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  4. Exercise : Use permutations and combinations to determine the number of outcomes of an experiment

Use permutations and combinations to determine the number of outcomes of an experiment Statistics & Probabilities

6 seats are available around the table but only 4 people are having dinner.

In how many different ways can these people sit ?

There are 50 people at a meeting. Every person shakes hands with everyone else.

How many handshakes were there?

Paul wants to set a passcode for his new safe coded box. The passcode has 4 digits and he can only use the numbers 3, 6, 9 and the letter c.

In how many ways can he set the passcode?

From a group of 6 men and 8 women, how many teams of 2 men and 3 women can be formed?

How many basketball teams of 5 players can be formed with 10 players without regard to position played?

A police station is choosing a captain and an assistant. There are 10 police officers at this station.

In how many ways can police officers be chosen for these two positions?

See also
  • Course : Introduction to probabilities
  • Exercise : Calculate basic probabilities
  • Exercise : Determine whether events are dependent or independent
  • Exercise : Use the multiplication rule to determine the probability of an intersection of events
  • Exercise : Calculate conditional probabilities
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