How many different ways can 5 books be arranged on the shelf?
5*4*3*2*1 = 120 ways
The animal shelter has been keeping track of the cats they have saved. They have saved 12 kittens, 8 young, and 5 mature cats. Based on this data, what is the experimental probability that the next cat they save is a young cat?
8/25 or 32% or 0.32
There are 4 people on the bowling team. How many different orders can they bowl?
4*3*2*1 = 24 ways
13 runners enter a race. How many different ways can they finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd?
13*12*11 = 1716
There are 3 red marbles, 2 green marbles, and 1 yellow marble in a box. One marble is taken out and not replace. A second marble is then taken out. What is the probability both marbles that were taken out are red?
1/5, or 0.20, or 20%
Ms. Lamport is packing for a trip. She packs a white blouse, a pink blouse, a blue blouse, and a green blouse. She also packs a black suit, a navy blue suit, and a gray suit. What is the probability that the first outfit she wears is the gray suit with a pink blouse?
1 out of 12
There are the 4 standing desks at the back of the room. If there are 16 students in class, how many ways can they sit at those 4 desks?
16*15*14*13 = 43,680
Jenny spins a spinner with 5 equal sections numbered 1-5 and she spins another spinner with 5 equal sections with the letters A-E. What is the probability she will spin a 4 and a B?
1/25 or 0.04, or 4%
There are 11 players on the soccer team. If a game ends in a tie, there is a shootout in which 5 players are selected to take a penalty kick. How many different ways can the players be chosen?
11*10*9*8*7=55,440