MINUTE MENTAL MATH

Solve the following problems.

1. When three dice are thrown, how many different
outcomes are possible?
2. A four-digit number if formed using the digit 2, 4, 5, 6 and
9 such that no digit can be used more than once. How
many distinct four – digit number can be formed?
3. A student, either a junior or a senior, is to be chosen as
the school’s representative for an extemporaneous speech
contest. If there are 50 juniors and 70 seniors, in how
many ways can the selection be done?
Answer:
1.216
2.120
3.120
 Permutation and Combination
Objectives:
 distinguish between a permutation and a
combination, and
 solve counting problems involving
permutations and combinations

Success Criterion:
I can . . . . . .
Independent Learning

Permutation

vs.

Combination
Definition……
 Permutation – an arrangement of
objects in a specific order.

Order Matters!
Permutation Rule……
where n = total # of objects and r = how many you
need.

“n objects taken r at a time”

Definition……
 Combination – a selection of “n”
objects without regard to order.

Order Does NOT Matter!

Combination Rule……

 Read: “n” objects taken “r” at a time.

 Collaborative Group
1. In how many ways can you arrange 8 books in shelf if:
RESPONSIBILITY
a. only 5 books can fit at a time?
b. all the 8 books can fit at a time?
2. How many four – letter words can be formed using the letters of the word
WOMAN?
3. How many distinct permutations are there for the word PHILIPPINES?
4. In how many ways, can you sit 8 people in a round table with 8 seats?
5. Four children are chosen from a class of 30 for a survey. How many ways
can this be done?
6. There are 5 defective light bulbs in a bin containing 60 light bulbs. How
many ways can you select at least 4 defective light bulbs when you choose 6
light bulbs at random?
Answer
1.a. 6720
b. 40,320
2. 120
3. 1, 108, 800
4. 5, 040
5. 27, 405
6. Solution:
5C4 x 55C2 = 7425
5C5 x 55C1 = 55
7,425 + 55 = 7480
Discerning between Combinations
and Permutations

Tell whether the following

situations involve combinations
or permutations. Then give the
number of possible outcomes.

Show all your work!

 Question 1

An English test contains five

different essay questions
labeled A, B, C, D, and E. You
are supposed to choose 2 to
answer. How many different
ways are there to do this?
 Question 2

In how many ways can 11

people be seated in a round
table?
 Question 3

A family of 3 plans to sit in

the same row at a movie
theater. How many ways
can the family be seated in
3 seats?
 Question 4
Ingrid is stringing 3 different
types of beads on a bracelet.
How many ways can she string
the next three beads if they
must include one bead of each
type?
 Question 5

Nathan wants to order a

sandwich with two of the
following ingredients:
mushroom, eggplant, tomato,
and avocado. How many different
sandwiches can Nathan choose?
Answer
 Question 1

An English test contains five different essay

questions labeled A, B, C, D, and E. You are
supposed to choose 2 to answer. How many
different ways are there to do this?

The order of outcomes is not important, so this

situation involves combinations.

5
C2 =10
 Question 2

In how many ways can 11

people be seated in a round
table?

The order of outcomes is important, so this situation

involves permutations.

10! = 3,628, 800

 Question 3

A family of 3 plans to sit in the same row at a

movie theater. How many ways can the family
be seated in 3 seats?
The order of outcomes is important, so this situation
involves permutations.

ABC BAC CAB

ACB BCA CBA

3x2x1=6
 Question 4

Ingrid is stringing 3 different types of beads on

a bracelet. How many ways can she string the
next three beads if they must include one bead
of each type?

The order of outcomes is important, so this situation

involves permutations.

3x2x1=6
 Question 5

Nathan wants to order a sandwich with two of

the following ingredients: mushroom, eggplant,
tomato, and avocado. How many different
sandwiches can Nathan choose?

The order of outcomes is not important, so this

situation involves combinations.

4
C2 =6
 PLENARY
Objectives:
 distinguish between a permutation and a
combination, and
 solve counting problems involving permutations and
combinations

Self reflection
I can . . . . . .