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7.2.0: Exercises

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    For the following exercises, give a whole number that’s equal to the given expression.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    3!

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    9!

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    \(\frac{7!}{2!2!3!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    \(\frac{8!}{5!2!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    \(\frac{21!}{18!2!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    \(\frac{28!}{26!2!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    \(\frac{34!}{30!3!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    \(\frac{17!}{12!5!}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

    \(_4{P_3}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

    \(_7{P_5}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    \(_{12}{P_{10}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    \(_{14}{P_{10}}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    \(_{10}P{_8}\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    \(_{15}{P_{11}}\)

    The following exercises are about the card game euchre, which uses a partial standard deck of cards: It only has the cards with ranks 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A for a total of 24 cards. Some variations of the game use the 8s or the 7s and 8s, but we’ll stick with the 24-card version.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    A euchre hand contains 5 cards. How many ways are there to receive a 5-card hand (where the order in which the cards are received matters, i.e., 9\(\heartsuit\), J\(\heartsuit\), \(\text{K}\clubsuit \), \(9\spadesuit \), \(10\spadesuit \) is different from \(9\spadesuit \) J\(\heartsuit\), 9\(\heartsuit\), \(\text{K}\clubsuit \), \(10\spadesuit \)?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    After all 4 players get their hands, the remaining 4 cards are placed facedown in the center of the table. How many arrangements of 4 cards are there from this deck?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    Euchre is played with partners. How many ways are there for 2 partners to receive 5-card hands (where the order in which the cards are received matters)?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    How many different arrangements of the full euchre deck are possible (i.e., how many different shuffles are there)?

    The following exercises involve a horse race with 13 entrants.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    How many possible complete orders of finish are there?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    An exacta bet is one where the player tries to predict the top two finishers in order. How many possible exacta bets are there for this race?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    A trifecta bet is one where the player tries to predict the top three finishers in order. How many possible trifecta bets are there for this race?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    A superfecta bet is one where the player tries to predict the top four finishers in order. How many possible superfecta bets are there for this race?


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