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REVIEW
Carlo can’t seem to decide what to
wear to a friend’s birthday party.
He has 2 pairs of pants
(one gray and one black)
and 4 shirts (one white, one green,
one blue and one yellow).
Assuming that any pants can be paired
with any shirt, how many ways can
he dress up for the party?
ACTIVITY 1
What if Carlo has 5 different pants
and 6 shirts to choose from.
How many ways can he dress up?

Can you think of a better way of

finding number of outcome?
PANTS SHIRTS
PANTS SHIRTS

2 x 4
8 ways
What if Carlo has 5 different pants
and 6 shirts to choose from.
How many ways can he dress up?

Can you think of a better way of

finding number of outcome?
PANTS SHIRTS

5 x 6
30 ways
 FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING
PRINCIPLE (FCP)
Suppose n events happen in
succession or in order. If the first
event can happen in a1 ways, while
the second in a2 and the third in a3
and so on, these events can
occur in:
a1 x a2 x a3 x … x an
 EXAMPLE 1
Iced Age Ice Cream Parlor offers
12 flavors of ice cream which
can be served on a waffle, sugar
or plain cone. How many
different scoop ice cream cones
is it possible to buy at the
parlor?
CONE FLAVOR

3 x 12
36 ways
 EXAMPLE 2
In 2017, automobile licenses
plates display 3 letters
followed by 4 digits. How
many such plates are
possible if repetition of
letters
A. REPETITION IS ALLOWED

LETTERS DIGITS

26 2626 10 10 10 10
B. REPETITION IS NOT ALLOWED

LETTERS DIGITS

26 2524 10 9 8 7
ACTIVITY 2
SUMMING
UP!
 FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING
PRINCIPLE (FCP)
Suppose n events happen in
succession or in order. If the first
event can happen in a1 ways, while
the second in a2 and the third in a3
and so on, these events can
occur in:
a1 x a2 x a3 x … x an
ASSESSMENT
 AGREEMENT

1. How many 4-digit number can

be made from digits 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
and 9 if no repetition is
allowed?
2. How many can you arrange 6
students in a row if 2 of them
insist to sit side by side?
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