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Mathematics
Quarter 3 - Module 3
Illustrating Combination of Objects

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Mathematics
Quarter 3 - Module 3
Illustrating Combination of Objects

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 Table of Contents

Page

What This Module Is About

What I Need to Know
How to Learn from this Module
What I Know

Lesson 1
Combination of Objects Without Repetition
What I Need to Know 1
What I Know 1
What’s In 2
What’s New 3
What Is It 3
What’s More 7
What I Have Learned 8
What I Can Do 10
Assessment 10
Additional Activity 12
Lesson 2
Combination of Objects With Repetition
What I Need to Know 13
What I Know 13
What’s In 14
What’s New 15
What Is It 16
What’s More 17
What I Have Learned 18
What I Can Do 19
Assessment 20
Additional Activity 22
Summary 23

Assessment: (Post-Test) 24

Key to Answers 25

References 27
What this module is about

.
This module is about illustrating Combination of Objects As you go over the
discussion and exercises, you will learn the two different types of illustrating combination
of objects. Enjoy learning about combination, and do not hesitate to go back if you think
you are at a loss.

Notes to the Teacher:

Welcome to world of combination of objects! This module has two lessons

which are good for two days and intended for grade 10 learners. Each lesson is good
for one session. This module deals on illustrating combination of objects with
repetition and combination of objects without repetition.

Notes to the Learner:

Hello everyone! You will study combination of objects for two days. This
module will help you recall factorial notation and will help you familiarize how
combination of objects is being illustrated. You can differentiate combination of
objects with repetition from those combination of objects without repetition. To
understand the lesson, please read the items in the module carefully; follow the
directions indicated in the materials, and answer all the questions you will encounter.
As you go through the module, you will find help to answer these questions. The
answers are found at the answer key for immediate feedback. To be successful in
undertaking this module, you must be patient and industrious in doing the suggested
tasks. Take your time to study and learn. Happy Learning! You may SKIP the
activities or lessons if you scored 12 out of 15 items in the pre-test.

Notes to the Parents/Guardian:

Children stay at home for modular learning. Parents become the facilitators
of learning through this module. Help us encourage your child to study their lessons
very well and to answer the different exercises diligently and religiously. Be there to
guide them always. Provide them with comfortable learning space and regular
learning schedule. Thank you.
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises
diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises as instructed by your teacher if you
failed in the pre-test.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
Module each day/lesson.

This is a pre-test assessment as to your

What I know level of
knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to gauge prior related
Knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with that
of the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented
to you.

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen your discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to practice further in order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what you

Learned have learned from the lesson

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case your skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 What I know
Pre - Test
A. Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet.

1. The value CR(7, 4) is _____.

A. 3 B. 25 C. 35 D. 210
2. The product of (7C4) and (4C4) is _____.
A. 25 B. 35 C. 75 D. 140
3. What is the total number of diagonals that can be drawn in a hexagon?
A. 9 B. 25 C. 35 D.45
4. How many choices of 5 pocketbooks to read can be made from a set of nine
pocketbooks?
A. 106 B. 116 C. 126 D. 136
5. From a class of 32 girls and 18 boys, how many study groups of 3 girls and 2
boys can be formed?
A. 438,880 B. 478,880 C. 638,880 D. 758,880
6. Anthony would like to invite 8 friends to go on a trip but has room for only 5 of
them. In how many ways can they be chosen?
A. 26 B. 36 C. 46 D. 56
7. How many subcommittees of 4 people can be formed from a committee
consisting of 10 people?
A. 210 B. 180 C. 130 D. 80
8. How many ways can eight outfits be chosen from sixteen outfits to be
modeled?
A. 12,870 B. 11,870 C. 10,872 D. 1,270
9. How many can five basketball players be chosen from a group of eight?
A. 23 B. 56 C. 73 D. 86
10. In how many ways can Harold select a committee of three juniors and three
seniors from a group containing seven juniors and eight seniors?
A. 1660 B. 1760 C. 1860 D. 1960
11. In how many ways can an examination committee of 4 be chosen from 9
teachers?
A. 121 B. 123 C. 124 D. 126
12. In how many ways can a committee of three be formed from a group of 10
members?
A. 480 B. 360 C. 240 D. 120

13. How many different committees can be selected from eight men and ten
women if a committee is composed of three men or three women?
A. 6720 B. 5720 C. 4720 D. 3720
14. A Math Club had 17 players in their squad. There were nine male players
and 8 female players. How many different teams could they select if each
team had five male players and six female players?
 A. 27 B. 532 C. 835 D. 3528
15. In how many ways can Albert choose three books from a list of eight books?
A. 24 B. 56 C. 75 D. 100

Well, how was it? Do you think you fared well? Please check your answers if
they are correct using the answer key on page 25. Did you get a good score? If all
your answers are correct, very good! You may still study the module to review what
you already know. Who knows, you might learn more new things as well.

If you got a low score, don’t feel bad. This only goes to show that this module is
for you. It will help you understand some important concepts that you can apply in
your daily life. If you study this module carefully, you will learn the answers to all the
items in the test and a lot more! Are you ready?

You may now go to the next page to begin with Lesson 1.

