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    Problems 1. A bench can seat 4 people. How many seating arrangements can be made from a group of 10 people? 2. How many distinct permutations can be formed from all the letters of each of the following words: (a) them, (b) unusual? 3. A student is to answer 7 out of 9 questions on a midterm test. i) How many examination selections has he? ii) How many if the first 3 questions are compulsory? iii) How many if he must answer at least 4 of the first 5 questions? 4. Four light bulbs are selected at random without replacement from 16 bulbs, of which 7 are defective. Find the probability that a) none are defective. b) exactly one is defective. ¢) at least one is defective. 5. OF 20 light bulbs, 3 are defective. Five bulbs are chosen at random, a) Use permutations or combinations to find the probability that none are defective. b) What is the probability that at least one is defective? 6. A box contains 18 light bulbs. Of these, four are defective. Five bulbs are chosen at random. a) Use permutations or combinations to find the probability that none are defective. b) What is the probability that exactly one of the chosen bulbs is defective? ) What is the probability that at least one of the chosen bulbs is defective? 7. How many different sums of money can be obtained by choosing two coins from a box containing a nickel, a dime, a quarter, a fifty-cent piece, and a dollar coin? Is this a problem in permutations or in combinations? 8. If three balls are drawn at random from a bag containing 6 red balls, 4 white halls, and 8 blue balls, what is the probability that all three are red? Use permuta- tions or combinations. 9. Ina poker hand consisting of five cards, what is the probability of holding: a) two aces and two kings? b) five spades? c) A,K,Q,J, 10 of the same suit? 10. In how many ways can a group of 7 persons arrange themselves, a) inarow, b) around a circular table? i. 12. 13. 14. 15. In how many ways can a committee of 3 people be selected from 8 people? In playing poker, five cards are dealt to a player. What is the probability of being dealt (i) four-of-a-kind? (ii) a full house (three-of-a-kind and a pair)? A hockey club has 7 forwards, 5 defensemen, and 3 goalies. Each can play only his designated subgroup. A coach chooses a team of 3 forwards, 2 defense, and 1 goalie. a) How many different hockey teams can the coach assemble if position within the subgroup is not considered? b) Players A, B and C prefer to play left forward, center, and right defense, respec- tively. What is the probability that these three players will play on the same team in their preferred positions if the coach assembles the team at random? A shipment of 17 radios includes 5 radios that are defective. The receiver samples 6 radios at random. What is the probability that exactly 3 of the radios selected are defective? Solve the problem a) using a probability tree diagram b) using permutations and combinations. Three married couples have purchased theater tickets and are seated in a row consisting of just six seats. If they take their seats in a completely random fashion, what is the probability that a) Jim and Paula (husband and wife) sit in the two seats on the far left? b) Jim and Paula end up sitting next to one another.

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