10 Mathematics

Quarter 3 – Week 4
Weekly Learning Activity Sheet
Permutation vs Combination

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 WEEKLY LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET
Mathematics 10, Quarter 3, Week 4
PERMUTATION VS COMBINATION

Name: ____________________________________ Section: ____________________

Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC):

Differentiates permutation from combination of objects n taken r at a time.
(M10SP-IIIc-1)

Learning Objectives:
After going through this WLAS, you, the learner, are expected to
demonstrate the knowledge of permutation and combination. Specifically, you
will be able to:
1. Identifies the situations that involve permutation and combination.
2. Differentiates permutation from combination of n objects taken r at a
time.
3. Compares the number of possible arrangements of permutation and
combination of n objects taken r at a time.
4. Solves problems that involve both permutation and combination.

Key Concepts

Let us look back your previous lesson by recalling the definition of

permutation and combination. Study the table that follows showing its
differences.

Permutation (order matters)- refers to the different possible arrangements of a set of

objects. The number of permutations of n objects taken r at a time is:
!!
P (n, r) = (!$%)!
,𝑛≥𝑟

Example: Entering PIN code of the ATM, winning a contest

Combination (order doesn’t matter)- the number of ways of selecting from a set when
the order is not important. The number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time is
given by
!!
C (n, r) = %!(!$%)!
, 𝑛 ≥ r ≥ 0

Example: Choosing your groupmates, selecting fruits for fruit salad

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Difference Between Permutation and Combination

Permutation Combination
Arranging people, digits, numbers, Selection of menu, food, clothes,
alphabets, letters, and colours subjects, team.
Picking a team captain, pitcher and Picking three team members from a
shortstop from a group. group.
Picking two favourite colours, in order, Picking two colours from a colour
from a colour brochure. brochure.
Picking first, second and third place Picking three winners.
winners.

Activity 1: Which of Which?

Identify which situations illustrate permutation and which illustrate

combination. Write your answer on the table.

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

2. Forming lines from six given points with no three of which are collinear
3. Forming triangles from 7 given points with no three of which are collinear
4. Four people posing for pictures
5. Assembling a jigsaw puzzle
6. Choosing 2 household chores to do before dinner
7. Selecting 5 basketball players out of 10 team members for the different
positions
8. Choosing three of your classmates to attend your party
9. Picking 6 balls from a basket of 12 balls
10. Forming a committee of 5 members from 20 people

Permutations Combinations

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Guide Questions:

1. Were you able to identify each situation?

2. Which situations illustrate permutation, and which illustrate
combination?
3. How did you differentiate the situations that involve permutation from
those that involve combination?

Activity 2: In order or not in order?

Study the following problems below whether the application is a

permutation problem or a combination problem. Indicate if the problem involves
a permutation or a combination. Give a reason for your answer.

1. How many groups of five songs can be chosen from a list of 35 songs?

Answer: ________________________________________.

2. How many ways can a manager of a baseball team choose the lead-off
batter and second batter from a baseball team of nine players?

Answer: ________________________________________.

3. A high school is planning to put on the musical West Side Story. There are
20 singers auditioning for the musical. The director is looking for two
singers who could sing a good duet. In how many ways can the director
choose two singers from the 20 singers?

Answer: ________________________________________.

4. The director is also interested in the number of ways to choose a lead

singer and a backup singer. In how many ways can the director choose a
lead singer and then a backup singer?

Answer: ________________________________________.

5. 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 different ways can you
display these goods?
Answer: ________________________________________.

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Guide Questions:

1. How do you determine if a situation involves permutations or

combinations?
2. What is the difference between permutation and combination?

Activity 3: Permutation or Combination?

Let us identify if the problem shows permutation or combination and solve

it using the formula.

Problem 1: A chili recipe calls for ground beef, beans, green pepper, onion, chili
powder, crushed tomatoes, salt, and pepper. You have lost the directions about
the order in which to add the ingredients, so you decide to add them in a random
order. How many different ways are there to add the ingredients?

This problem indicates that the order of adding the ingredients is important.
So, permutation will be used to find the total number of ways of adding the eight
ingredients in which order is important .

Solution 1: n =8 , r =8

P (n, n) = n!
P (8, 8) = 8!
= 8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1
= 40,320 ways

Problem 2: How many ways are there to randomly select four balls without
replacement from a container of 15 balls numbered 1 to 15?

This problem shows order is not important since we just have to select four
balls without specifying its order. Thus, combination will be used in this problem.

Solution 2: n = 15, r = 4

!!
C (n, r) =
#!(!%#)!

'(!
C (15, 4) =
)!('(%))!