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 Combination of Objects
Lesson Without Repetition
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What I Need to Know

After working on this lesson you should be able to:

1. Illustrate combination of objects without repetition

2. Determine the number of combination of objects without repetition given
the formula

What I Know
Match the two columns. Write the letter only of the correct answer.

Column A Column B
1. 6! A. 5
2. 3! 4! B. 8
3. (10 – 6)! C. 15
4. 9!/7! D. 20
5. 10!/2! 8! E. 24
6. 5P2 F. 28
7. 7P3 G. 45
8. 9P6 H. 55
9. 9P9 I. 72
10. 8P1 J. 120
11. 5C4 K. 144
12. 6C4 L. 210
13. 8C6 M. 720
14. 10C3 N. 60, 480
15. 11C9 O. 362, 880

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 25. Did you get a good
score?
If your score is at least 12 out of 15 items, you may skip the next activity and you can
proceed immediately to the next lesson. However, if you wish to answer all the
activities, your teacher will appreciate your effort.

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 What’s In

Welcome to combination of objects! Before you start learning combination of

objects, let’s see what you had learned so far when you were in lower grades. This
activity will help you understand the lesson.

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following in a separate answer sheet.

A. Express the following product in simplest factorial form.

1. 1 ∙2 ∙3 ∙ … ∙ 8∙ 9 ∙ 10
2. 15 ∙14 ∙ 13 ∙ …∙ 4 ∙3 ∙ 2∙ ∙ 1
3. 9 ∙ 8 ∙7 ∙ 6 !
4. 54 ∙ 53∙ 52 ∙51 !
5. (r )∙ (r−1)∙( r−2)∙( r−3) ∙… ∙ 3 ∙2 ∙1

B. Express the following factorial notation in product form.

6. 9!
7. 2! 4!
8. 6! + 3!
9. n!
10. (5n)!

C. Evaluate the following.

11. 4! + 3! = ______________
12. 3! 0! =_______________
8!
13. = _________________
5!
14. 5 ! – 3! + 4 = _____________
15. P(5, 1) = _________________

Did this activity help you recall factorial notation?

Please check if your answers are correct through the Answer Key on page 25.
If you got all the correct answers, very good! If not, review again your lesson on
factorials. Then you can proceed to lesson 1.

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 What’s New

COMBINATION OF OBJECTS

A combination is a mathematical technique that determines the number

of possible arrangements in a collection of items where the order of the
selection does not matter. In combinations, you can select the items in any
order. Combinations can be confused with permutations.

There are two types of combinations (remember the order does not
matter now)
a. repetition is allowed; such as coins in your pocket (5, 5, 5,10,10)
b. no repetition; such as lottery numbers (2, 14, 15, 27, 30, 33)

COMBINATION WITHOUT REPETITION

This is how lotteries work. The numbers are drawn one at a time, and if
we have the lucky numbers (no matter what order) we win!

What Is It
Let’s explore
Consider the letters L, O, V, E and take three letters at a time without
repeating any of the letters.
a) if order is important
b) if order is NOT important

Solutions:
a) If order is significant, we have

4! 4!
4 P3 = = = 4∙ 3∙ 2 ∙1=¿24 possible arrangements
( 4−3) ! 1!

LOV LOE OVE VEL

LVO LEO OEV VLE
OVL OLE EVO LEV
OLV OEL EOV LVE
VLO ELO VOE EVL
VOL EOL VEO ELV

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 b) If order is not significant, we have the following groups of three
objects
LOV LOE OVE VEL

(there are only 4 out of the 24 selections that are observed)

In the given example above, we notice that there are 24 arrangements

of the letters in which the order is significant, while there are only four
arrangements when the order is not significant. The number of ordered
arrangements is 6 (or 3!) times that of the number of unordered
arrangements.

By observation, for any r objects taken from n ,r may permute in r !

ways. Thus to get the number of combinations, we divide nPr by r !.

nPr
n Cr = which is similar to
r!

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n Cr = nPr .
r!

n! n!
Substituting nPr by we get, Cr =
n
( n−r ) ! r ! ( n−r ) !

The combination of n objects taken r at a time is given by

n!
n Cr =
r ! ( n−r ) !

Take note that:

n Cr = C(n, r) = n
Cr = (nr ),
but in Lesson 1 of this module we will use the first notation.

To understand the lesson better, let us study the following example:

Solve for the following:

1. 4C2 =
2. 9C6 =

Solutions :
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 4! 4.3 .2.1 4.3 .2.1 4.3 . 12
1. 4C2 = = = = = =6
2! ( 4−2 ) ! 2.12.1 2.12.1 2.1 2

9! 9.8 .7 .6! 9.8 .7 .6! 504

2. 9C6 = = = = = 84
6 ! ( 9−6 ) ! 6 !3 ! 6 ! 3.2 .1 6

More examples:

Example :3. How many combinations are possible from the letters
S,M,I,L,E if the letters are taken

a) One at a time
b) Two at a time
c) Five at a time

Solution:

5! 5! 5.4 ! 5
a) 5 C1 = = = = =5
1! ( 5−1 ) ! 1! 4 ! 1. 4 ! 1

5! 5! 5.4 .3 ! 20
b) 5C2 = = = = = 10
2! ( 5−2 ) ! 1! 3 ! 2.1 .3 ! 2

5! 5! 5!
c) 5C5 = = = = 1
5! (5−5 ) ! 5! 0! 5! 1

Example 4. How many different committees of four people can be formed

from a pool of seven people?

