Permutation or Combination
Mixed Counting Methods
Mixed Probability
With Replacement and Without Replacement
Potpourri
100
The digits in a locker combination
What is a permutation?
100

The number of different outfit combinations you have with 3 shirts, 2 pairs of pants, and 4 pairs of shoes, (an outfit consists of 1 shirt, 1 pair of pants, and 1 pair of shoes).

What is 24?

100

What 0 and 1 mean in terms of probability.

What is 0 represents an event that is impossible, and 1 represents an event that will happen.

100

In a mixed box of crayons there are 5 greens, 2 yellows, and 9 red. This is the probability in simplest form of drawing a green and then a red without replacement.

What is 3/16?

100

What is the probability of one in five million?

0%, there is no 1 in 5,000,000 only fives and zeros

200

The digits in a phone number, including the area code.

What is a permutation?

200
The number of orders 6 chairs can be lined up
What is 720?
200
There are 25 balls numbered 25-50 in a bag. If a person selects one at random, the probability that the number printed on the ball will a multiple of 5.
What is 6/25?
200

In a box of CD's there are 5 Country, 2 Rap, 4 Hip Hop, and 1 Spanish Rock. This is the probability in simplest form you will draw 3 Country CD's one at a time without replacement.

What is 1/22?

200

A duck was given $10, a spider was given $40, a bee was given $30. Based off of this information, how much money would be given to a cat?

Solving this riddle required a keen observation of the relationship between the amount received and the number of legs each animal possesses. By applying simple division and recognizing the pattern, we found that a cat would receive $20 based on the logic applied to the duck, spider, and bee.

300
Picking four kids from a class of twenty to help carry books.
What is a combination?
300

The number of ways the 5 letters of the word "phone" be arranged.

What is 120?

300

The probability that a student passes Mathematics is 2/3 and the probability that he passes English is 4/9. What is the probability that he will pass both subjects?

What is 8/27?

300
The probability in simplest form of taking three quarters in a row with replacement out of a pocket that has 5 quarters, 2 dimes, and 1 penny.
What is 125/512?
300

A grandfather, two fathers and two sons went to the movie theater together and everyone bought one movie ticket each. How many tickets did they buy in total?

3



400
Handing out tests that are all the same to a class of fifteen who are all required to take the same test.
What is a combination?
400

The number of different ways 6 students can be chosen out of 30 to be on a Jeopardy Team.

What is 593,775?

400

In a family of 3 kids, the probability that all three are boys.

What is 1/8?

400
Without replacement, the probability in simplest form that you can choose 2 pieces of gum out of a pile of candy that has 4 candy bars, 2 pieces of gum, and 9 suckers.
What is 1/105?
400

If you buy a rooster for the purpose of laying eggs and you expect to get 2 brown eggs and 1 white egg each day for breakfast, what is the theoretical probability you will get a brown egg day. 

I don't think roosters lay eggs.

500
The different ways you can pick a winner, first runner-up, second runner-up, and third runner-up in a pool of 30 contestants.
What is a permutation?
500
Eight horses-Alabaster, Beauty, Candy, Doughty, Excellente, Friday, Great One, and High 'n Mighty- run a race. In how many ways can the first three finishers turn out?
What is 336?
500

The probability that you will guess all 8 True/False questions correct. (as a fraction)

What is 1/256?

500
With replacement, the probability in simplest form that you can roll a 2 five times in a row on a number cube.
What is 1/7,776?
500

Name three dance moves, for double the points, perform the dance moves in front of the class.

Sprinkler etc