Combinations

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Higher June 2025 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

14 There are 15 dogs in a dog show.
One dog is awarded first prize.
A different dog is awarded second prize.

There are 12 cats in a cat show.
One cat is awarded first prize.
A different cat is awarded second prize.

Work out how many different ways these four prizes can be awarded. (3)

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q8

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

8 Here is a menu.

DrinkCake
Coffee (C)Brownie (B)
Tea (T)Flapjack (F)
Lemonade (L)Scone (S)

Asma can choose one drink and one cake.

Write down all the possible combinations Asma can choose. (2)

Higher November 2024 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

14 There are 10 football teams in a league.
Each team plays every other team 4 times.

Work out the total number of games played. (2)

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q13

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

13 There are 30 students in a class.
A teacher is going to choose at random 2 of the students.

Work out the number of different pairs of students that the teacher can choose. (2)

Higher November 2023 Paper 3 Q16

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

16 Zia has to set a 4-digit security passcode on her phone.

Each digit of the passcode is a number from 1 to 9
She can use each number more than once.

Zia tells her friend Amber that
the first digit is a cube number
the second digit is a prime number
the third digit is greater than 6
the fourth digit is an odd number.

The diagram shows one possible 4-digit passcode.

Four circles containing the digits 1, 3, 8, 3

Amber is going to have one attempt at guessing Zia’s passcode.

Work out the probability that Amber guesses Zia’s passcode on the first attempt. (3)

Foundation November 2023 Paper 2 Q9

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

9 Harris is buying a shirt and a tie.
He has a choice of three colours of shirt and a choice of three styles of tie.

ShirtTie
White (W)Plain (P)
Blue (B)Striped (S)
Grey (G)Checked (C)

Harris is going to choose one shirt and one tie.

List all the possible combinations Harris can choose. (2)

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q19

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

19 The menu in a restaurant has starters, main courses and desserts.

There are 5 starters.
There are 12 main courses.
There are \(x\) desserts.

There are 420 different ways to choose one starter, one main course and one dessert.

Work out the value of \(x\). (2)

Higher June 2022 Paper 3 Q11

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

11 Rayheem has

16 shirts
5 pairs of jeans
3 jackets

Rayheem chooses an outfit to wear.
An outfit is 1 shirt, 1 pair of jeans and 1 jacket.

Work out how many different outfits Rayheem can choose. (2)

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q13

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

13 In a school there are 16 teachers and 220 students.
Of these students 120 are girls and 100 are boys.

One teacher, one girl and one boy are going to be chosen to represent the school.

Work out the number of different ways there are to choose one teacher, one girl and one boy. (2)

Higher November 2019 Paper 2 Q14

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

14 Sadia is going to buy a new car.
For the car, she can choose one body colour, one roof colour and one wheel type.

She can choose from

19 different body colours
25 different wheel types

The total number of ways Sadia can choose the body colour and the roof colour and the wheel type is 3325

Work out the number of different roof colours that Sadia can choose from. (2)

Foundation November 2019 Paper 1 Q11

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

11 Mason throws a coin 3 times.
The outcome of each throw is either Heads or Tails.

List all the possible outcomes of the 3 throws. (2)

Higher June 2019 Paper 1 Q16

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

16 There are three dials on a combination lock.
Each dial can be set to one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The three digit number 553 is one way the dials can be set, as shown in the diagram.

A padlock with three dials showing 5, 5 and 3
(a) Work out the number of different three digit numbers that can be set for the combination lock. (2)
(b) How many of the possible three digit numbers have three different digits? (2)

Higher November 2018 Paper 2 Q11

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinationsShow That & Proof

11 In a restaurant there are

9 starter dishes
15 main dishes
8 dessert dishes

Janet is going to choose one of the following combinations for her meal.

or a starter dish and a main dish
or a main dish and a dessert dish
or a starter dish, a main dish and a dessert dish

Show that there are 1335 different ways to choose the meal. (3)

Higher June 2018 Paper 3 Q14

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

14 There are 16 hockey teams in a league.
Each team played two matches against each of the other teams.

Work out the total number of matches played. (2)

Foundation June 2018 Paper 2 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

7 Mohsin, Yusuf and Luke are going to play a game.
At the end of the game, one of them will be in First place, one of them will be in Second place and one of them will be in Third place.

