Probability: Permutations

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Solve the following probability word problems.

(1) A baby presses the ten numbers (6) How many six-digit numbers can
(zero to nine) on a phone dial pad be formed by rearranging the digits
once each. How many different in the number 571,326?
numbers could she have dialed?

(7) How many ways can the letters in

the word EMIGRANT be
(2) How many ways can the letters W,
arranged?
Z, S, X, O, F and T be ordered
without repeats?

(8) Madeline was asked to choose

(3) Five people walk into a fast-food
restaurant at the same time. How
many different ways can the first
two be served?
three paintings from a collection of
eight and hang them on the wall in
a row. How many different ways
could the wall be decorated?

(9) Paul has a collection of six toy

train cars and creates a train using
(4) How many four-digit numbers can
seven of them. How many different
be created from the digits 1, 2, 5
ways could the train be created?
and 9 without repeating any?

(10) Each person in a seven person

(5) In a seven-person race, how many
committee is assigned a different
different ways can the runners
job. How many ways can the jobs
arrive at the finish line?
be assigned?

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 Probability: Permutations
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Solve the following probability word problems.
(1) A baby presses the ten numbers (6) How many six-digit numbers can
(zero to nine) on a phone dial pad be formed by rearranging the digits
once each. How many different in the number 571,326?
numbers could she have dialed?
nPk = 6! = 720
nPk = 10! = 3,628,800
(7) How many ways can the letters in
the word EMIGRANT be
(2) How many ways can the letters W,
arranged?
Z, S, X, O, F and T be ordered
without repeats? nPk = 8! = 40,320

nPk = 7! = 5,040 (8) Madeline was asked to choose

three paintings from a collection of
(3) Five people walk into a fast-food eight and hang them on the wall in
restaurant at the same time. How a row. How many different ways
many different ways can the first could the wall be decorated?
two be served? 8!
nPk = (8 - 3)! = 336
5!
nPk = (5 - 2)! = 20
(9) Paul has a collection of six toy
train cars and creates a train using
(4) How many four-digit numbers can
seven of them. How many different
be created from the digits 1, 2, 5
ways could the train be created?
and 9 without repeating any?
6!
nPk = 4! = 24 nPk = (6 - 7)! = 720

(10) Each person in a seven person

(5) In a seven-person race, how many
committee is assigned a different
different ways can the runners
job. How many ways can the jobs
arrive at the finish line?
be assigned?
nPk = 7! = 5,040
nPk = 7! = 5,040

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