Solution:

This is forming a group of four people, order is not important, out of

seven people in the pool. Thus, this is a combination problem.

7! 7! 7.6 .5 .4 !
7 C4 = = = = 35
4 ! ( 7−4 ) ! 4 ! 3 ! 3.2.1 . 4 !

Example 5. In how many ways can two singers and three dancers be
chosen to make a team if there are seven singers and nine dancers who are
qualified?

Solution:

For the given problem, we can separate it into two parts. The first part
is the number of ways the singer can be chosen, denoted by 7C2.. the second
part is the number of ways the dancer can be chosen, denoted by 9C3.

The team can be formed in

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 7! 9!
7 C2 · 9 C3. = 2! ( 7−2 ) ! · 3! ( 9−3 ) !

7! 9!
= 2! 5 ! · 3! 6!

7 ·6 · 5 ! 9 ·8 · 7 ·6 !
= 2! 5! · 3! 6 !

7 ·6 · 5 ! 9 ·8 · 7 ·6 ! 42 504
= 2 ·1 ·5 ! · 3 · 2· 1· 6 ! = 2 · 6 = 1 764

Therefore, there are 1, 764 ways of which the two singers and three dancers
can be chosen to make a team.

Example 6. How many different amounts of money can be made from a 20-
peso bill, a 50-peso bill, a 100–peso bill, and a 1000-peso bill?

Solution:

Because there are 4 bills, the number of different amounts of money is

4! 4! +4 ! 4!
4 C1 + 4C2 + 4C3 + 4C4 = +¿ +
1! ( 4−1 ) ! 2! ( 4−2 ) ! 3! ( 4−3 ) ! 4 ! ( 4−4 ) !

4! 4! +4! 4!
= 1! 3 ! +¿ 2! 2 ! 3! 1 ! + 4 ! 0 !

= 4 +¿ 6 + 4+1

= 15

Therefore, there are 15 different amounts of money made.

What’s More
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Let’s go beyond
A. Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet.

1. Which of the following does NOT illustrate combination?

a. Enumerating 2 seats of meals out of 5
b. Selecting 4 songs from 8 choices for singing audition
c. Listing the first 5 players out of 15 for a volleyball match
d. Fixing schedule of visitors for 5 days in Kulaman River
2. Which of the following is the formula to find n objects, taken r at a time?
n! n! n! n!
a. ( n−r ) ! b. n !r ! c. ( n !−r ! ) d . r ! ( n−r ) !
8!
3. Calculate the value of
2! 6 !
.
a. 25 b. 28 c. 56 d. 64
9!
4. Which of the following is an equivalent of ?
7!
a. 16 b. 40 c. 72 d. 90
5. How many 5-digit numbers can be formed from digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8?
a. 20 b. 12 c. 10 d. 6
6. Which of the following situations illustrates combination?
a. arranging books in a shelf
b. forming plate numbers of vehicles
c. forming different numbers from 8 given digits
d. drawing names from a box containing 300 names
7. What is the value of 10C8?
a.45 b. 90 c. 135 d. 180
8. The expression 50C50 is equal to _____.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 25 d. 50
9. Find the value of 5! + (6 – 3)!?
a. 120 b. 124 c. 125 d. 126
10. In how many ways can a selection of 3 men and 2 women can be made from
a group of 5 men and 5 women?
a. 25 b. 50 c. 100 d. 200
11. How many different combinations of management can there be to fill the
positions of manager, secretary and advisor of a company knowing that there
are 12 eligible candidates?
a. 110 b. 120 c. 210 d. 220
12. A committee of five composed of two architects and 3 engineers is to be
formed. In how many ways can the committee be formed from a pool of six
architects and 8 engineers?
a. 280 b. 360 c. 840 d. 920
13. The executive board of companies is composed of 12 members. In how
many ways can the president appoint the 11 other members of the board to form
a committee with five members?
a. 262 b. 362 c. 462 d.510
14. Shirley has seven CDs on his desk. In how many ways can he select three
CDs?
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 a. 35 b. 45 c. 55 d. 65
15. Four out of seven students are needed to hand out programs at the drama
club performance. In how many ways can the four students be chosen?
a. 24 b. 27 c. 32 d. 35

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 25. Did you get a good
score?
If your score is at least 9 out of 15 items, you may skip the next activity and you can
proceed immediately to the next lesson. However, if you wish to answer all the
activities, your teacher will appreciate your effort.

What I Have Learned

A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. A surveyor is tasked to survey 10 households from a stretch of 25 houses.