Use the table below to list all the possible outcomes of the game. (2)

First placeSecond placeThird place

Higher November 2017 Paper 2 Q15

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

15 Tracey is going to choose a main course and a dessert in a cafe.
She can choose from 8 main courses and 7 desserts.

Tracey says that to work out the number of different ways of choosing a main course and a dessert you add 8 and 7

(a) Is Tracey correct?
You must give a reason for your answer. (1)

12 teams play in a competition.
Each team plays each other team exactly once.

(b) Work out the total number of games played. (2)

Higher June 2017 Paper 3 Q11

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

11 Jeff is choosing a shrub and a rose tree for his garden.
At the garden centre there are 17 different types of shrubs and some rose trees.

Jeff says,

“There are 215 different ways to choose one shrub and one rose tree.”

Could Jeff be correct?
You must show how you get your answer. (2)

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q7

EdexcelFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

7 Priti is going to have a meal.
She can choose one starter and one main course from the menu.

Menu
StarterMain Course
Salad
Fish
Melon
Pasta
Rice
Burger

Write down all the possible combinations Priti can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2017 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

6 Here is a menu.

StarterMain courseDessert
SoupPizzaFruit
MelonLasagneCheesecake
Risotto

Tina is going to choose one starter and either one main course or one dessert.

Write down all the possible combinations Tina can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2016 Paper 1 Q4

EdexcelFoundationOld spec6 marksCombinationsDecimals

4 Here is a price list in a school shop.

Price list
pens30p each
pencils20p each
rulers45p each
erasers10p each

Beth wants to spend exactly 75p in the shop.

(a) How many different ways are there for Beth to spend exactly 75p?
You must show how you got your answer. (2)

Alex buys 7 pens and 3 rulers.
He pays with a £5 note.

(b) How much change should Alex get? (3)

Chris buys \(y\) pencils.

(c) Write down an expression, in terms of \(y\), for the total cost of the pencils in pence. (1)

1MA0 Foundation June 2016 Paper 1 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec5 marksCombinationsUsing a Calculator / BIDMAS

6 Ameeta and some friends want to have a meal in a restaurant.
On Saturday, each meal will cost £21

Ameeta sees this special offer.

Special Offer
Monday to Friday
2 meals for £32

Ameeta is going to book a table for 6 people.
The total cost of the 6 meals will be less on Wednesday than on Saturday.

(a) How much less? (3)

Ameeta can choose one main course and one dessert.

Menu
main coursedessert
ChickenFruit
LambEclair
Trifle
(b) Write down all the possible combinations Ameeta can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2015 Paper 1 Q9

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

9 There are only black counters, red counters and white counters in a box.
There are only green counters and orange counters in a bag.

One counter is taken from the box.
Then one counter is taken from the bag.

Write down all the possible combinations of colours that can be taken. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2014 Paper 2 Q6

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

6 The table shows the names of five of Janette’s friends.

BoysGirls
DodiAnna
JamesMichelle
William

Janette is going to play a team game.
She chooses one of the boys and one of the girls to be in her team.

Write down all the possible combinations Janette can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation November 2013 Paper 1 Q10

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

10 Valentina is going to have a meal.

She can choose one starter and one main course from the menu.

Menu
StarterMain course
SoupBeef
PrawnsTuna
MushroomsVegetarian

Write down all the possible combinations Valentina can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2013 Paper 1 Q10

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

10 Fareeda has four types of fruit

bananas  apples  pears  oranges

Fareeda is going to choose 2 different types of fruit.

Write down all the possible combinations of fruit she can choose. (2)

1MA0 Foundation June 2012 Paper 1 Q7

EdexcelFoundationOld spec2 marksCombinations

7 Margaret is going to have a meal.
She can choose one starter and one main course.

Menu
StarterMain course
PateBeef
MelonSalmon
HamLasagne

Write down all the possible combinations Margaret can choose. (2)

Higher June 2025 Paper 3 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

15 Amy and Becky each make integers using three single digits.

In any integer, digits may be repeated.

