Questions w/ Answers:

1. A movie theatre sells 3 sizes of popcorn (small, medium, and large) with 3
choices of toppings (no butter, butter, extra butter). How many possible
ways can a bag of popcorn be purchased?
ANSWER: 9 WAYS (3 x 3)
2. Out of 7 consonants and 4 vowels, how many words of 3 consonants
and 2 vowels can be formed?
ANSWER: 25200
3. The ice cream shop offers 31 flavors. You order a double-scoop cone. In
how many different ways can the clerk put the ice cream on the cone if you
wanted two different flavors?
ANSWER: 930 WAYS (31 x 30)
4. A coin is tossed 3 times. Find out the number of possible outcomes.
ANSWER: 8
5. How many 3- letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of
the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?
ANSWER: 720 WAYS (10 x 9 x 8)
6. There are 8 men and 10 women and you need to form a committee of 5
men and 6 women. In how many ways can the committee be formed?
ANSWER: 11760 WAYS (8C5 x 10C6)
7. How many ways can gold, silver, and bronze medals be awarded for a race
run by 8 people?
ANSWER: 336 ways.

8. in how many ways can the letters of the word 'LEADER' be arranged?
ANSWER: 360 WAYS (6 / (2!)(1!)(1!)(1!)(1!) )
9. In a box, there are 8 red, 7 blue and 6 green balls. One ball is picked up
randomly. What is the probability that it is neither red nor green?
ANSWER: 1/3 (7/21)
10. In a lottery, there are 10 prizes and 25 blanks. A lottery is drawn at
random. What is the probability of getting a prize?
ANSWER: 2/7 (10 / (10 + 25) = 10/35)

11. In how many different ways can the letters of the word
'CORPORATION' be arranged so that the vowels always come together?
ANSWER: 50400
12. The different arrangements of a given number of things by taking some
or all at a time.
ANSWER: PERMUTATION
13. Collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment.
ANSWER: SIMPLE EVENT
14. This means to start with the number and find its product with all of the
whole numbers less than the number and stopping at one.
ANSWER: FACTORIAL
15. Five different books are on a shelf. In how many different ways could you
arrange them?
ANSWER: 120 ways.