FRANCISCO RAMOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

(Formerly Buayan National High School)

Concepcion, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Quarter III, School Year 2021-2022
Name:________________________________________ Score:__________________
Grade and Section:____________________________ Date:__________________
MATHEMATICS 10
MELC and Code:
The learner illustrates the permutation of objects. M10SP-IIIa-1
The learner solves problems involving permutations M10SP-IIIb-1
Topic/Title:
PERMUTATIONS
References:
Callanta, Melvin, Canonigo, Allan, Chua, Arnaldo, Cruz, Jerry, Esparrago, Mirla, Garcia, Elino, Magnaye,
Aries, Orines, Fernando, Perez, Rowena and Concepcion Ternida. Mathematics Grade 10 Learner’s. Pasig:
Department of Education, 2015.
LESSON 1
What is Permutation?
A Permutation of the set of objects is an ordered arrangement of the items.

Example 1:
List all the possible three-letter
arrangement in the word EAR.

Example 2:
How many three-letter arrangements in the word EAR can be formed satisfying the given conditions.
A. the first letter is E
B. the vowels are together
C. the vowels must NOT be together
Solutions:
A. There are 2 arrangements formed whose first letter is E. Those are EAR and ERA.
B. There are 4 arrangements formed wherein the vowels are together. Those are EAR, AER, REA, RAE.
C. There are 2 arrangements formed wherein the vowels are NOT together. Those are ERA and ARE.
Example 3:
Which of the following situations show Permutation.
A. The number of ways a president, a vice president, and a treasurer can be chosen from a group of 20 persons.
Solution:
There are 3 positions to be arranged in choosing from the same group of 20 persons, and each position is to be
filled once. Therefore it is a permutation.
B. Aki is planning to purchase a photo album. It comes in 3 sizes, small, medium, and large; and the cover comes in
soft and hardbound. The pages can be glossy or silk and the print can be colored or black and white. How many
choices does he have for the photo album?
Solution:
It is not permutation because the arrangement is choosing from different groups like sizes, cover, pages, and
print. Choosing from different groups tend to have repetition.
C. The number of 4-digit code that can be made using the digits from 0 to 9 if repetition of digits is not allowed.
Solution:
It is a permutation, arranging 4-digit code choosing from the same group of numbers and repetition is not
allowed.

Example 4:
Identify and underline the phrase or statement in each of the following situations that show a condition.
A. Rose, Malou, and Shiena are to be arranged in a line from left to right. But Shiena wants to be placed on the right
side.
B. Rose, Bobby, and Malou are to be seated in a row. Rose and Malou want to be seated next to each other.
C. How will you arrange Chris, Rose, Bobby, and Shiena in a row if Chris and Bobby refuse to stand beside each
other?
Solutions:
Sometimes, problems in Permutation involve conditions. For example, in a certain situation, an element must
be placed in a certain position. Like in situation A, the statement “Shiena wants to be placed on the right side.” shows
condition.
Other situations that show conditions are if an element may be arranged in a line where two or more objects
must be placed together or must not be placed together. Like in situations B and C. The condition being asked in B is
the statement that “Rose and Malou want to be seated next to each other.” While in C, it is the statement that “Chris
and Bobby refuse to stand beside each other.
Read and analyze. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
ACTIVITY 1: LET’S PRACTICE!
Directions: Determine whether the given situation is a permutation or not. Write P if it is permutation and NP if not
permutation.
__________1. Ten runners join a race with three winners.
__________2. A dice is rolled thrice.
__________3. Aling Rosa arranged 6 potted plants in a row.
__________4. A coin is tossed five times.
__________5. Ten frontliners stand in row for claiming the PPEs.

LESSON 2
What is Factorial?
Factorial is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to a given positive integer and denoted by
that integer (n) and an exclamation point.
Thus n! is read as n factorial.
5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120
4! = 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24
3! = 3 × 2 × 1 = 6
2! = 2 x 1 = 2
1! = 1
0! = 1
What if the factors are arranged in ascending order?
Example 1: Rewrite the following factorials.
A. 12! with a factor 9! 12! = 12 𝑥 11 𝑥 10 𝑥 9!
B. 15! with a factor 13! 15! = 15 𝑥 14 𝑥 13!
C. 10! with a factor 5! 10! = 10 𝑥 9 𝑥 8 𝑥 7 𝑥 6 𝑥 5!

Example 2: Evaluate each factorial notation.

A. 6! = 6 𝑥 5 𝑥 4 𝑥 3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1 = 720
B. (6 – 2)! = 4! = 4 𝑥 3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1 = 24
C. 7! 4! = 7 𝑥 6 𝑥 5 𝑥 4 𝑥 3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1 (4 𝑥 3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1) = 5,040 24 = 168
3! (3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1) 6

ACTIVITY 2: LET’S PRACTICE! Direction: Evaluate each Factorial notation.