  • Amy makes even integers with a first digit greater than 7
  • Becky makes odd integers with a first digit that is non-zero.

They each make as many different integers as possible.

How many more integers than Amy does Becky make? [3 marks]

Foundation June 2025 Paper 3 Q3

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

3

(a) Jodie makes a sandwich using one type of bread and one filling.
BreadFilling
White (W)
or
Brown (B)
Cheese (C)
or
Ham (H)
or
Tuna (T)

Complete the table of the 6 possible sandwiches they could make.

One has been done for you. [2 marks]

WC
 
 
 
 
 
(b) What fraction of the possible sandwiches use Cheese? [1 mark]

Foundation November 2024 Paper 2 Q9

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

9 Callum is making pizza.

He can choose three different toppings from

  • ham (H)
  • sweetcorn (S)
  • onion (O)
  • mushrooms (M).

List all the possible options for the three toppings.

The first one has been done for you. [2 marks]

H S O

Higher June 2024 Paper 3 Q22

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

22 Fatima is choosing a 4-digit code.

Each digit is a whole number from 0 to 9

She decides

  • all her digits will be odd numbers
  • no digits will be repeated.

How many different codes can she make? [2 marks]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q7

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinationsProperties of Numbers

7

(a) At a restaurant, vegan pizzas have two different toppings.

The toppings are

sweetcorn (S)    mushrooms (M)    peppers (P)

Complete the table to list all the possible pairs of toppings. [1 mark]

SM
 
 
(b) At the restaurant, dough balls can be ordered in small portions and large portions.
Small portion
6 dough balls
Large portion
10 dough balls

A group of people want to order exactly 44 dough balls.

Show how they can do this. [2 marks]

Number of Small portions \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)
Number of Large portions \(\ldots\ldots\ldots\)

Higher November 2023 Paper 2 Q29

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

29 A code is three letters, each of which is in the word \(\quad\) LOGIC

Vinny assumes that letters in the code may be used more than once.
He works out how many possible codes there are.

In fact, the first two letters are the same and the third is different.

How many of Vinny’s codes are not possible? [2 marks]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinationsShow That & Proof

12 Here are the subjects available in year 12 at a school.

Block 1Block 2Block 3Block 4
Maths (M)Geography (G)English (E)Spanish (S)
History (H)Drama (D)Physics (P)Biology (B)
French (F)Chemistry (C)ICT (I)Art (A)

Students choose three subjects.

They cannot choose more than one subject from a block.

Lian decides

to study Maths

not to study Geography, Chemistry, Physics or ICT.

By listing, show that there are seven groups of three subjects that Lian could choose. [3 marks]

Subject 1Subject 2Subject 3
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

Higher June 2023 Paper 1 Q19

AQAHigherCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

19 Work out how many 5-digit odd numbers can be made using these digits once each.

\[2 \qquad\quad 4 \qquad\quad 6 \qquad\quad 7 \qquad\quad 9\]

Do not list them. [2 marks]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

6 A game has four cards labelled A, B, C and D.

Ellie picks two of the cards at random.

Complete the list of the six possible pairs of cards she could pick. [2 marks]

AB
 
 
 
 
 

Higher June 2022 Paper 3 Q17

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

17 In a video game, players make their own character.

They choose one of each from

8 faces
4 bodies
5 hairstyles.

(a) How many different characters can be made? [2 marks]
(b) Two characters are made at random.

What is the probability that they are exactly the same? [1 mark]

Foundation June 2022 Paper 1 Q5

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

5 After school, Priya will

  • go running (R)
  • do her homework (H)
  • play a video game (V).

Complete the list of the 6 possible orders in which she could do them. [2 marks]

RHV
 
 
 
 
 

Higher November 2021 Paper 2 Q22

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

22 Liam is trying to remember a 3-digit code.

He knows the rule that

the first digit is a cube number

the second digit is a factor of 16

the third digit is an odd number.

Liam tries at random a code that matches the rule.

Work out the probability that this is the correct code. [4 marks]

Higher November 2020 Paper 2 Q16

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

16 On a restaurant menu there are

22 main dishes, of which \(\dfrac{4}{11}\) are gluten-free
7 rice dishes, which are all gluten-free
5 naan breads, of which 40% are gluten-free.

