OCR MEI S1 2006 January — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2006
SessionJanuary
TopicCombinations & Selection

6 A band has a repertoire of 12 songs suitable for a live performance. From these songs, a selection of 7 has to be made.
  1. Calculate the number of different selections that can be made.
  2. Once the 7 songs have been selected, they have to be arranged in playing order. In how many ways can this be done?