Quiz 4: Combinatorics¶
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Quiz¶
This quiz tests materials in the section called “Combinatorics”. If you are struggling with the questions go back and re-read the relevant material.
Question 1: If everyone had only two names, a first name and a family name, how many pairs of initials would be possible?
Choose the correct answer:
\(26 \times 26\)
\(26 \times 26 - 2\times 26\)
\(2 \times 26\)
\(26 \times 25\)
Question 2: Eva is choosing a new bank pin code. The rules for pin codes for her bank are as follows:
A pin code must have 4 digits.
No digit can be repeated in the pin code.
What is the number of possible pin codes that Eva could choose?
Choose the correct answer:
\(1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4 \times 5 \times ... \times 9\)
\(9!\)
\(10!\)
\(10 \times 9 \times 8 \times 7\)
Question 3: A football league of MSc students at the LSHTM contains 8 teams. How many matches need to be played in order that each team plays once against every other team?
Choose the correct answer:
\(^8 C_2 = \frac{8!}{2! 6!}\)
\(\frac{8 \times 7}{2}\)
Both options above.
Neither option above.
Question 4: A MSc group contains 9 males and 11 females. In how many ways can a committee of two males and two females be formed from the class?
Choose the correct solution:
\(1970\)
\(1960\)
\(1980\)
\(1990\)
Question 5: A group of 6 male doctors and 6 female doctors is randomly divided into two groups of size 6 each. What is the probability that both groups will have the same number of men?
Choose the correct answer:
\(^6 C_{12}\)
\(\frac{12!}{6!}\)
\(\frac{6!}{12! 12!}\)
\(\frac{400}{924}\)