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IB Diploma Programme Mathematics AA past-paper questions on PERMUTATION - COMBINATION, free. This topic is frequently examined across 10 exam sessions. Sign in for the full topic-segregated question bank and AI worksheets.

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Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 2

[Maximum mark: 7] Malik owns 15 recipe books which he bought while travelling. (a) Find the number of different ways of arranging the books in a line on a shelf. [1] Malik’s books were bought in three continents. Six books are from Asia, five from Europe and four from Africa. Mal…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2024Paper 2

[Maximum mark: 6] A self-service sushi restaurant has a row of 12 available seats, as shown in the following diagram. Anvi, Vanya and Parita decide to go to the restaurant for lunch. (a) Find the number of possible ways that they can be seated in this row, if they decide **not**…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2023Paper 2

[Maximum mark: 6] A junior baseball team consists of six boys and three girls. The team members are to be placed in a line to have their photograph taken. (a) In how many ways can the team members be placed if > (i) there are no restrictions; > > (ii) the girls must be placed nex…

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