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Quarter 4 – MELC 7
Count the Number of Occurrences of an
Outcome in an Experiment
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Mathematics 8
Activity Sheet No. 7
First Edition, 2021
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Welcome to Mathematics 8
The Mathematics Activity Sheet will help you facilitate the teaching-learning
activities specified in each Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) with minimal
or no face-to-face encounter between you and learner. This will be made available to
the learners with the references/links to ease the independent learning.
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Quarter 4, Week 7
I. Learning Competency
Counts the number of occurrences of an outcome in an
experiment: (a) table; (b) tree diagram; (c) systematic listing; and
(d) fundamental counting principle. (M8GE-IVf-g -1)
Head (H) HH TH
Tail (T) HT TT
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Situation: One Saturday morning, Joy washed most of her clothes. She has two
pants and three shirts left in her cabinet. In how many different ways can she dress?
Count the number of occurrences of an outcome in an experiment using table, tree
diagram, systematic listing and fundamental counting principle.
A. Table
Shirts Shirt 1 Shirt 2 Shirt 3
(S1) (S2) (S3)
Pants
Pants 1 (P1) S1, P1 S2, P1 S3, P1
Pants 2 (P2) S1, P2 S2, P2 S3, P2
B. Tree Diagram
C. Systematic Listing
P1, S1 P2, S1
P1, S2 P2, S2
P1, S3 P2, S3
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IV. Activity Proper
Exercise 1
Direction: Read and understand the situation below. Answer the questions that
follow.
Situation: Mrs. Hernandez and her husband plan to have two (2) children.
Make a table showing the possible order of their two children. How many possible
outcomes are there?
Exercise 2
Direction: Read and understand the situation below. Answer the questions that
follow.
Situation: If the pandemic is over, you and your family are planning to a have a
vacation tour this coming May. Your choices are Boracay (B), Damires Hills (D), and
The Ruins(T). Find the number of ways that you can visit one tourist spot per day.
a. Present your itinerary using a tree diagram.
b. How many possible outcomes are there?
Exercise 3
Directions: Find the number of ways that section Aristotle can elect a
president and a secretary in their class.
a. Show your answer using systematic listing.
b. How many possible outcomes are there?
c. Use the fundamental counting principle in counting the number of an outcome
in an experiment. Compare your answer with letter b.
V. Reflection:
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Exercise 1
1st Baby Boy (B) Girl (G)
2nd Baby
BB GB
Boy (B)
BG GG
Girl (G)
Exercise 2 Exercise 3
a. President Secretary
M A
M T
M H
A M
A T
A H
T M
T A
T H
H M
H A
H T
b. 12 possible outcomes
c. 4 (3) = 12 possible outcomes. The
answers are the same.
Answer Key
References for Learners