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Precalculus Honors

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Section 9.6 & 9.7 worksheet

1. You are going to set up a stereo system by purchasing separate components. In your price
range you find 5 different receivers, 8 different CD players, and 12 different speaker systems.
If you want one of each of these components, how many different stereo systems are
possible.
2. A pizza shop runs a special where you can buy a large pizza with one cheese, one
vegetable, and one meat for $9.00. You have a choice of 7 cheeses, 11 vegetables, and 6
meats. Additionally, you have a choice of 3 crusts and 2 sauces. How many different
variations of the pizza special are possible?
3. To keep computer files secure, many programs require the user to enter a password. The
shortest allowable passwords are typically 6 characters long and can contain both numbers
and letters. How many 6-character passwords are possible if:
a) characters can be repeated?
b) characters cannot be repeated?
4. Ringing the changes is a process where the bells in a tower are rung in all possible
permutations. Westminster Abbey has 10 bells in its tower. In how many ways can its bells
be rung?
5. A classroom has 24 seats and 24 students.
a) How many seating arrangements are possible?
b) How many different ways can seats 1 though 6 be filled?
5. Twelve skiers are competing in the final round of the Olympic freestyle skiing aerial
competition. How many ways can 3 of the skiers finish first, second, and third?

6. Find the number of distinguishable permutations of the letters in the word

CONNECTICUT.

7. Find the number of 5-card hands that contain the cards specified:
a) 5 face cards (kings, queens, jacks)
b) 4 aces and one other card
c) 1 ace and 4 other cards (none of which are aces)

8. Your English teacher has asked you to select 3 novels from a list of 10 books to read over
the summer. How many ways can you choose 3 books?
9. You are buying a new car. There are 7 different colors to choose from and 10 different
types of optional equipment you can buy. You can choose only one color for your car and
can afford only 2 of the options. How many combinations are there for your car?
10. Three teaching positions need to be filled for next year, one English teacher and two math
teachers. There are 7 applicants for the English position and 12 applicants for the 2 math
positions. How many ways can the positions be filled?
11. If you purchase one ticket, find the probability of winning the lottery according to the
following conditions:
a) You must correctly select 6 out of 51 numbers. The order of numbers is not
important.
b) You must correctly select 3 numbers, each from 0 to 9. The order of the numbers is
important.
12. You roll a 6-sided die 2 times. Find the probability that the sum will be 7.
13. A coin is flipped three times. Find the probability of two of the flips landing on tails.
14. A card is drawn randomly from a full deck. Find the probability it will not be a face
card.