1. 8! _________________________________________
2. (9 + 1)! _________________________________________
3. 6! (5 – 2)! _________________________________________
4. 4! + 5! _________________________________________
5. 8! 6! ________________________________________

LESSON 3
During the quarantine period, you have decided to clean your room. You found the following items:
Watch laptop mobile phone shoes
book tablet bracelet shirt
 Suppose you want to store each of these items
in a box. There are 8 items to be placed but you only
have 3 boxes where only one thing can be placed in
each box. How many options do you have if you are
going to choose 3 according to its importance?

What will you place on the first, second, and third boxes? Why? In this situation, suppose you choose to place
your laptop in the first box, your mobile phone in the second box, and your book in the third box.
Aside from these, what other arrangements can be formed? How can we compute all the possible ways of placing
these items?

We determine that there are three events here and each event is where an item will be placed in an empty box.
By the Fundamental Counting Principle, there are 8 x 7 x 6 permutations.
Observe that 8 x 7 x 6 can be expressed as 8×7×6×5! 5! which is equal to 8! 5! .

What does 8 and 5 represent?

Eight represents the number of items you choose from while 5 represents the remaining items that were not chosen.

This can be denoted in permutation notation as;

n!
nPr = where n and r are positive integers and 1 ≤ r ≤ n.
(n−r )!

nPr is read as “Permutation of n objects taken r at a time”.

Other notations are: P(n,r), and 𝑃 ( 𝑛 𝑟 )
From our given example, if we use the Permutation formula, nPr, to determine the number of possible ways of
storing 8 things, n = 8, and 3 items at a time in 3 boxes, r = 3, then it will be,

8! 8 ! 8 x 7 x 6 x 5!
8P3 = = = = 8 × 7 × 6 = 336 ways
(8−3)! 5! 5!
Examples:
1. Evaluate the following Permutations.
A. 6P6 B. P(10,4) C. 𝑃 ( 12 5 )

Solutions:
6! 6! 6 x5 x 4 x3 x2 x1
A. 6P6= = = = 720
(6−6) ! (0 !)! 1
 10 ! 10 ! 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 !
B. P(10,4) = = = = 10 𝑥 9 𝑥 8 𝑥 7 = 5,040
(10−4)! (6) ! (6)!
12! 12 ! 12 x 11 x 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 !
C. 𝑃 ( 12,5 ) = = = = 12 𝑥 11 𝑥 10 𝑥 9 𝑥 8 = 95,040
(12−5)! (7) ! (7)!

3. Solve the following problems.

A. In how many ways can the letters of the word COVID be arranged if all letters are used?
Solutions:
5! 5! 5x 4 x 3 x2 x1
5P5 = = = = 120 ways
(5−5)! (0) ! 1

B. How many different ways can the 6 Grab Food motorcycles be parked if there are 8 available parking
spaces?
Solutions:
8! 8! 8 x7 x6 x 5x 4 x 3 x2!
𝑃 ( 8, 6 ) = = = = 20,160 ways
(8−6)! (2)! 2!

ACTIVITY 3: LET’S PRACTICE!

A. Direction: Evaluate each expression.
1. 4P2 2. 6P2

B. Direction: Solve for the unknown in each item.

3. P(7, r) = 840 4. P(n, 3) = 504
C. Direction: Answer each permutation problem completely.

1. A teacher wants to assign 4 different tasks to her 4 students. In how many possible ways can she do it?

EVALUATION: Directions: Identify what is being asked in each question. Write the correct letter on the space
provided.
______1. What is true about Permutation?
A. It focuses on the arrangement of objects.
B. It focuses on the probability of objects to be chosen.
C. It focuses on the selection of objects regardless of order.
D. All of the above
_____ 2. Which of the following situations or activities involves Permutation?
A. Electing class officers. C. Buying 5 pairs of shoes.
B. Forming a 5–man committee. D. Choosing students representatives in a class.

_____3. Which of the following is true in the definition of factorial?

A. n! = (n-1) (n-2) (n-3) … C. n! = n(n-1) (n-2) (n-3) …3(2)(1)
B. n! = (n-1) (n-2) (n-3) …3(2)(1) D. n! = n(n-1) (n-2) …3(2)(1)(0)
_____4. Which of the following is equal to 5!
A. 5●1 C. 5●4●3●2
B. 5●4●3●2●1 D. 5●4●3●2●1●0
8!
_____5. Evaluate: ?
(6−2)!
A. 135 C. 540
B. 336 D. 1,680
_____6. What is 10P3?
A. 120 C. 1,200
B. 720 D. 5,040
_____7. If P( 8,r ) = 336, which of the following is the value of r?
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5
_____8. If P(n,4) = 11,880, which of the following is the value of n?
A. 8 C. 12
B. 10 D. 14
_____9. James has downloaded 15 songs on his cellphone. How many different ways can he play 5 songs?
A. 225 C. 12,350
B. 5,040 D. 360,360
_____10. In how many ways can 7 potted pots be arranged in a row?
A. 330 C. 2,210
B. 720 D. 5,040
BAKA MAAPIL UG PRINT HUH !
Answer key:

Activity 1.
1. P
2. NP
3. P
4. NP
5. P

Activity 2.

1. 40,320
2. 3,628,800
3. 4,320
4. 144
5. 56

Activity 3.

1. 12
2. 30
3. 4
4. 9
5. 24

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