How many possible ways can the surveyor choose the sample?
25 ! 25! 25!
a. b. c. d. 25!
15! 10 ! 15! 10!
2. How many different tests with 10 questions can be made from a test bank
consisting of 20 questions?
20! 20 ! 20 ! 20 !
b. b. c. d.
10! 10!10 ! 2!10 ! 20!10 !
3. How many different 10-member committee can be formed from the senators of
the country?
24 ! 24 ! 24 ! 24 !
a. b. c. d.
12! 10 ! 10! 14 ! 12! 10 !
4. A bride decided to choose 2 colors from 5 of her favorite colors to be the motif
of her wedding. How many color combinations are possible?
a. 60 b. 20 c. 10 d. 5
5. In how many ways can 3 tenors and 4 bass be selected from 6 tenors and 8
bass to perform in an opera show?
a. 201 600 b. 1400 c. 840 d.576

B. TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is

wrong.
_____6. Both combination and permutation are dependent on factorial
notation.
_____7. The relationship between the combination and permutation of n
objects taken at r at a time is given by the equation C(n, r) = P(n, r) r!.

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 _____8. Combinations are groupings that require order, and permutations are
groupings that do not require groupings.
_____9. Each r - combination can be viewed as a subset of r elements
selected from a set of n elements.
_____10. nCn = n!

C. List all the possible combinations of the following:

11.Alma(A), Ben (B), Carla (C), Daryl (D), Edna (E) – taken three at a time.

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

12.The number 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 – taken two at a time

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

13.The symbols @ , # , % , & , and ! - taken three at a time.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

14.Yellow, Blue, Orange, and White – taken 2 at a time.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

15.Letters M, O, D, U, L, E – taken 4 at a time.

________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______
______________________________________________________________

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 25. Did you get a good
score?
If your score is at least 9 out of 15 items, you may skip the next activity and you can
proceed immediately to the next lesson. However, if you wish to answer all the
activities, your teacher will appreciate your effort.

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 What I Can Do

Answer each of the following completely.

1. In how many ways can 5 basketball players and two tennis players be
selected from 10 basketball players and 8 tennis players to represent their
teams in a friendly game with another school?

2. How many different amounts of money can be made from a 25-cent coin, a
50-cent coin, a one-peso coin, a five-peso coin, and a ten-peso coin if at least
2 coins are used?

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 26. Did you get a good score?

2 -----------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

1 -----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
0------------------------You can study again given exercises.

Assessment

A. GUIDED ASSESSMENT

DIRECTIONS: Calculate the given expressions. Select your answer from the
choices in the table below.
1 9 10 15 20
24 30 45 55 84
190 240 250 1000 4,848

1. 2(5!) = 6. C2 =
6 11. 9C6 =
6!
2.
4!
=
7. C3 =
5 12. 11C9 =
(6−1)!
3.
5
=
8. 10 C8 = 13. 10C1 =
10! 2 !
4.
9!
=
9. 10 C2 = 14. 20C2 =
12 !
5.
4 ! ( 10−1 ) !
=
10. 9C8 = 15. 20C18 =

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 B. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following problems. Write your answer on a

separate answer sheet.

1. From a group of 12 teachers, how many different committees can be

formed consisting four or five members?
2. In how many ways can you select five red cards and two black cards from
10 red cards and nine black cards?
3. The Beta Club has 14 male and 16 female members. A committee
composed of three men and three women is to be formed. In how many
ways can this be done?
4. How many different committees can be selected from 8 men and 10
women if a committee is composed of three men and three women?
5. Students are to answer four out of five exam questions. In how many
different ways can the questions be selected?
6. In how many ways can a committee of four be selected from a group of 8
people?
7. A committee of five is selected from five men and six women. How many
committees are possible if there must be at least three men in the
committee?
8. From a group of 5 swimmers and 8 runners, an athletic contingent of
seven is to be formed. How many teams are possible if there are two
swimmers and 5 runners?
9. In how many ways can a research team of five members be formed from a
group of 12 scientists of which four are chemists and 8 are physicists if the
team must include exactly two chemists?
10. The board of directors of a corporation is composed of 10 members. An
executive board with 4 members are to be selected. In how many ways is
this possible?
11. How many chords can be formed if there are seven points on the
circumference of the circle?
12. Venus visited a create-your-own pizza parlor. Find the number of different
pizzas she can create using these toppings –pepperoni, anchovies, bacon,
or ham if only 3 toppings are to be selected?

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 13. A private scholarship program opens 4 slots for students’ financial aid. If
there are 10 students applying for the grant, in how many ways can this
scholarship be awarded?
14. How many different 10-member committee can be formed from the
senators of the country?
15. In how many ways can 5 basketball players and two badminton players be
selected from 9 basketball players and 8 badminton players to represent
their teams in a friendly game with another school?

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 26. Did you get a good
score?
If your score is at least 9 out of 15 items, you may skip the next activity and you can
proceed immediately to the next lesson. However, if you wish to answer all the
activities, your teacher will appreciate your effort.

Additional Activity

A. Calculate the following:

1. 10! =__________________ 9. 7C5 = _______________

2. 10! – 8! = ______________ 10. 8C2 = _______________

3. (6 + 3 – 1)! = ___________ 11. 8C6 = _______________

9!
4. =¿ 12. 12C3 = ______________
2! 7 ! ¿
3! 10 !
5.
7!
=¿ ___________ 13. C11 = _____________
12

15 !
6.
(15−3)!
=¿ _________ 14. C18 = _____________
20

7. 3! 4! =_________________ 15. 25C25 = ______________

8. (4! – 3!) + 5! =___________

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 26. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6 -10 ----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
0 - 5------------------------You can study again given exercises.

