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Test your knowledge of Counting Techniques!
Select the best answer for each of the following.

1. Which counting method do you use when the order of the outcomes is significant?
a) Permutations
b) Combinations
c) Independent Events
d) I do not have a clue!

2. A teenager has 8 t-shirts, 2 belts, and 5 pairs of jeans.  How many different outfits can he wear, assuming that he always wears a belt?
a) 40
b) 80
c) 16
d) 21

3. The letters, "A, B, C, D, E, F, and G" are used to form a five letter secret code.  Repetitions are not allowed.  How many different codes are possible?
a) 2,520
b) 16,807
c) 120
d) 5,040

4. A florist plans to select five different flowers to put in a mixed arrangement.   From a selection of twelve different types in her cooler, how many ways can she select these flowers?
95,040
3,991,680
792
5,040

5. Using the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8, a salesman wants to construct a three-digit number to categorize his inventory.  How many different numbers can be constructed?
15
125
60
27

6. A nurse has 6 patients to visit.  How many different ways can she make her rounds if she visits each patient only once?
360
21
720
60

7. A photographer wants to arrange 7 people for a group picture.  How many different ways can this be done?
49
28
16,807
5,040

8. The lockers in the gymnasium have 4-digit combination locks.   The first digit must be odd, the second digit must be even, and the last 2 digits can be any number from 0 through 9.  How many different lock combinations exist?
2,500
2,000
10,000
5,000

9. A box contains a $1 bill, a $5 bill, a $10 bill, and a $20 bill.  A bill is drawn at random and then replaced.  A second bill is then drawn.  How many outcomes are possible?
12
8
10
16

10. An urn contains balls that are numbered, 6, 7, 8, and 9.  If an even number is drawn, then a coin is tossed.  If an odd number is drawn, a die is rolled.  How many outcomes are possible?
8
16
10
24

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