Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III - Central Luzon
Schools Division of Tarlac Province
Marawi National High School
Camiling, Tarlac
SCORES
Name: ___________________________________ Activity 1 _______
Section: 10 – ________________________ Activity 2 _______

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS IN MATHEMATICS 10 (Week 5)

Learning Competencies
• Solves problems involving permutations and combinations.

SOLVING PROBLEMS INVOLVING PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS

Permutation is an arrangement where order matters. Combinations is an arrangement where order does not
matter. Knowing their difference, you can now identify what type of problem is given and what solution to make.
Illustrative Example 1:
A local school board with 8 people needs to form a committee with three people. How many ways can this
committee be formed?

Illustrative Example 2:
A local school board with 8 people needs to form a committee with three different responsibilities. How many
ways can this committee be formed?

P(8,3) = 336 Simplify.

POINTS TO PONDER:

In each problem/situation, you can identify if it is permutation or combination based on its order. In permutation,
the arrangement or order is important and those in which order is not important is combination. You recalled the
Fundamental Counting Principle which is essential concepts in understanding permutations and combinations.

ACTIVITY 1 (2points)
A. Complete the table below by identifying whether the problem is a permutation or a combination.
ENCIRCLE the clue words/phrase in each problem that made you decide of your answer.
PROBLEMS PERMUTATIONS or
COMBINATIONS
1. Six people are in a contest. How many ways can 1st and 2nd be rewarded?
2. How many pairs can be made from a group of 7 people?
3. There are 10 students in Miss Mendoza’s remedial class. How many ways
can she choose 3 students to clean the room?
4. Miss Bravo has 9 excellent students who are qualified to be classroom
officers. How many ways can she choose a president, a vice president and
secretary?
5. In a group of 7 people, 3 P1000 will be given. How many ways can the
prices be distributed?
6. From a standard deck of 52 cards, in how many ways can 12 cards be
drawn?
7. How many teams of 6 players can be formed from 12 players without
regard to position played.
8. In how many ways can the letter of the word PROBABILITY be arranged.
9. How many three-digit number can be arranged using the numbers
3,5,7,9,11?
10. There are 8 men and 10 women, and you need to form a committee of 5
men and 6 women. In how many ways can the committee be formed?

ACTIVITY 2 (3points)
Solve the following permutation and combination problems. Show your complete solutions.

1. How many distinct permutations of the word “statistics” begin and end with the letter “s”?

2. An art collector, who owns 10 original paintings, is preparing a will. In how many ways may the
collector leave these paintings to three heirs?

3. In a primary election, there are four candidates for mayor, five candidates for city treasurer, and two
candidates for county attorney. In how many ways may voters mark their ballots
a) if they vote in all three of the races?

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b) If they exercise their right not to vote in any or all the races?