Look at the word problems below. Without solving them, circle whether they are asking for a permutation or a combination?
1 |
How many ways can the letters in "Kathi" be re-arranged? |
Permutation Combination |
2 |
Shriram’s favorite football team is lining up to run onto the field. How many different ways can they be ordered? |
Permutation Combination |
3 |
Flannery is planning to perform 8 songs at a Cajun music festival, and there are 30 different songs she could play. How many different set lists could she put together? |
Permutation Combination |
4 |
How many possible 3-color blends can be made from the seven colors of the rainbow? |
Permutation Combination |
5 |
How many 8-letter passwords are there, if no character can be used twice? |
Permutation Combination |
6 |
How many different ways are there to set a combination lock? |
Permutation Combination |
7 |
If Servane is holding a dozen different cupcakes and wants to give two to her friend, what are the chances that she chooses red velvet and chocolate froster? |
Permutation Combination |
8 |
Joy is arranging flowers for a bouqet. The store has 18 different kinds of flowers for her to choose from. If the bouquets each need 10 flowers, how many different bouqets could she make? |
Permutation Combination |
10 |
Matthias is making a candy coated in different colors, so that biting into it will "expose the rainbow" (the catchphrase he’s chosen). His machine can make any of 8 different colors, but each candy can only be coated four times. How many unique color combinations can you find in these candies? |
Permutation Combination |
These materials were developed partly through support of the National Science Foundation,
(awards 1042210, 1535276, 1648684, and 1738598). 
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