166 Answered Questions for the topic Combinations

Combinations

11/05/16

There are 3 different trails to Hidden Meadow, 5 trails to get to Alpine Lake, and 2 trails to get back home. How many different routes can you take?
This is homework. How would you solve this. I know there are a lot of different combinations but I can't get them all.
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Combinations

08/30/16

if I have 4 socks, 4 pairs of pants, 4 shirts, and four hats, how many combinations are there
How do I solve this?
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Combinations

08/20/16

4 rooms can accommodate a maximum of 4 people. How many ways can 6 people be accommodated in these rooms?
Combinations question - answer is 4020 but I need to know how to get there
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Combinations

08/09/16

How many ways can eight letters be arranged into groups of five where order matters and the first two letters are already chosen?
 I don't understand how to divide out the 2 letters that have already been chosen. 
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Combinations

06/14/16

If 5 parts of a shoe is customisable, and you can choose from 12 colors for each part. How many different shoe is possible ?
Hi , I can't figure this problem out. if somebody can solve this , that would be amazing. a short description on how it's done is appreciated but optional .
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Combinations Permutations

06/12/16

combination and permutation questions
nC5=252
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06/03/16

Combination Problem
A word of 16 letters is selected: ALMOSTIMPOSSIBLE   a) How many different words are possible if the first and last letters are the same? b) How many different words are possible if A,L and M... more
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Combinations Permutations

04/28/16

Permutation of a word
The word "abstemious" contains 5 vowels a, e, i, o, u in alphabetical order. how many permutations of this word have the vowels in alphabetical order?
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Combinations Factorial,

04/25/16

A five-digit number is formed by using each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 exactly once. How many five-digit numbers formed this way are divisible by 12?
A hint was given. Use the fact that for a given number to be divisible by 3, it suffices for the sum of its digits to be divisible by 3.
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Combinations Math Discrete Math

04/12/16

A club has 41 men and 43 women as members. In how many ways can a committee of 4 members from this club be chosen if the committee cannot all be the same sex?
Please help! its a combinations question. Thank you!
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04/12/16

prove that for every n belongs to N..... PLEASE HELP WITH THE PROBLEM BELOW
prove that for every n∈N , ( 2n choose n) is even
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Combinations

03/25/16

18 people decide to play softball// IN how many ways can the 18 people be divided into 2 teams of 9
18 people decide to play softball// IN how many ways can the 18 people be divided into 2 teams of 9
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Combinations

01/31/16

how to explain combinations on a 3rd grade level
Class of 22 students votes on their favorite pet.  The bird gets 3 times more votes than the snak and the bird gets 2 times more votes than the hamster.  How many votes does each pet get?
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01/30/16

A woman buys 7 ears of corn and 6 oranges for $3.66. A second woman buys 10 ears of corn for $3.39. Find the price of an ear of corn and the price of an orange.
They are at the same unit price
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Combinations

01/24/16

6 teams with 3 men and 3 women in each team. A coach picks one woman or man from each team, pick 3 women and 3 women in total. How many combinations possible?
Combinations
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Combinations

12/21/15

A lock has 60 digits, and the combination involves turning either left or right to the first numbers, turning either left or right to the second number, and tur
A lock has 60 digits, and the combination involves turning either left or right to the first numbers, turning either left or right to the second number, and turning either left or right to the... more
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Combinations Data Management

11/10/15

If the committee will consist of 3 councillors and either 1 or 2 planning staff, how many different committees could the council choose?
Full Question:  There are 10 councillors and 12 planning department staff available to serve on a budge committee for the new city council. If the committee will consist of 3 councillors and... more
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Combinations

11/09/15

the arcade has three pinball machines and five video games.
the arcade has three pinball machines and five video games. if a person wants to play one pinball machine and one video game, how many different combinations of games could that person play?
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Combinations

09/29/15

I need to find out how many bloody mary combinations i could make.
 I have 20 different vodka & juice combinations that i could add 48 different garnishes and spices. I need to know the total number of different combinations possible
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Combinations

09/20/15

A quality control inspector...
A quality control inspector samples 6 computer chips from a box containing 12 computer chips. If the box contains 2 defective chips. In how many ways can he select a sample so that both defective... more
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Combinations

09/19/15

In a free throw shooting contest...
In a free throw shooting contest, you shoot free throws until you miss once or until you make four shots. You keep track of the sequence of misses/makes. How many outcomes are in the sample space... more
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Combinations

09/19/15

In a bag there are...
In a bag there are 7 green, 11 brown, and 8 red marbles. In how many ways can 5 marbles be randomly selected from the bag, without replacement, if the selection shows all 5 marbles of the same color?
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Combinations

09/18/15

Five cards are drawn...
Five cards are drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. How many hands of five cards have at least one black card?
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Combinations

09/15/15

In how many ways can...
In how many ways can 5 different contracts be distributed among 12 different firms; if no two contracts are awarded to the same firm?
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Combinations

09/10/15

How many license plates...
How many license plates can be produced using five symbols on each plate where the two first symbols are letters of the alphabet and the following three symbols are numbers selected from the set... more
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