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  • Question
  • A coach must choose five starters from a team of 12 players. How many different ways can the coach choose the starters ?


  • Options
  • A. 569
  • B. 729
  • C. 625
  • D. 769

  • Correct Answer
  • 729 

    Explanation

    Choose 5 starters from a team of 12 players. Order is not important.

     

    12 C 5 = 729


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    • 1. If you have 6 New Year greeting cards and you want to send them to 4 of your friends, in how many ways can this be done?

    • Options
    • A. 720
    • B. 360
    • C. 240
    • D. 740
    • Discuss
    • 2. Using numbers from 0 to 9 the number of 5 digit telephone numbers that can be formed is

    • Options
    • A. 1,00,000
    • B. 59,049
    • C. 3439
    • D. 6561
    • Discuss
    • 3. In how many ways can 5 letters be posted in 4 letter boxes?

    • Options
    • A. 512
    • B. 1024
    • C. 625
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 4. 5 men and 4 women are to be seated in a row so that the women occupy the even places . How many such arrangements are possible?

    • Options
    • A. 2880
    • B. 1440
    • C. 720
    • D. 2020
    • Discuss
    • 5. In how many ways the letters of the word NUMERICAL can be arranged so that the consonants always occupy the even places ?

    • Options
    • A. 5!
    • B. 6!
    • C. 4!
    • D. Can't determine
    • Discuss
    • 6. If a+b+c =21 what is the total number of positive integral solutions?

    • Options
    • A. 109
    • B. 190
    • C. 901
    • D. 910
    • Discuss
    • 7. If two cards are taken one after another without replacing from a pack of 52 cards. What is the probability for the two cards be Ace ?

    • Options
    • A. 51/1221
    • B. 42/221
    • C. 1/221
    • D. 52/1245
    • Discuss
    • 8. In how many different ways could couples be picked from 6 men and 9 women ?

    • Options
    • A. 26
    • B. 54
    • C. 52
    • D. 28
    • Discuss
    • 9. The number of sequences in which 4 players can sing a song, so that the youngest player may not be the last is ?

    • Options
    • A. 2580
    • B. 3687
    • C. 4320
    • D. 5460
    • Discuss
    • 10. In how many ways the word 'SCOOTY' can be arranged such that 'S' and 'Y' are always at two ends?

    • Options
    • A. 720
    • B. 360
    • C. 120
    • D. 24
    • Discuss


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