Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V – Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAMARINES NORTE
E.P Borja High School
Basiad, Sta. Elena Camarines Norte

PARALLEL ASSESSMENT 3
MATHEMATICS 10
WEEK 5

Solves Problems Involving Permutations and Combinations

Name: _______________________________Section: _________ Score: _____ Date: _______

INSTRUCTION: Read and understand carefully the following instructions. Write your answers and
solutions at the back and use additional paper if necessary.

A. Decide if each scenario involves a PERMUTATION or a COMBINATION.

_________1. Rearranging the letters of the word “FOREVER.”
_________2. Forming a 6-member K-pop group from 20 Korean applicants.
_________3. Setting a password using the number 2, 4, 6, and 8.
_________4. Selecting four students out of 40 students to solve the same problem on the board.
_________5. Choosing 3 toppings for your sundae out of a list of 15.
_________6. Assembling a jigsaw puzzle.
_________7. Picking 6 balls from a basket of 12 balls.
_________8. Determining the top three winners in a Mathematics Quiz Bee.
_________9. Posing for pictures of 5 people.
_________10. Choosing three of your classmates to attend your party.
B. Solve the following permutation and combination problems.
1. In how many ways can you arrange 5 Mathematics books and 4 Science books on a shelf such
that books of the same subject are kept together?
2. In how many ways can 6 students be seated in a row of 6 seats if 2 of the students insist on sitting
beside each other?
3. Suppose you are the owner of a sari-sari store and you want to put 12 pieces of canned goods in a
row on the shelf. If there are 3 identical cans of meat loaf, 4 identical cans of tomato sauce, 2
identical cans of sardines, and 3 identical cans of corned beef, in how many ways can you display
these goods?
4. At Giselle’s Pizza Parlor, there are seven different toppings, where a customer can order four of
these toppings. If you dine at the said pizza parlor, with how many possible toppings combinations
can you order your pizza?
5. In how many ways can a committee of 5 be formed from 5 juniors and 7 seniors if the committee
must have 3 seniors?
C. Write “TRUE” if the statement is correct, otherwise write “FALSE”.
________1. If n = r, then nCr = 1.
________2. 5C2 = 5C3.
________3. Rearranging the letters of the word “NAOL” involves combination.
________4. Selecting 4 members from 50 classmates for your group presentation illustrates
permutation.
________5. Order of objects matters in permutation while order of objects does not matter in
combination.
Prepared by:

JOHN GERTE S. PANOTES

Brgy. Basiad, Sta. Elena Camarines Norte

09151727386/ 09974690654
epborjahighschool301888@gmail.com
 Brgy. Basiad, Sta. Elena Camarines Norte
09151727386/ 09974690654
epborjahighschool301888@gmail.com