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 Combination of Objects
Lesson with Repetition
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What I Need to Know

After working on this lesson you should be able to:

1. Illustrate combination of objects with repetition

2. Determine the number of combination of objects with repetition given the
formula.

What I Know
Calculate the following mathematical expressions. Write your answer
on a separate sheet.

7! 6. P5 =
7 11. 10C2 =
1. =
5!
8! C2 = 12. CR(4,3) =
2.
2!6!
= 7. 4

3. 6 !−5 ! = 8. C5 = 13. CR(18,1) =

7
(5+3−1)!
4. =
3 ! ( 5−1 ) ! 9. C8 =
8 14. CR(5,1) =
12!
5.
4 ! ( 10−1 ) !
=
10. 8C1 = 15. CR(4,4) =

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 26. Did you get a good
score?
If your score is at least 12 out of 15 items, you may skip the next activity and you can
proceed immediately to the next lesson. However, if you wish to answer all the
activities, your teacher will appreciate your effort.

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 What’s In

Hi there! This activity will give you an idea on combination of objects with
repetition and how it is different from combination of objects with no repetition.
.

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following in a separate answer sheet.

A. Evaluate the following.

1. 0! = _____________ 6. C(5, 2) = ____________

2. 5! + 2! =_________ 7. C(5, 5) = ____________
3. 2! (8 – 5)! =_______ 8. C(9, 8) = ____________
11 ! 9. C(9, 1) = ____________
4.
(13−5)!
= _____
10. P(5, 2) = ____________
8!3 !
5.
(13−5)!
= _____

B. Answer the following problems.

11. How many 2-digit numbers can you make using the digits 5, 6, 7, and 8
without repeating the digits?
12. There are 8 balls in a box. The balls are numbered 1 – 8. You need to
choose 3 of the balls. How many possible combinations are there?
13. There are 10 students in a Math class. For a certain activity, 6 of those
students need to form a group. How many ways can a group of 4
students be formed?
14. Paul has 9 marbles in his bag. In how many ways can he pick 6
marbles from the bag?
15. How many ways can we give 32 playing cards to 5 players?

Compare your answers with those in the Answer Key on page 26. If you got
all the correct answers, very good! If not, review again your lesson on illustrating
combination of objects without repetition.

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 What’s New

COMBINATION WITH REPETITION

Any selection of r objects from A, where each object can be selected more
than once, is called a combination of n objects taken r at a time with repetition. Two
combinations with repetition are considered identical if they have the same elements
repeated the same number of times, regardless of their order.
(https://sites.math.northwestern.edu)

Let us say that there are five flavors of ice cream: mango, chocolate, ube,
vanilla, and strawberry. We can have three scoops. How many variations will there
be?
Let us use letters for the flavors: { m , c , u , v , s } . Example of selections include
a) { m , m, m } - (3 scoops of mango)
b) { c , v , s } - (one each of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry)
c) { m ,u , u } - (one of mango, two of ube)

(And just to be clear: there are n = 5 things to choose from, and we choose r = 3 of
them. Order does not matter, and we can repeat!)

To compute for the number of combination when repetition is allowed, we will

use the formula below:

(n+ r−1)!
nCr =
r ! ( n−1 ) !

where n is the number of things to choose from and we choose

r of them (repetition is allowed and order does not matter)

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 What Is It
The combinations with repetition of n taken elements of r in 𝑟 are the different
groups of r elements that can be formed from these n elements, allowing the
elements to repeat themselves, and considering that two groups differ only if they
have different elements (that is to say, the order does not matter). They are
represented as CRn,r

Example:
1. Let’s consider the set A = { a , b , c , d , e } . the different combinations with
repetition of these five elements are:
a) Combinations with repetition of 5 taken elements in ones: a, b, c, d, and e.
b) Combinations with repetition of 5 taken elements in twos:
As before ab, ac, ad, ae, bc, bd, be, cd, ce, and de, but now also the
groups with repeated elements: aa, bb, cc, dd, and ee.
c) Combinations with repetition of 5 taken elements in threes:
As before abe, abc, abd, acd,ace, ade, bcd, bce, bde,andcde , but now
also the groups with repeated elements: aab, aac, aad, aae, bba, bbc,
bbd, bbe, cca, ccb, ccd, cce, dda, ddb, ddc, dde, aaa, bbb, ccc, ddd,
and eee.

As we see in this example, many more groups are possible than what we
have in Lesson 1. The following formula will tell us how many combinations with
repetition of n taken elements of r in k are:

CRn,r = ( n+ r−1
r =)(n+ r−1)!
r ! ( n−1 ) !

To know all the combinations with repetition of 5 taken elements in threes,

using the formula we get 35:

CR5,3 = (5+3−1
3 )=
(5+3−1)!
3 ! ( 5−1 ) !
=¿
(7)!
3! ( 4 ) !
¿
7 ∙ 6 ∙5 ∙ 4 !
¿
3∙ 2 ∙1 ∙ ( 4 ) ! 7· 5 = 35

2. There are seven colors of the rainbow. How many different ways are to
choose a group of three colors if repetition is allowed?

