MATHEMATICS 10

THIRD QUARTER
Learning Activity Sheet No. 2

Name of Learner:_____________________Grade and Section:_______

School:_________________________________ Date: _____________

WEEK 2: MELC NO. 4 AND 5

COMPETENCIES:

 Differentiate permutation from combination of n objects taken r at a

time (M10SP-IIIc-2)
 Solve problems involving permutations and combinations
(M10SP-III-e-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. Identify the following situations/questions if it is permutation or combination.

Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of pad paper.

a. PERMUTATION b. COMBINATION

1. Encoding of passwords in your social media account.

2. Selecting 8 people to form a Student Affairs Committee.
3. Finding the number of different ways that a family of 6 can be seated
around a circular table with 6 chairs.
4. How many different sets of 5 cards each can be formed from a standard
deck of 52 cards?
5. A box contains 4 red balls, 6 green balls, and 5 yellow balls. In how many
ways can you choose 4 green balls?

6. How many ways can you select five videos from a list of nine videos?
a. 126 b. 15 120 c. 3 024 d. 1207.

7. In a school club, there are 6 choices for the president, a vice-president, a

secretary and a treasure. Assuming that each of them is qualified for any of
these positions, in how many ways can the 4 officers be elected?
a. 15 b. 80 c. 120 d.360
8. A medical researcher needs 6 people to test the effectiveness of an
experimental drug, if 12 people have volunteered for the test, in how
many ways can 6 people be selected?
a. 924 b. 1 320 c. 95 040 d. 665 280

9. In how many ways can a committee of 6 students be chosen from 8 boys

and 7 girls if there must be 4 girls in the committee?
a. 63 b. 980 c. 1 470 d. 5 005

10. A school has scheduled three volleyball games, two soccer games, and
four basketball games. You have a ticket allowing you to attend three of
the games. In how many ways can you go to two basketball games and
one of the other events?
a. 30 b. 18 c. 11 d. 60

PERFORMANCE TASK

I. Direction: Read and analyze the problem and solve the questions that
follow.

DAMATH is a board game that incorporates mathematical skills in the Filipino

game Dama. In a school DAMATH tournament, there are 28 participants who
are divided into 7 groups. Each participant plays against each member of his
group in the eliminations. The winner in each group advances to the semi-
finals where they again compete with each other. The five (5) with the most
number of wins proceed to the final round and play against each other.
Assume that there are no ties.

a. What is the total number of games to be played in the eliminations?

b. How many matches will be played in the final round?

c. In how many possible ways can the top five players in the semi-finals come
up?

d. In how many possible ways can the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placer declared in the
final round?

e. How many matches will be played altogether?

f. What new learnings do you have about permutations and combinations?

How can these learnings be applied in real life?
Rubric for scoring letter F.

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.A
2.B
3. A
4.B
5.B
6.A
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.A
Performance Task

f. Students answers may vary. Teachers can use the given rubric to score the
learner.