Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

Rachel owns 3 types of ornament. She has 6 distinct wooden animals, 4 distinct sea-shells and 3 distinct pottery ducks.
(i)[5]

She allows her daughter Cherry to choose 5 ornaments to play with. Cherry must select at least 1 ornament of each type. How many different selections can Cherry make?

(ii)[3]

Rachel places 10 of the 13 ornaments in a row on her window-sill. Find the number of different arrangements that are possible if there is a duck at each end of the row and no ducks anywhere else.

(iii)[3]

Rachel places 10 of the 13 ornaments in a row on her window-sill. Find the number of different arrangements that are possible if there is a duck at each end of the row and wooden animals and sea-shells are arranged alternately in the positions between them.

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