a) What is the maximum number of squares on an \(8\times 8\) grid that can be shaded in with a black pen such that each ‘L’ shaped group of 3 squares has at least one unshaded square.
b) What is the maximum number of squares on an \(8\times 8\) grid that can be shaded in with a black pen, such that each ‘L’ shaped group of 3 squares has at least one shaded square.
Is it possible to fill a \(5 \times 5\) board with \(1 \times 2\) dominoes?
A coin is tossed three times. How many different sequences of heads and tails can you get?
Each cell of a \(2 \times 2\) square can be painted either black or white. How many different patterns can be obtained?
How many ways can Rob fill in one card in the “Sport Forecast” lottery? (In this lottery, you need to predict the outcomes of thirteen sports matches. The result of each match is the victory of one of the teams or a draw, and the scores do not play a role).
In a football team (made up of 11 people), a captain and his deputy need to be chosen. How many ways can this be done?
There are five books on a shelf. In how many ways can the books be arranged in a stack. (Stacks may consist of any number of books)?
\(N\) young men and \(N\) young ladies gathered on the dance floor. How many ways can they split into pairs in order to participate in the next dance?
a) Two students need to be chosen to participate in a mathematical Olympiad from a class of 30 students. In how many ways can this be done?
b) In how many ways can a team of three students in the same class be chosen?
How many ways can Susan choose 4 colours from 7 different ones?