Name ______________________

Date _______________________
Permutations
1. a. Find the number of permutations of the letters
in the word BRAIN. _________________

b. If you choose one of the permutations at random,

what is the probability that it will start with a vowel? _________________

2. a. In how many ways can you arrange the numbers

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to make a six-digit number? _________________

b. If you choose one of the six-digit numbers at

random, what is the probability that the number
will be less than 600,000? _________________

3. Eight skydivers are on an airplane. In how many

possible ways can they jump from the plane? _________________

4. There are seven different flavors of yogurt at a

supermarket. In how many different orders can
they be lined up on the shelf? _________________

5. How many permutations of the numbers 1 through

9 are there? _________________

6. In how many different ways can a video store

arrange ten videos on a shelf? _________________

7. Harrison has a collection of 25 antique teapots.

Write an expression that shows in how many
different ways he can display his teapots. _________________

Determine whether each problem involves permutations

or combinations.

8. Elect four people to be president, vice president,

secretary, and treasurer. _________________

9. Order a three-topping pizza from a choice of

eight toppings. _________________

10. Decide how many ways you can put ten books
on a shelf. _________________

11. Organize 30 students into two-person doubles teams. _________________

Name ______________________
Date _______________________
2 13
Practice B 17. 18.
3 2
1. 6 orders 2. 120
12 3
3. 24 ways 4. 40,320 ways 19. 20.
5 4
5. 362,880 ways 6. 5,040 orders
21. 12 22. 18
7. 720 8. 3,628,800
23. 288 24. 32
9. 479,001,600 10. 39,916,800
11. 40,320 ways 15. 15! Problem Solving
1
Practice C 1. 120 orders 2. 6 orders;
6
2
1. a. 120; b. 1
5 3. 24 orders; 4. 40,320
4
1 orders
2. a. 720 ways; b.
3 5. D 6. J
3. 40,320 ways 4. 5,040 orders 7. B 8. H
5. 362,880
Reading Strategies
6. 3,628,800 ways 7. 25!
1. lettuce, tomato, turkey; lettuce,
8. permutations 9. combinations turkey, tomato
10. permutations 11. combinations 2. 2
Review for Mastery 3. tomato, lettuce, turkey; tomato,
1. Bob; 2. Allie; Bob; turkey, lettuce
Carl; Carl; Allie; Carl; 4. turkey, lettuce, tomato
Bob; Allie Bob; Carl turkey, tomato, lettuce;
3. 3; 2; 1; 6 4. 6 lettuce, tomato, turkey
lettuce, turkey, tomato;
1 tomato, turkey, lettuce
5.
6 tomato, lettuce, turkey
6. 4; 3; 2; 1; 24 ways 5. 6 different ways
Challenge Puzzles, Twisters & Teasers
1. 120 2. 48
3. 720 4. 29
1
5. 6. 30
7
1
7. 8. 72
42
9. 56 10. 15
3 15
11. 12.
2 4
13. 70 14. 30
15. 330 16. 48
Name ______________________
Date _______________________