6.1.

1 The multiplication rule

1. There are 3 routes joining village A and village B
and 4 routes joining village B and village C. Find
the number of different ways of traveling from
village A to village C via village B.
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. There are bus "om#anies that #rovide trans#ort
from town $ to town F and 3 bus "om#anies that
#rovide trans#ort from town F to town %. Find the
number of ways a #erson "an travel from town $ via
to town % via town F by ta&ing a bus.
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3. There are 3 boys and girls in a grou#. Find the
number of ways to #i"& a boy and a girl for a
(athemati"s )ui*.
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4. +im has to "hoose a shirt and a trouser from '
shirts and 4 trousers in his "u#board. Find the
#ossible number of ways he "an do this.
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,. Team A whi"h "onsists of , #layers wishes to have
badminton mat"hes with team B whi"h "onsists of '
#layers. Find the number of different single mat"hes
that "an be held.
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The diagram above shows "ards of a game. .f a
#layer is going to sele"t a letter "ard and a digit "ard/
find the number of different ways "an this be done.
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0. 1ashim "an "hoose to go to offi"e by "ar or by bus.
Find the number of different ways 1ashim "an go to
s"hool for three "onse"utive wor&ing days.
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2. A football team #lays four friendly mat"hes in a
month. Find the number of #ossible out"omes from
the four mat"hes.
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3. There are , (alays/ 3 Chinese and .ndians in a
grou#. Find the number of ways "an a (alay/ a
Chinese and an .ndian be "hosen from the grou#.
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1-.There are #ie"es of "a&es on #late A/ 3 #ie"es of
"a&es #late B and 4 #ie"es of "a&es on #late C. .f
a boy is going to sele"t a "a&e from ea"h #late/ find
the number of different ways "an this be done.
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Permutations & Combinations 1
A B C 4 1 3