Permutations (Medium)
AMC 10/12 mid (≈Q9–16) — multi-step.
Permutations: core idea
Restrictions.
Example problem: hint and answer
How many arrangements of are there?
Hint: Account for repeated objects or restrictions first. Answer: 60.
Practice (9 problems — type your answers)
1. How many ways can people sit in a row if two specified people sit together?
2. How many -digit even numbers use once each?
3. How many circular arrangements of distinct people are there?
4. How many ways can officers be chosen in order from people?
5. How many arrangements of are there?
6. How many ways can books be arranged if two specified books are not adjacent?
7. How many ways can boys and girls line up if all girls are consecutive?
8. How many distinct arrangements of are there?
9. How many -digit numbers use once each and do not begin with ?