Solution: n = 7 r=3

CR7,3 = (7+ 3−1

3 ) =
(7+3−1)!
3 ! ( 7−1 ) !
=¿
(9)!
3! ( 6 ) !
¿
9 ∙ 8 ∙7 ∙ 6 !
3∙ 2 ∙1 ∙ ( 6 ) !
¿ 84

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 3. Refer to problem #2, we will compare the number of combinations considering
repetition and NO repetition allowed.

Repetition is allowed. No repetition is allowed

7!
CR7,3 = (7+ 3−1
3 ) 7C 3 = 3! (7−3 ) !

( 7+3−1 ) ! 7!
= 3 ! ( 7−1 ) ! = 3! 4 !

(9)! 7 ∙ 6 ∙5 ∙ 4 !
¿ = 3∙ 2 ∙1 ∙ ( 4 ) !
3! ( 6 ) !

9 ∙ 8 ∙7 ∙ 6 ! = 35
¿
3∙ 2 ∙1 ∙ ( 6 ) !

¿ 84

What have you observed about the two computations? Why is this so?

What’s More

Let’s go beyond
A. Evaluate the following:
9!
1.
3! 6!
= _________ 6. CR(5, 3) =__________

12!
2.
10!
= _________ 7. CR(6, 6) =__________

11!
3.
11!
= _________ 8. CR(10, 8) =__________

(9)!
4.
3! ( 8 ) !
= _________ 9. CR(15, 13) =__________

(9)!
5.
7 ! (2)!
== _________ 10. CR(20, 17) =__________

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 B. Answer the following problems considering that repetition is allowed in each
situation.
11. A young lady decided to choose 2 flavors from 5 of her favorite flavors of
ice cream to be served on her 18th birthday. How many combinations are
possible?
a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60
12.Laura visited a create-your-own pizza parlor. Find the number of different
pizzas she can create using these toppings –pepperoni, anchovies, bacon, or
ham if only 3 toppings are to be selected?
a. 60 b. 20 c. 10 d. 5
13.If 4 marbles are picked randomly from a jar containing 5 blue marbles and
6 yellow marbles, in how many possible ways can it happen that at least 3 of
the marbles picked are yellow?
a. 360 b. 406 c. 460 d. 600
14. At Litoy’s Pizza Parlor, there are 5 different toppings, where a customer
can order any number of these toppings. How many possible toppings can
you actually order your pizza?
a. 221 b. 231 c. 241 d. 251
15. A box contains 3 black balls, 2 white balls and one red ball. In how many
ways can 4 ball be chosen?
a. 116 b.126 c. 136 d. 146

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 26. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6 -10 ----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
1-5--------------------------You can study again given exercises

What I Have Learned

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. The formula in finding combination with repetition is __________

2. The formula in finding combination without repetition is ___________.
3. The formula in finding permutation is ______________.
4. There are _________ combinations in selections where repetition is
allowed compared with no repetition is allowed.
5. 0! is always equal to _____.

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 B. Calculate the following:.
6. CR(3, 3) =__________

7. CR(6, 4) =__________

8. CR(5, 2) =__________

9. CR(9, 2) =__________

10. CR(10, 5) =__________

C. Answer the following problems. (in each problem, repetition is allowed)

11. A box of lollipops contains 5 strawberry flavor, 6 chocolate flavor, and
4 milk flavor. How many combinations of flavors are formed if we
choose 4 lollipops?
12. How many 3-digit numbers can you make using the digits 4, 6, 7, and
9?
13. There are 5 balls in a box. The balls are numbered 1 – 5. You need to
choose 3 of the balls. How many possible combinations are there?
14. A bride decided to choose 2 colors from 5 of her favorite colors to be
the motif of her wedding. How many combinations are possible?
15. How many 2 – digit numbers can you make using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3
and 4?

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 27. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6-10 -----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
1-5--------------------------You can study again given exercises.

What I Can Do

Answer all questions:

1. A box contains 15 balls in which seven are green and 8 are yellow. If five
balls must be drawn from the box, in how many ways is this possible if:
a. There is no restrictions?
b. Two are green and three are yellow?

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 27. Did you get a good score?

2 -----------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

1 -----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
0------------------------You can study again given exercises.

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 Assessment
A. Guided Assessment
Directions: Calculate the following mathematical expressions. Write your
answer on a separate sheet.

9! 6. C2 = 11. CR(4,3) =
1. = 10
7!
7! C2 = 12. CR(5,3) =
2.
2!6!
= 7. 5

3. 6 !−6! = 8. C5 =
6 13. CR(18,2) =
(5+2−1) !
4.
2 ! ( 5−1 ) ! 9. C9 =
9 14. CR(5,2) =
=
10 ! 10. 8C1 = 15. CR(8,1) =
5.
2 ! ( 10−1 ) !
=

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 27. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6-10-----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
1 - 5------------------------You can study again given exercises.

