Activity Sheet 1.

0 ( Individual Activity)

1. Six friends want to play enough games of chess to be sure everyone plays
everyone else. How many games will they play?
2. In how many committees of 3 can be formed from a group of five students?
3. A student need 8 more classes to complete her degree. If she met the
prerequisites for all the courses, how many ways can she take 4 classes
next semester?
4. In a lucky draw chits of 8 names are out in a box of which three are to be
taken out. Find the number of ways in which those three names can be
taken out.
5. From a total number of 10 members, a committee of 5 persons to be
formed. In how many ways the committee can be formed?
6. How many committees of five students can be formed from seven
students?
7. A box contains 5 color pencils. How many different sets of 3 pencils can be
chosen from it?
8. How many ways can 2 players to be chosen from 5 players?
9. How many ways can 8 players be chosen from a roster of 10 players?
10.How many ways can a coach select five starting members from a roster of
10 players?
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http://patrickjmt.com/combinations-counting-using-combinations/
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Activity Sheet 2.0 ( Group Activity)

1. How many different teams of 6 players can be chosen from 12 players?
2. A box contains 9 of pencils distinct colors. How many different sets of 5
pencils can be chosen from it?
3. In a box consist of 8 pens and 10 pencils. How many ways can 3 pens be
chosen from the box? How many ways can 5 pencils be chosen from the
box?
4. At the library, Ina found 6 books but she can only borrow 4 books. How
many possible selections can she make?
5. How many different teams of 5 members can be formed from 12 students?
6. In how many ways can you select a committee of 3 students out of 10
students?
7. Among the seven nominees for two vacancies on the city council are three
men and four women. In how many ways may these vacancies be filled
a. with any two of the nominees?
b. with any two of the women?
c. with any two of the men?
8. A box contains 5 color pencils. How many different sets of 3 pencils can be
chosen from it?
9. How many ways can 3 players to be chosen from 5 players?
10.How many ways can 8 players be chosen from a roster of 12 players?
11.How many ways can a coach select five starting members from a roster of
14 players?