In: Statistics and Probability
30)A pianist plans to play 6 pieces at a recital from her
repertoire of 27 pieces, and is carefully considering which song to
play first, second, etc. to create a good flow. How many different
recital programs are possible?
31)Suppose a designer has a palette of 9 colors to work with, and
wants to design a flag with 2 vertical stripes, all of different
colors.
How many possible flags can be created?
32)From a group of 8 people, you randomly select 5 of them.
What is the probability that they are the 5 oldest people in the
group?
Give your answer as a fraction
33)You pick 6 digits (0-9) at random without replacement, and write
them in the order picked.
What is the probability that you have written the first 6 digits of
your phone number? Assume there are no repeats of digits in your
phone number.
Give your answer as a fraction.
36)A girl has 7 skirts, 10 blouses, and 4 pairs of shoes. How many
different skirt-blouse-shoe outfits can she wear? (Assume that each
item matches all the others, so she is willing to wear any
combination.)
Your answer is
37)Standard automobile license plates in a country display 2
numbers, followed by 2 letters, followed by 3 numbers. How many
different standard plates are possible in this system? (Assume
repetitions of letters and numbers are allowed.)
Your answer is
38)A true-false test contains 21 questions. In how many different
ways can this test be completed. (Assume we don't care about our
scores.)
Your answer is
39)How many three-letter "words" can be made from 9 letters
"FGHIJKLMN" if repetition of letters
(a) is allowed?
Your answer is :
(b) is not allowed?
Your answer is
40)In how many ways can first, second, and third prizes be awarded
in a contest with 245 contestants?
Your answer is
41)Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the given
letters "AAABBBCC".
Your answer is