MATHEMATICS 10

THIRD QUARTER
Learning Activity Sheet No. 1

Name of Learner:_____________________Grade and Section:_______

School:_________________________________ Date: _____________

WEEK 1: LAS NO. 1, 2 AND 3

COMPETENCIES:

 Illustrate the permutation of objects (M10SP-Illa-1)

 Solve problems involving permutations (M10SP-IIIb-1)
 Illustrate the combination of objects (M10SP-IIIc-1)
Reference: Melvin M. Callanta, et.al., 2015. Mathematics 10 Learner’s
Module, First Edition, Rex Book Store, Inc., pages 279-310

WRITTEN WORKS

I. Direction: Choose the letter of your answer in each number and write it on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. It is an arrangement of all or part of a set of objects, with regard to the
order of the arrangement?
a. Combination b. Differentiation c. Integration d. Permutation

2. Which of the following situations or activities involve permutation?

A. Matching shirts and shorts
B. Assigning telephone numbers to subscribers
C. Forming a committee for an organization
D. Choosing a card in a set of cards

3. The following method can be used to solve permutation except:

a. Listing Method b. Tree Diagram c. Formula d. Bar Chart

4. Which of the following is the formula in solving permutation n objects taken

r at a time?
n! n!
a. P= b. P = c. P = (n-1)! d. P = n!
( n−r ) ! p ! q !r !

5. It is a selection of possible arrangements of objects, without regard to the

order in which objects are selected?
a. Combination b. Differentiation c. Integration d. Permutation
6. Which of the following describes combination of objects?
A. Choosing 5 questions to answer out of 10
B. Entering a PIN on an ATM machine
C. Opening a combination lock
D. Winning a contest
7. In a town fiesta singing competition with 9 contestants, in how many ways
can the organizer arrange the first three singers?
a. 72 b. 504 c. 3024 d. 6048

8. How many distinguishable permutations of the letters can be made from the
word STATISTICS?
a. 720 b. 6500 c. 50,400 d. 362,880

9. Gabriela invited her close friends Melvin, Chia, Jessica, Arnold and Jason
to her 18th birthday. She prepared a special circular table with chairs to be
occupied by her five friends. In how many ways can they arranged
themselves on a table?
a. 10 b. 24 c. 120 d. 360

10. In a 10-item Mathematics problem-solving test, in how many ways can

you select only five questions?
a. 120 b. 210 c. 252 d. 524

PERFORMANCE TASK

I. Direction: Tell whether the following situations are Permutation or

Combination and then answer the questions that follow. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Determining the top three winners in a Science Quiz Bee

2. Four people posing for pictures
3. Assembling a jigsaw puzzle
4. Choosing 2 household chores to do before dinner
5. Selecting 5 basketball players out of 10 team members for the different
positions
6. Choosing three of your classmates to attend your party
7. Picking six balls from a basket of 12 balls
8. Forming a committee of 5 members from 20 people
9. Assigning seats to guests at dinner
10. Winning a contest

Questions:
a. In the items above, which situations illustrate permutation and which
illustrate combination.
b. How did you differentiate the situations that involve permutation from
those that involve combination? Explain your answers to 2-3 sentences
 c. Permutations and Combinations were present in our activities or
situations that might come along in our life that we may tend not to
recognize or identify.
 Make a problem situation in your daily routines or happenings in
your life that illustrate a permutation or combination
 Explain how you solve the formulated problem
 How these concepts help you in making decisions/ conclusion in
solving the problem.
 Put all your answers in a paragraph that consist 3 to 5
sentences.

Rubric on Problems Formulated and Solved

Score Descriptors
5 All parts of the question are correctly answered
An explanation stating the logic behind the answer is
provided with each answer (because…)
Complete sentences are used
Each question is restated in the answer
4 All parts of the question are correctly answered
No explanation of the answers is given
Complete sentences are used
The question is fully restated in most of the answers
3 Some parts of the question are correctly answered
Some parts of the question are partially correct
No explanation of the answers is given
Complete sentences are used
The question is not restated in most answers
2 One part of the question is correctly answered
It is unclear what is meant by many of the answers
No explanation of the answers is given
Sentences are incomplete
1 No parts of the question are answered

Prepared by:

LOWIN G JUANGA
San Enrique NHS Math Coordinator

ROMMEL S. PRUDENTE
San Enrique NHS Math Teacher
Key Answers

Written Works
1.D
2.B
3. D
4.A
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.B
10C

PERFORMACE TASK
1.PERMUTATION
2.PERMUTATION
3. PERMUTATION
4.COMBINATION
5.PERMUTATION
6.COMBINATION
7.COMBINATION
8. COMBINATION
9.PERMUTATION
10.PERMUTATION

QUESTIONS:
a. Situations number 1, 2, 3, 5, 9 and 10 are permutations while numbers
4, 6, 7, 8 are combinations
b. Students answer may vary
c. Students answer may vary and teacher may rate the answers of the
learners based on the given rubric