This Meal Deal is on the menu.

Choose one main dish, one rice dish and one naan bread

How many of the possible Meal Deals are totally gluten-free? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2020 Paper 3 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

8 A team of two players is picked from these people.

FemaleAmy (A)     Laura (L)
MaleErik (E)     Rob (R)     Tim (T)

The team must have one female player and one male player.

Complete this list to show all of the possible teams. [2 marks]

Female playerMale player
AE
  
  
  
  
  

Higher November 2019 Paper 3 Q16

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

16 A building company employs

2 labourers
14 joiners
9 electricians
8 plumbers.

For a job, the company needs one of each type of worker.

(a) In how many ways can the company choose the four workers? [2 marks]
(b) One labourer and two plumbers are on holiday.

In how many ways can the company now choose the four workers? [2 marks]

Foundation November 2019 Paper 2 Q12

AQAFoundationCurrent spec2 marksCombinations

12 When a spinner is spun, it shows

Blue (B)  or  Green (G)  or  Red (R)  or  White (W).

When a coin is tossed, it shows

Heads (H)  or  Tails (T).

The spinner is spun and the coin is tossed.

Complete this list of possible outcomes. [2 marks]

B H

Higher June 2019 Paper 2 Q14

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

14 Ali and Mel are making 3-digit codes.

The digit 0 is not used.

Ali only uses odd digits.
Mel only uses even digits.

(a) Ali can make \(x\) more codes than Mel.

Assume that digits cannot be repeated.

Work out the value of \(x\). [3 marks]

(b) In fact, digits can be repeated.

What does this tell you about the actual value of \(x\)?

Tick one box. [1 mark]

  • It is bigger than my answer to part (a)
  • It is smaller than my answer to part (a)
  • It is the same as my answer to part (a)

Higher November 2018 Paper 2 Q19

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinationsPercentages

19

Lunch
Choose one starter and one main course

There are four starters and ten main courses to choose from.

Two of the starters and three of the main courses are suitable for vegans.

What percentage of the possible lunches have both courses suitable for vegans? [3 marks]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 2 Q8

AQAFoundationCurrent spec5 marksCombinationsUnits & Time

8

(a) Lena is at the gym.

She will use each of these pieces of equipment once.

Rowing machine (R)     Stepper (S)
Treadmill (T)     Bike (B)

Lena will use the rowing machine first.

List all the possible orders in which she could use the four pieces of equipment. [2 marks]

(b) The table shows how long Lena spends on each piece of equipment.
Rowing machine15 minutes
Stepper13 minutes
Treadmill35 minutes
Bike1 hour 30 minutes

Lena starts on the rowing machine at 1.50 pm

She has a break for 4 minutes between pieces of equipment.

What time does she finish on her last piece of equipment? [3 marks]

Higher June 2018 Paper 3 Q17

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

17 Here are two methods to make a 4-digit code.

Codes can have repeated digits.

Method A

For the first two digits use an odd number between 30 and 100

For the last two digits use a multiple of 11

Method B

Use four digits in the order \(\quad\) even \(\quad\) odd \(\quad\) even \(\quad\) odd

Do not use the digit zero

Which method gives the greater number of possible codes?

You must show your working. [3 marks]

Higher November 2017 Paper 1 Q15

AQAHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

15

Meal Deal

Choose one sandwich, one drink and one snack

There are

7 different sandwiches
5 different drinks
and
3 different snacks.

(a) How many different Meal Deal combinations are there? [2 marks]
(b) Two of the sandwiches have cheese in them.

Three of the drinks are fizzy.

Eva picks a Meal Deal at random.

Work out the probability that the sandwich has cheese in it and the drink is fizzy.

Give your answer as a fraction. [2 marks]

Foundation November 2017 Paper 3 Q6

AQAFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinationsFractions

6 Gina makes a sandwich using

bread (B) or a roll (R)
and
ham (H) or cheese (C)
and
salad (S) or pickle (P)

(a) List all the possible types of sandwich Gina could make.

