1.
The local Humane Society needs to select 2 out of 4 cats to feature in a newspaper advertisement. One will appear in the Saturday paper, and the other will appear in the Sunday paper. How many ways can the cats be selected?
A.
2
B.
16
C.
24
D.
12
Hint
2.
There are 9 players on a softball team. How many ways can the coach pick the first 2 batters?
A.
84
B.
81
C.
72
D.
36
Hint
3.
How many different ways can you arrange the letters in the word
compare
?
A.
4!
B.
7!
C.
5!
D.
6!
Hint
4.
A race consists of ten runners. How many ways can the runners finish first, second, and third?
A.
1,000
B.
30
C.
720
D.
504
Hint
5.
How many ways can you arrange the letters in the word
compatible
?
A.
39,916,800
B.
3,628,800
C.
362,880
D.
100
Hint