TABLE, TREE DIAGRAM, &

SYSTEMATIC LISTING:
FUNDAMENTAL
COUNTING
Counting the number of
Occurrences of an Outcome
 COUNTING THE NUMBER OF
OUTCOMES
- TABLE
- TREE DIAGRAM
- SYSTEMATIC LISTING
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE OF COUNTING
The Fundamental Principle of Counting states
that if one thing occur in m ways and a second
thing occur in n ways, and a third thing can
occur in p ways and so on , then the sequence of
things can be occurred in m x n x p… ways
COUNTING THE NUMBER OF
OUTCOMES
- TABLE

This method uses columns and

rows where to enter all possible
outcomes of an experiment.
 DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF
OUTCOME IN THE EXPERIMENT
TABLE
1. Flipping a Coin Twice
1st 2nd FINAL OUTCOME

H HH
H T HT
H TH
T T TT
SYSTEMATIC LISTING: HH, HT, TH, TT
 DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF
OUTCOME IN THE EXPERIMENT
TABLE
2. A pair of dice is rolled once.
 PERFORMANCE TASKS 2:ANSWER THE
FOLLOWING STATEMENTS USING TABLE
1. In a debate contest, the participants are divided into
two groups so that members of Group 1 will be
paired with members of Group 2. The members of
Group 1 are Elena, Estela, Felisa, and Mae while the
members of Group 2 are Mark, Red, and Sam.
2. Maria always brings with her a handkerchief and a
face mask whenever she goes out for an errand. If
she has five handkerchiefs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and four face
masks (blue, green, yellow, red), in how many ways
can she pair her handkerchiefs to her face masks?