Math Prayer

Dear Lord,
Bless us with the ADDITION of new knowledge,
SUBTRACT our doubts and fears,
MULTIPLY our abilities to comprehend,
And, DIVIDE our problems into manageable parts.
Guide us through the journey of equations and
formulas, so that we may find solutions
with clarity and grace.
AMEN
 Lesson 1
Fundamental
Principle of counting
and
factorials
How many ways can you match the outfits presented
below? You have three different pants and three
different tops on hand.
We can use the tree diagram so that we can visualize the
results.

From the illustration, we can see that there are nine different ways
of matching the pants and the tops. Thus, there are nine resulting
outfits one can make out of the three different pants and three
different tops. 3 pants x 3 tops = 9 outfits
Fundamental counting principle
The manner of solving by multiplying the number of elements of two
or more events to find the total number of outcomes for those events to
occur is known as the

Fundamental Counting Principle ( FCP )

others call it the multiplication principle.

The FCP states that if one event has m possible outcomes

and a second independent event has n possible outcomes,
then there are m × n total possible outcomes for the two
events to occur together.
In how many ways can you order a menu composed of a main
dish, a dessert, and a drink to be chosen from two different main
dishes, two different desserts, and two different drinks?
FACTORIAL
S
EXAMPLE 1

Rewrite the following factorials.

A. 12! with a factor 9!

12! = 12 𝑥 11 𝑥 10 𝑥 9!
B. 15! with a factor 13!
15! = 15 𝑥 14 𝑥 13!
C. 10! with a factor 5!
10! = 10 𝑥 9 𝑥 8 𝑥 7 𝑥 6 𝑥 5!
EXAMPLE 2

Evaluate each factorial notations.

A. 6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 =720

B. (6-2)! = 4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 =24

C. =
EXAMPLE 3
Solve for x.

A. x = 8! = 8𝑥7𝑥6𝑥5𝑥4𝑥3𝑥2𝑥1
x = 40,320
B. B. x + 3! = 6!
𝑥 = 6! − 3!
𝑥 = (6 𝑥 5 𝑥 4 𝑥 3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1) − (3 𝑥 2 𝑥 1)
𝑥 = 720 − 6
𝒙 = 𝟕𝟏4
C. 3x=

3x =
3x =
3x = 12
x=4
1. How many 4-letter word can be arranged in the
letters of the word LOVE?
Solution:
by box method
4 3 2 1
4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
by factorial
4! = 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 24
2. In how many ways can three boys and two girls be
arranged in a row with five seats?
Solution:
by box method
5 4 3 2 1
5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
by factorial
5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
Directions: Answer the
following Items.
ACTIVITY 1
40,320
3, 628, 800
4,320
144
56
ACTIVITY 2

25,200
483,840
1,440

804
56
ACTIVITY 3

362,880
5,038
17,280
5,160
28
POST TEST
POST TEST
 POST TEST
answer key:
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. A
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