6.) There are six employees who work for one supervisor who must rank these six

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6.) There are six employees who work for one supervisor who must rank these six workers. How many different rankings are possible?

a.) 6*6*6*6*6*6

b.) 6!/(6!*0!)

c.) 6

d.) 6!

7.) The Knights of Columbus are going to award three $500 scholarships. The recipients will be randomly selected from the 10 finalist. How many ways can the scholarships be awarded?

a.) 10!

b.) 10!/(3!7!)

c.) 10!/3!

d.) 10!/7!

8.) The Masons are going to award three scholarships;one for $750;one for $500 and one for $250. The recipients will be randomly selected from the 10 finalist. How many ways can the scholarships be awarded?

a.) 10*10*10

b.) 10!/7!

c.) 10!/(3!7!)

d.) 10!/(3!10!)

9.) A reading list of articles for a course contains 20 articles. How many ways are there to choose 3 articles from the 20 articles?

a.) 20*20*20

b.) 3*3*3

c.) 20!/(20-3)!

d.) 20!/ 3! 17!

10.) he big triple at a local race track consists of picking the correct order of finish of the first three horses in the ninth race. If there are 12 horses entered into the race, how many big triple outcomes are possible?

a.) 12!/ 3!(12-3)!

b.) 12*11*10

c.) 12!

d.) 12!/ 9!

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