PRAYER

CHECKING OF
WORKSHEET
OBJECTIVES:
•RELATE THE PERMUTATION FORMULA TO THE BOX METHOD
•SOLVE EQUATIONS INVOLVING PERMUTATIONS
•BE SYSTEMATIC IN DOING TASKS
•INCULCATE THE VALUE OF BEING SYSTEMATIC AND ORGANIZED IN
ONE’S WORK.
WHAT IF THERE ARE 5 OBJECTS TO BE
ARRANGED AND WE WOULD ARRANGE ALL OF
THEM EVERY TIME?

THAT IS, N=5, AND R=5

EXAMPLE: IN HOW MANY WAYS CAN 5 PEOPLE ARRANGE
THEMSELVES IN A ROW FOR PICTURE TAKING?
•IN THE EXAMPLE, WE USED ALL THE NUMBERS FROM
N=5 DOWN TO 1.
•ANOTHER WAY OF WRITING IT IS 5! (READ AS 5
FACTORIAL)
EXAMPLES:

1.7 ! = 7•6•5•4•3•2•1 =
2.2. 4 ! 3! = 4•3•2•1•3•2•1 =
WORKSHEET NO. ____
A.WRITE EACH EXPRESSION IN FACTORED FORM THEN SIMPLIFY.

1. 5!
2.7!
3.3! (9-3)!

4.