1.   An art gallery has 10 paintings to display. Six of the paintings are to be used for a new exhibit. Is this situation a permutation or combination? How many choices of paintings are possible?
    A. permutation; 210 B. combination; 151,200
    C. combination; 210 D. permutation; 151,200
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  2.   If you have 10 CDs, and you want to take three of them with you on a road trip, how many different possibilities are there for which three you bring?
    A. 10 B. 120
    C. 3 D. 604,800
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  3.   A group of 10 students is to be divided into 2 groups of 5. How many ways is this possible?
    A. 120 B. 10
    C. 30,240 D. 252
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  4.   You have an assignment for an art class to paint a painting using only four colors. Visiting an art store, you find 20 colors from which to choose. How many different combinations of colors are there?
    A. 4,845 B. 24
    C. 74 D. 116,280
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  5.   While at a local video rental store, 5 movies catch your eye, but you only want to rent 2. How many combinations are there?
    A. 10 B. 2
    C. 20 D. 5
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