OCR S1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicPermutations & Arrangements
TypeDigit arrangements forming numbers

6
  1. The diagram shows 7 cards, each with a digit printed on it. The digits form a 7 -digit number.
    1333559
    How many different 7 -digit numbers can be formed using these cards?
  2. The diagram below shows 5 white cards and 10 grey cards, each with a letter printed on it.
    \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{98ac515d-fd47-4864-afd6-321e9848d6cb-04_398_801_596_632} From these cards, 3 white cards and 4 grey cards are selected at random without regard to order.
    (a) How many selections of seven cards are possible?
    (b) Find the probability that the seven cards include exactly one card showing the letter A .