B. Independent Assessment
Directions: Evaluate the following. Write your answers on a separate sheet.
(9−4 )!
1. CR(4, 3) = _________ 6. 3! 4 ! =¿________

(12−3)!
2. CR(6, 2) = _________ 7. (10−1)! =_______
12!
3. CR(10, 7) = _________ 8. 11! =__________
(9−2)!
4. CR(15, 15) = _________ 9. 3! ( 8−2 ) ! =_______
(9−1)!
5. CR(18, 17) = _________ 10. 7! ( 2 ) ! = _______

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 B.Answer the following problems considering that repetition is allowed in each
situation.
11. A young lady decided to choose 3 flavors from 5 of her favorite flavors of
ice cream to be served on her 16th birthday. How many combinations are
possible?
A. 15 B. 25 C. 35 D. 45
12.Bernard visited a create-your-own pizza parlor. Find the number of
different pizzas he can create using these toppings –pepperoni, anchovies,
bacon, or ham if only 2 toppings are to be selected?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20
13.If 3 marbles are picked randomly from a jar containing 5 blue marbles and
6 yellow marbles, in how many possible ways can it happen that at least 2 of
the marbles picked are yellow?
A. 180 B. 181 C. 182 D. 183
14. At Elena’s Pizza Parlor, there are 4 different toppings, where a customer
can order any number of these toppings. How many possible toppings can
you actually order your pizza?
A. 49 B. 59 C. 69 D.79
15. A box contains three red balls, two green balls and one blue ball. In how
many ways can two balls be chosen?
A. 21 B. 28 C. 35 D. 42

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 27. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6-10-----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
1 - 5------------------------You can study again given exercises.

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 Additional Activity

A. Calculate the following:

1.CR(5, 2) = _________ 9. CR(6, 3) = ________

2.CR(7, 3) = _________ 10. CR(6, 5) = _______
3.CR(10, 3) = _________ 11. CR(6, 6) = _______
(9−2)!
4.CR(15, 5) = _________ 12. 3! ( 8−3 ) ! =_______
(9−1)!
5.CR(18, 2) = _________ 13. 2! ( 8−2 ) ! =_______
(10−2)!
6.CR(20, 2) = _________ 14. 4 ! ( 8−2 ) ! =_______
(11−2)!
7.CR(20, 5) = _________ 15. 3! ( 8−1 ) ! =_______

8.CR(21, 4) = _________

Now check your work. Refer to answer key page 27. Did you get a good score?

11-15 ---------------------You have gained complete knowledge on the given exercises.

6-10-----------------------You have gained adequate learning on the given exercises.
1 - 5------------------------You can study again given exercises.

Congratulations! You have finished your module 3 illustrating combination of

objects. Now you are going to answer the post-test. Good luck! I know you can
do it!

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 Summary

This module was about illustrating combination of objects

1. with repetition
2. without repetition

Combination of objects without repetition has this formula

n!
C(n, r) = Cr = r ! ( n−r ) !
n ; where n ≥ r.

Combination of objects with repetition has this formula

CRn,r = (n+ r−1

r ) =
(n+ r−1)!
r ! ( n−1 ) ! ; where n ≥ r.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

combination- is a selection of items from a collection, such that (unlike

permutations) the order of the selection does not matter.

combination with repetition – any selection of r objects from A, where each object
can be selected more than once.

combination without repetition - is the number of one-to-one functions from a set

of k identical elements into a set of n distinct elements.

Factorial – is the product of all positive integers less than or equal to a given integer
and denoted by that integer and an exclamation point.

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 Assessment: (Post-Test)
A. Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate
sheet.

1. The value of CR(8,2) is _____.

A. 6 B. 16 C. 26 D. 36
2. The product of (6C3) and (7C1) is _____.
A. 25 B. 35 C. 70 D. 140
3. What is the total number of diagonals that can be drawn in an octagon?
A. 15 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
4. How many choices of 6 pocketbooks to read can be made from a set of nine
pocketbooks?
A. 60 B. 73 C. 84 D. 108
5. From a class of 32 girls and 18 boys, how many study groups of 3 girls and 2
boys can be formed?
A. 438,880 B. 478,880 C. 638,880 D. 758,880
6. Lucas would like to invite 9 friends to go on a trip but has room for only 6 of
them. In how many ways can they be chosen?
A. 84 B. 80 C. 72 D. 68
7. How many subcommittees of 5 people can be formed from a committee
consisting of 12 people?
A. 210 B. 440 C. 792 D. 880
8. How many ways can eight outfits be chosen from eleven outfits to be
modeled?
A. 85 B. 120 C. 160 D. 165
9. How many can five basketball players be chosen from a group of ten?
A. 252 B. 260 C. 373 D. 386
10. In how many ways can Jade select a committee of three juniors and three
seniors from a group containing seven juniors and eight seniors?
A. 1660 B. 1760 C. 1860 D. 1960
11. In how many ways can an examination committee of 6 be chosen from 12
teachers?
A. 621 B. 723 C. 924 D. 1260
12. In how many ways can a committee of six be formed from a group of nine
members?
A. 80 B. 84 C. 140 D. 186
13. How many different committees can be selected from six men and five
women if a committee is composed of three men or three women?
A. 100 B. 200 C. 300 D. 400
14. An English Club had 17 players in their squad. There were nine male players
and 8 female players. How many different teams could they select if each
team had five male players and six female players?
A. 27 B. 532 C. 835 D. 3528
15. In how many ways can Amara choose four books from a list of ten books?
A. 210 B. 156 C. 75 D. 40

