PROBABILILTY AND

STATISTICS
COMBINATION
COMBINATION
◦Arrangement of things without regard
to their order.
COMBINATION
◦The number of combinations of n
things taken r at a time is…

𝑛!
𝑛𝐶𝑟 =
𝑛 − 𝑟 ! 𝑟!
EXAMPLE : Solve.
1. A basket contains 4 starapples,
5 mangoes, and 8
guavas. How many ways can 2 starapples, 1 mango,
and 2 guavas are chosen?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
2. The head of the guidance office at MH wants to start a peer
facilitator group to handle the discipline problems. She needs to
narrow down her choice to five students from a group of 10
students. In how many ways can a group of five be selected?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
3. From a class of 32 girls and 18 boys,
how many study groups of 3 girls and 2
boys can be formed?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
4. Find the total number of edges that
can be drawn in a hexagon?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
5. Find the total number of diagonals
that can be drawn in a hexagon?
 1. How many edges and diagonals are there in a
SEATWORK 3 EMATH dodecagon?
2. A circle has 8 randomly-placed points. How many
triangle can be inscribed using the 8 points as
vertices?
3. A 5-member committee is being formed from a
group of 10 elem, 12 JHS and 6 SHS. How many
committees can be formed given each condition?
a. All are JHS
b. 1 elem, 2 JHS and 2 SHS
c. 2 elem, 3 SHS
d. 3 SHS, 2 JHS
EXAMPLE : Solve.
6. A circle has 12 randomly-placed
points. How many Quadrilateral can be
inscribed using the 8 points as vertices?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
7. A circle has 15 randomly-placed
points. How many hexagons can be
inscribed using the 15 points as
vertices?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
8. At a classroom, each student shook hands with
every other students exactly once. How many
handshakes will be made if there are 30 students?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
9. At a classroom, each student shook hands with
every other students exactly once. How many
handshakes will be made if there are 29 students?
EXAMPLE : Solve.
10. At a party, each guest shook hands with every
other guest exactly once. There where a total of
1225 hand shakes. How many guest were there?
SEATWORK 4 EMATH 1. A circle has 30 randomly-placed points. How
many pentagon can be inscribed using the 20
points as vertices?
2. At a gathering, each guest shook hands with
every other guest exactly once. There where a
total of 1830 hand shakes. How many guest were
there?
3. At a party, each guest shook hands with every
other guest exactly once. How many handshakes
will be made if there are 59 guests?