DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERMUTATION AND COMBINATION
Quiz by Rey Alferez Fernandez
Grade 10
Mathematics
Philippines Curriculum: Grades K-10 (MELC)
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- Q1If you're forming a line of 5 people from a group of 10, would you use permutation or combination?BothNeitherCombinationPermutation30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q2In which scenario would you use permutation rather than combination?Picking out 4 players for a football team from a pool of 20Choosing 2 cards from a deck of 52Determining the order of runners in a relay raceSelecting a group of 3 students from a class of 3030sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q3If you're selecting 3 team leaders from a group of 20 students, would you use permutation or combination?BothNeitherCombinationPermutation30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q4If you have 6 books and you want to know how many ways you can arrange 3 of them on a shelf, would you use a permutation or a combination?CombinationNeitherPermutationBoth30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q5What is the fundamental difference between the concept of permutation and combination?Permutation considers order, combination does notCombination involves larger numbersPermutation requires fewer elementsIn permutation, elements are replaceable30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q6If you are to choose 2 students from a class of 20 to sit on the school council, would you use permutation or combination?PermutationBothNeitherCombination30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q7Which of the following scenarios would require the use of permutation?Selecting 5 members for a committee from a group of 20 peoplePicking 2 student representatives from a class of 30 studentsChoosing 3 ripe fruit from a bowl of 6 fruitOrganising the arrangement of books on a shelf from a selection of books30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q8What is the crucial factor that differentiates a permutation from a combination?Repetition of elementsOrder of arrangementNumber of elementsNumber of combinations30sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q9In which of the following scenarios is it better to use a combination instead of a permutation?Arranging books on a shelfCreating different password combinationsDetermining the batting order for a baseball teamChoosing a team of 5 players from a group of 1030sM10SP-IIIc-2
- Q10What differentiates permutation from combination of objects taken at a time?Order of arrangement matters in permutation but not in combinationPermutation and combination are always calculated the same wayPermutation requires more items than combinationCombination involves repetition of items while permutation does not30sM10SP-IIIc-2