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 Key to Answers

Pre-test
1. D 16. D 11.D
2. B 17. A 12. D
3. A 18. A 13. A
4. C 19. B 14. D
5. D 20. D 15. B

LESSON 1
What I Know
1. M 6. D 21. A
2. K 7. L 22. C
3. E 8. N 23. F
4. I 9. O 24. J
5. G 10. B 25. H

What’s In
6. 10! 11. 9 ∙ 8 ∙7 ∙ 6 ∙5 ∙ 4 ∙ 3 ∙2 ∙ 1 26. 30
7. 15! 12. 2 ∙1 ∙ 4 ∙ 3∙ 2 ∙1 27. 6
8. 9! 13. (6 ∙ 5∙ 4 ∙3 ∙ 2∙ 1) + ( 3 28. 336
∙ 2∙ 1 ¿
9. 54! 14. n 29. 118
∙ ( n−1 ) ∙ ( n−2 ) ∙ …∙ 3 ∙ 2∙ 1
10. r ! 15. 5 n 30. 5
∙ ( 5 n−1 ) ∙ ( 5 n−2 ) ∙ … ∙ 3∙ 2 ∙1

What’s More
1. D 11. C 16. D
2. D 12. A 17. C
3. B 13. B 18. C
4. C 14. D 19. A
5. D 15. C 20. D

What I have Learned

1. A 11. ABC, ABD, ABE, BCD, BCE, CDE, DEA,
DEB, ACE, CDA
2. B 12. 56, 57, 58, 59, 67, 68, 69, 78, 79, 89
3. C
4. C 13. @ # % , @ # & , %& !, # %& , @
5. B %& , @ # !,
6. True # % !, @ % !, # & !, @&!
7. False 14. YB, YO, YW, BO, OW, BW
8. False
9. True 15. MODU, MODL, MODE, MOUL, MDLU,
10. False MELU, MDLE, MEDU, MOUE, MOLE, ODUL,
ODUE, DULE,DOLE,OLEU,
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What I Can Do
1. 7, 056
2. 26

Assessment : A.Guided
1. 240 6. 15 11. 84
2. 30 7. 10 12. 55
3. 24 8. 45 13. 10
4. 20 9. 45 14. 190
5. 55 10. 9 15. 190

Assessment : B.Independent
1. 1,287 6. 70 11 21
.
2. 9,072 7. 181 12 4
.
3. 203, 840 8. 560 13 210
.
4. 6, 720 9. 336 14 1,961,256
.
5. 5 10. 210 15 3,528
.

Additional Activity
1. 3, 628, 800 6. 2, 730 11 28
.
2. 3, 588, 480 7. 144 12 220
.
3. 40, 320 8. 138 13 12
.
4. 36 9. 21 14 190
.
5. 4,320 10. 28 15 1
.

LESSON 2

What I Know
1. 42 6. 2,520 11. 45
2. 28 7. 6 12. 20
3. 600 8. 21 13. 18
4. 35 9. 1 14. 5
5. 55 10. 8 15. 35

What’s In
1. 1 6. 10 11. 6
2. 122 7. 1 12. 56
3. 12 8. 9 13. 15

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4. 990 9. 9 14. 84
5. 6 10. 20 15. 201, 376

What’s More
1. 84 6. 35 11 A
.
2. 132 7. 462 12 B
.
3. 1 8. 24, 310 13 B
.
4. 3/2 9. 20, 058, 300 14 D
.
5. 36 10. 8, 597, 496, 600 15 B
.

What I Have Learned

1. (n+ r−1)!
CRn,r = 6. 10 11. 3,060
r ! ( n−1 ) !
2. n!
nCr =
r ! ( n−r ) ! 7. 126 12. 20
3. n!
nPr =
( n−r ) ! 8. 15 13. 35
4. more 9. 45 14. 15
5. 1 10. 2,002 15. 15

What I Can Do
1.a. 11,628
b.3,360

Assessment : A. Guided
1. 72 6. 45 11. 20
2. 7/2 7. 10 12. 35
3. 0 8. 6 13. 171
4. 15 9. 1 14. 15
5. 5 10 8 15. 8
.

Assessment: B. Independent
1. 20 6. 5/6 11. C
2. 21 7. 1 12. B
3. 11, 440 8. 12 13. B
4. 77,558, 760 9. 7/6 14. C
5. 2, 333, 606, 220 10 4 15. A
.

Additional Activity
1. 15 6. 210 11. 462
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2. 84 7. 42, 504 12. 7
3. 220 8. 10, 626 13. 28
4. 11, 628 9. 56 14. 7/3
5. 171 10. 252 15. 12

Post- Test

1. D 6. A 11. C
2. D 7. C 12. B
3. B 8. D 13. B
4. C 9. A 14. D
5. D 10. D 15. A

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