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7.2.0: Exercises

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    Section 7.2 Exercises

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

    1.
    3!
    2.
    9!
    3.
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    5.
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    6.
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    7.
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    8.
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    9.
    \(_4{P_3}\)
    10.
    \(_7{P_5}\)
    11.
    \(_{12}{P_{10}}\)
    12.
    \(_{14}{P_{10}}\)
    13.
    \(_{10}P{_8}\)
    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.

    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\(\heartsuit\), \({\text{K}}\clubsuit \), \(10\spadesuit \)?
    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?
    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)?
    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.

    19.
    How many possible complete orders of finish are there?
    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?
    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?
    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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