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【Permutation and Combination (1)】 Supplementary 1

Programme code/Class/No. : FS / ( ) Date：

Name : Mark :

1. Draw a tree diagram to show different 2-letter strings can be formed by using the letters A,
B and C without repetition? (15 marks)

1st letter 2nd letter Possible outcomes

2. How many different strings (字串) can be formed in Q.1? (3 marks)

From the tree diagram above, we can have different strings formed.

3. A car manufacturer has 7 car models and 8 colour schemes. How many choices it can
provide to its customers? (6 marks)

4. In a class of 40 students, 25 students take computer science and 30 students take

additional mathematics. All the 40 students must take at least one of these subjects. How
many students take both subjects? (6 marks)

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5. A restaurant offers 2 different soups, 5 different main courses and 4 different drinks in its
lunch menu. Each order can select a soup, a main course and a drink from the menu. How
many different lunches are possible? (6 marks)

Corresponding to each of the soups, there are different main courses, such two
can be ordered in different ways.
Also, corresponding to each of these choices, there are different selections of
drinks. Thus, the number of different lunches = = .

6. A test paper consists of 10 multiple choice questions with 5 options. In how many ways
can this paper be answered? (6 marks)

7. A card is drawn at random from an ordinary pack of 52 playing cards. Find the number of
ways that the card is a King or a Queen? (6 marks)

The number of ways that the card is a King =

The number of ways that the card is a Queen =
∴ The total number of ways that the card is a King or a Queen is = =

8. Similar to Q.7, find the number of ways that the card is a King of Heart? (6 marks)

As there is only card which is a King and is a Heart (King of Heart), so the number
of ways is .

9. Using 6 different letters, how many strings (字串) consisting of 3 different letters can be
formed? (6 marks)

Permutation

Evaluate the following expressions. (1 - 3) (2 marks each)

10!
1. =
5!5!

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2. P510 =

3. P32 n =

4. On a bookshelf there are 3 different mathematics books and 5 different English books.
(a) Find the possible number of arrangements of the books on the bookshelf.
(6 marks)
(b) In how many ways can the books be arranged so that all the mathematics books are
put together? (6 marks)

(a)

(b) Treating all mathematics books as one unit, there are arrangements, but in
each of the mathematics books, there are ways.
=

5. A computer society has 50 members. How many ways are there to choose a chairman,
vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the society? (Assuming that the 1st selected
person will serve as chairman, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th selected persons will serve as vice
chairman, secretary and treasurer, respectively.) (6
marks)

6. In how many ways can the letter of the word “SECONDARY” be rearranged such that
the last letter will be a vowel (母音) ? (6 marks)

Consider the last letter which is a vowel, there are choices. The remaining 8
letters can be placed in to the position left, and the required number of ways
=
=
=

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7. In how many ways can the letters in the word “MONDAY” be arranged if
(a) 2 different letters are taken at a time? (5 marks)
(b) 4 different letters are taken at a time? (5 marks)

(a) The required number of ways

=
=

(b) The required number of ways

=
=

Reference : DVE Mathematics 3G (VMA3007) TLPs, 2013

Created by : DVE Mathematics Team, YC(KC)

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