One has been done for you. [2 marks]

B H S

(b) What fraction of the possible types of sandwich have cheese and pickle? [1 mark]

Higher June 2017 Paper 2 Q5

AQAHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

5 A code has 4 digits.

Each digit is a number from 0 to 9

Digits may be repeated.

The code starts \(\quad 5 \;\; 4 \;\; 1\)

541 
(a) Amy knows the last digit is odd but not 7

She chooses a different odd number at random.

What is the probability that she chooses the correct number? [1 mark]

(b) The 4-digit code is changed to an even number.

The first digit is 3

How many possible codes are there? [2 marks]

Higher June 2025 Paper 6 Q18

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

18 Sasha creates a four-digit passcode.
They use four digits from 0 to 9.
They do not use any digit more than once.

Work out how many of the possible four-digit passcodes are even. [4]

Higher November 2024 Paper 4 Q17

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

17 An app’s passcode consists of three digits. Each of the digits is a number from 0 to 9.
A digit can be used more than once.

Find the fraction of the possible passcodes that contain at least one 5. [4]

Foundation June 2024 Paper 1 Q6

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

6 A play group offers four activities to their children.

Baking (B)     Drawing (D)     Exercise (E)     Reading (R)

(a) Complete the list below to show all the possible combinations of two different activities.
You may not need all the answer lines.
BandD
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................
.....................................and.....................................

[2]

(b) Write down the fraction of the combinations that include Reading (R). [1]

Foundation November 2023 Paper 3 Q24

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsPercentages

24 A restaurant menu has 4 main courses and 3 side dishes.
For their meal, each customer chooses 1 main course and 1 side dish.

Main course
Beef burger£6
Lasagna£7
Veggie burger£5
Turkey stew£6
Side dish
Salad£2
Chips£3
Garlic bread£1

Work out the percentage of possible meals that cost less than £8. [4]

Higher November 2023 Paper 6 Q2

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsPercentages

2 A restaurant menu has 4 main courses and 3 side dishes.
For their meal, each customer chooses 1 main course and 1 side dish.

Main course
Beef burger£6
Lasagna£7
Veggie burger£5
Turkey stew£6
Side dish
Salad£2
Chips£3
Garlic bread£1

Work out the percentage of possible meals that cost less than £8. [4]

Higher June 2023 Paper 4 Q14

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCombinationsFractions

14 A college offers 41 different subjects including 9 different languages.
Students are asked to choose one subject from Option A, one subject from Option B and one subject from Option C.

Each of the 41 different subjects appears only once, either in Option A, or in Option B or in Option C.

Option A : 14 subjects including 2 languages
Option B : 12 subjects including 3 languages
Option C : 15 subjects including 4 languages

Work out the proportion of all the possible subject combinations that include at least one language.
You must show your working. [5]

Foundation June 2023 Paper 2 Q12

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

12 Sasha is trying to remember a 4-digit pin number.

Sasha knows it has the following digits and that the first digit is 9.

\[\boxed{9} \qquad \boxed{3} \qquad \boxed{2} \qquad \boxed{7}\]
(a) Write down all of the possible orders for Sasha’s 4-digit pin number. [2]
(b) Sasha tries one of these orders at random.

Write down the probability that the last digit of the pin number that Sasha tries is 2. [1]

Higher November 2022 Paper 4 Q20

OCRHigherCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

20 Mrs Sweet has 8 different milk chocolates and 9 different plain chocolates.

Her daughter chooses one of the milk chocolates.
Her son then chooses one of the plain chocolates.
Mrs Sweet then chooses one of the remaining chocolates.

Work out how many different combinations of three chocolates they can choose. [3]

Foundation November 2022 Paper 3 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

9 A meal deal consists of a burger, a side dish and a drink chosen from these lists.

BurgersSide dishDrink
Hamburger (H)Baked beans (B)Cola (C)
Veggie burger (V)Fries (F)Lemonade (L)
Sweetcorn (S)
(a) Some of the possible meal deals are shown in this table.

Complete the table to show all the possible meal deals.
You may not need all the rows.

BurgerSide dishDrink
HBC
HBL
HFC

[2]

(b) Write down the fraction of the meal deals that include baked beans (B). [1]

Higher June 2022 Paper 6 Q13

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsShow That & Proof

13 A car registration plate has two letters, a number from 10–99 and three letters.
For example:

AB56 CDE

The letters I and O are not used, leaving 24 possible letters.

