Variations + multiplication - practice problems
Number of problems found: 228
- A restaurant’s
A restaurant’s menu has 3 appetizers, 3 mains and 2 desserts. In how many way can a 3-course meal be ordered?
- The marathon
Twelve athletes are joining the Topolcany Marathon Event. How many ways can the first, second, and third placers be chosen?
- Locker combination
Todd forgot the first two numbers of his locker combination. The numbers can be any number 1 through 6. What is the probability that he will guess the first number correctly and the second number incorrectly?
- Five couples
In how many ways can 5 couples arrange themselves in a row if they stay together?
- A bag 6
A bag contains 3 red marbles, 8 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles. If two marbles are drawn out of the bag, what is the probability, to the nearest 1000th, that both marbles drawn will be blue?
- 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.
- Repeatition not allowed
How many four-digit numbers can be formed from the numbers 3 5 8 9 if they are not allowed to be repeated?
- 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.
- Probability - coin
When tossing a coin 4 times in a row, what is the probability that a sign will come up 3 times?
- Celebration 83607
Five boys and five girls were nominated for a celebration at a local school. How many ways can the prom king, prom queen, and two other students be chosen from those nominated? (The king must be a boy, and the queen must be a girl)
- A lottery
In a lottery, a person chooses four different natural numbers at random from 1 to 10, and if these four numbers match the four numbers already fixed by the lottery committee, he wins the prize. What is the probability of winning the prize in the game? (Th
- 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?
- Refrigerator, lemonades
How many possible ways can we store three lemonades, four mineral waters, and two juices in the refrigerator next to each other?
- Married 83309
In how many ways can we seat five guests at a table, two of whom are married and want to sit next to each other?
- Probability - shelf
Ten books are placed randomly on one shelf. Find the probability that certain three books are placed next to each other.
- Different 82447
How many 4 colored flags can be made from 5 colors so that each flag consists of three different colors?
- 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?
- Discovered 82210
At the dance party, the organizer discovered that 168 different dance pairs could be formed from girls and boys. How many boys are there at the dance if there are 12 girls?
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