Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

(a)[3]

A party of 6 teenagers is going boating. There are three boats to use. One boat can carry $3$ people, another can carry $2$ people and the last can carry $1$ person. Determine how many different ways the 6 teenagers can be split between the three boats.

(b(i))[3]

Work out how many different $7$-digit numbers can be made from the seven digits $2, 2, 3, 7, 7, 7, 8$ for each of the following situations. The odd digits are together and the even digits are together.

(b(ii))[4]

Find how many different 7-digit numbers can be formed from the seven digits $2, 2, 3, 7, 7, 7, 8$ in the situation where the 2s are not adjacent.

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This 10-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: A counting expression such as $\binom{6}{3}\binom{3}{2}\binom{1}{1}$

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