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 = 1365 ways

Problem 3: There are nine golf balls numbered from 𝟏 to 𝟗 in a bag. Three balls
are randomly selected without replacement to form a 3-digit number. How many
𝟑-digit numbers can be formed?

Order is important in forming a 3-digit number because using the 3 numbers

in different unit digits will result to different number. Thus, permutation will be
used in this problem.

Solution 3: n = 9 (number 1,2,3,….9) , r = 3 (3-digit number)

!!
P (n, r) =
(!%#)!

*!
P (9, 3) =
(*%+)!

= 504 (3-digit numbers )

Problem 4: There are eleven seniors and five juniors who are sprinters on the
high school track team. The coach must select four sprinters to run the 800-
meter relay race. In how many ways can two seniors and two junior be chosen
to be part of the relay team?

This problem do not indicate order or position in selecting the sprinters.

Thus, combination will be used to find the total number of ways can two seniors
and two junior be chosen to be part of the relay team.

Solution 3: n = 11 seniors ,r = 2 seniors ,n= 5 juniors , r=2 juniors

!!
C (n, r) =
#!(!%#)!

''! (!
C (11, 2) ∙ C (5, 2) = ∙
,!(''%,)! ,!((%,)!

= 55 ∙ 10

= 550 ways

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Guide Questions:

1. Were you able to identify each problem?

2. What can you say about number of possible arrangements of
permutation and combination of n objects taken r at a time.
3. Why is it important to determine first whether the problem is a
permutation or a combination?

Activity 4: It’s your turn!

Solve the following permutation and combination problems.

1. How many ways can a person choose three desserts from a dessert tray of
eight desserts?

2. If each Automated Teller Machine card of a certain bank has to have 4

different digits in its passcode, how many different possible passcodes can
there be?

3. If ice cream is served in a cone, in how many ways can Abby choose her
three-flavor ice cream scoop if there are 6 available flavors?

4. How many possible permutations are there in the letters of the word
PHILIPPINES?
5. In a gathering ,the host makes sure that each guest shakes hands with
everyone else. If there are 25 guests, how many handshakes will be done?

Activity 5: Share it!

Give three examples or share a situations that you see or experience in

your environment which illustrates permutation and combination.

Permutation: Combination:

1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.

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Rubric for Scoring:

5 4 3 2

For the Explanation in Activity 2

Able to give a Able to give an Able to give an

Was not able to
detailed explanation given explanation but not
explain
explanation but not so detailed related

Rubric for Problem Solving

5 4 3 2

For the solutions in Activity 5

Used an Used an Used an Attempted to solve
appropriate appropriate appropriate the problem but
strategy to come strategy to come strategy but came used an
up with the correct up with a solution, up with an entirely inappropriate
solution and but a part of a wrong solution strategy that led to
arrived at a correct solution led to an that led to an a wrong solution
answer incorrect answer incorrect answer

Reflections:
Three things I have learned from the lesson:
1.
2.
3.
Two things that I like from the lesson:
1.
2.
One question that I still want to ask:
1.

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Activity 1: Which of Which?
Permutations Combinations
1. Determining the top three 2. Forming lines from six
winners in a Science Quiz given points with no three of
Bee which are collinear
4. Four people posing for 3. Forming triangles from 7
pictures given points with no three of
5. Assembling a jigsaw which are collinear
puzzle 6. Choosing 2 household
7. Selecting 5 basketball chores to do before dinner
players out of 10 team 8. Choosing three of your
members for the different classmates to attend your
positions party
9. Picking 6 balls from a
basket of 12 balls
10. Forming a committee of
5 members from 20 people
Activity 2: In order or not in order?
Explanation/reason may vary.
1. Combination
2. Permutation
3. Combination
4. Permutation
5. Combination
Answer Key:
Module.DepEd. 2015
Learner’s 10 Mathematics Ternida. S. Perez, Concepcion
Esparragaro, Elino S. Garcia, Arie N.Magnaye, Fernado B. ,Orines,Rowena S.
Callanta, Melvin M., Allan M. Canonigo, Arnoldo I. Chua, Jerry D. Cruz, Mirla S.
References for Learners:
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Validator: ELENITA S. VERDON, Ph.D.
Email Address: juliemae.anino@deped.gov.ph
Division: Agusan del Norte
School/Station; Las Nieves National High School
Author: JULIE MAE M. ANINO
Activity 4: It’s your turn!
1. C (8, 3) = 56 ways
2. P (10, 4) = 5040 possible passcodes
3. C (6, 3) = 25 ways
4. P (11,11)/ 3! 3!= 1,108,800 possible permutation
5. C (25, 2) = 300 handshakes
Activity 5: Share it!
Answer may vary.
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