of 10 people takes a group of 13 men and 7 women across a river. Find the number of ways in which the group may be taken across the if all women go on the first group.
- Grouping - combinatorics
In how many different ways can 24 people be divided into: a) 6 groups of the same size. b) Groups of 5, 6, 7, and 6 people. c) Groups of 4, 5, 7, and 8 people.
- Playmakers 83340
In a basketball game, two pivots, two wings, and one point guard play. The coach has three pivots, four wing players, and two playmakers available on the bench. How many different five players can a coach send to the board during a game?
- Possibilities 82372
A hockey match played for three periods ended with a score of 2:3. How many possibilities are there on how the given thirds could have been completed?
- Different 66944
It was Tibor's birthday, and he bought 8 different cookies for his friends (Horalky, Tatanky, Kávenky, Attack, Mila, Anita, Mäta, Lina). He put them all in a box, and each friend could choose two pieces. Tanya chose first. Which two cookies could Táňa cho
- Students 62184
There are 16 students in the class. If the teacher wants to choose two students who will be weekly, how many options does she have?
- Tv dinner tray
I'm trying to calculate the total number of unique potential combinations, but I'm trying to solve for a TV dinner tray with four little sections each: meat, veggie, starch, and dessert. This is more complex because we have different types of meats/veggie
- Family trip
Dulikovci, Elikovci, Filikovci, and Galikovci visited each other often last month. Each family visited each family exactly once. How many visits did all four families make together? If two families came to visit one family simultaneously, count it twice.
- The flag
The flag should consist of 3 different-colored stripes—available colors are white, red, blue, green, and yellow. Specify: A) number of all flags B) number of flags with a blue stripe C) number of flags with a blue stripe in the middle D) the number of fla
- Combinations
Evaluate the following expression involving combinations and permutations: C(6,3) + 3 P(6,3)
- A department
There are seven women and five men in a department. a) how many ways can a committee of 3 people be selected? b) how many ways can a committee of 2 men and one woman be selected? c) how many ways can a committee of at least two women be selected (3 people
- Syrups
In the shop, they sell three types of syrups - apple, raspberry, and orange. How many ways can you buy four bottles of syrup?
- Seedbeds
The father wants to plant two seedbeds of carrots and two seedbeds of onion. Use a tree chart to find how many different options he has for placing the seedbeds.
- Wagons
We have six wagons: two white, two blue, and two red. We assemble trains from them; wagons of the same color are exactly the same, so if we change only two white wagons on a train, it's still the same train because I don't know any difference. How many di
- Selected 26381
Seven people need to be selected from the sports club, where 11 men and nine women. How many ways can we do this if seven women are on the team?
- Research in school
For particular research in high school, four pupils are selected from a class of 30 pupils. Calculate the number of all possible results of the selection and further calculate the number of all possible results if it depends on the order in which the stud
- Defective 22153
There are 11 products in the box, of which just four are defective. How many ways can we choose five products so that at least four are not faulty?
- Combinations and eggs
You have colored 4 red eggs, 3 green, 4 yellow, 5 blue, and 5 white. A caroler stops by you, and you decide to give him three eggs of different colors. How many options (different color combinations) do you have for gifting a caroler?
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