Show that there are approximately 720 million possible car registration plates of this form. [4]

Higher June 2022 Paper 4 Q13

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsFractions

13 Here is a restaurant’s menu.

StarterMainDessert
Prawn CocktailHunter’s ChickenTrifle
Duck Spring RollsBeef CurryIce Cream
Lamb MeatballsSteakCheesecake
Leaf Salad (V)Fish PieChocolate Cake
Mushroom Soup (V)LasagneBakewell Tart
Egg Salad (V)Fruit Salad (V)
Vegetable Hot Pot (V)Cherry Pie (V)
Macaroni Cheese (V)

(V) denotes vegetarian

(a) A 3-course meal consists of one starter, one main and one dessert.
Work out how many different 3-course meals can be chosen from the menu. [2]
(b) Find the fraction of the 3-course meals which are completely vegetarian (V). [2]

Higher November 2019 Paper 6 Q6

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinations

6 The table shows the children nominated to win the subject prize in Mathematics and the subject prize in English.

MathematicsEnglish
AliceAlice
BenClaire
EmmaGabi
PaddySimon

The winner of each subject prize is picked at random.
It is possible for Alice to win both prizes.

In what percentage of the combinations of prize winners does Alice win at least one prize? [4]

Foundation June 2019 Paper 1 Q5

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

5 Lev (L), Maria (M) and Nicholas (N) sit in a row of three seats.

(a) Use the table to list all the different orders in which they could sit.
One possible order is already shown in the table.
You may not need to use all the rows in the table.
Seat 1Seat 2Seat 3
LMN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[2]

(b) All possible orders in which they could sit are equally likely.

What is the probability that Lev (L) sits next to Maria (M)? [1]

Foundation November 2018 Paper 3 Q9

OCRFoundationCurrent spec3 marksCombinations

9 Danisha is going to visit two of these places.

London Eye (LE)    Buckingham Palace (BP)    Tower of London (TL)    British Museum (BM)

(a) List all the combinations of these places that she can visit.
One combination is already shown in the table.
You may not need all the rows.
LEBP
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

[2]

(b) What fraction of the combinations include the London Eye (LE)? [1]

Higher June 2018 Paper 4 Q13

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCombinationsShow That & Proof

13 A menu has

  • 6 starters
  • 10 main dishes
  • 7 desserts.
(a) A three-course meal consists of a starter, a main dish and a dessert.

How many different three-course meals are possible? [2]

(b) A two-course meal consists either of a starter with a main dish, a starter with a dessert or a main dish with a dessert.

Show that there are 172 possible different two-course meals. [3]

Higher November 2017 Paper 4 Q8

OCRHigherCurrent spec5 marksCombinationsFractions

8 Diners choose one starter and one main from the options given in the table below.
Vegetarian dishes are indicated with a (v).

StarterMain
Cheese salad (v)Steak and chips
Prawn cocktailFish and chips
Mozzarella sticks (v)Tomato pizza (v)
Pork chops
Nut cutlet (v)
(a) Work out the fraction of all the meal combinations which have at least one vegetarian option. [3]
(b) Diners also choose one of 6 dessert options.

How many different three-course meal combinations are available? [2]

Foundation June 2017 Paper 3 Q15

OCRFoundationCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsPercentages

15 Students at a school must choose one subject from Option 1 and one from Option 2.
The school offers two languages, French and Spanish.

The subjects are given in this table.

Option 1Option 2
FrenchSpanish
ArtGeography
MusicHistory
Economics

Work out the percentage of all the subject combinations which have exactly one language. [4]

Higher June 2017 Paper 5 Q14

OCRHigherCurrent spec4 marksCombinationsShow That & Proof

14 John has

  • 8 different shirts
  • 6 different hats
  • 4 different scarves.
(a) On Monday, he picks a shirt, a hat and a scarf.

Show that there are 192 different combinations he can pick. [1]

(b) John thinks that if he picks just two of the three items of clothing there will be more than 192 combinations.

Is he correct?
Show your reasoning. [3]