STATISTICS

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Section _II – Mendel Date November 25, 2010

Activity 3.1
Fundamental Principle of Counting

Answer the following. Give your complete solution. Final answers must be rounded off to two
decimal places. Final answers must be boxed.

1. Mrs. Tan is planning to buy a new car. The dealer gave her a brochure about the options.

Exterior Color Interior Upholstery

red
black
green

blue
white

ACCESSORY PACKAGES

A. Power Door Locks

B. Power door Locks, Power Windows
C. Air Conditioning, Power Locks,
Power Windows

a. How many combinations are possible with a choice of one exterior color, one interior
upholstery, and one accessory package?

Answer:

Exterior Interior Accessory Number of

x x =
Color Upholstery Packages Combinations

5 x 2 x 3 = 30

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 b. Mrs. Tan decides she wants a white car. How many combinations are possible now?

Answer:

Exterior
Interior Accessory Number of
Color x x =
Upholstery Packages Combinations
(Red)

1 x 2 x 3 = 6

2. There are 3 commuter trains and 4 express buses departing from town P to town Q in the
morning and 2 commuter trains and 3 express buses operating on the return trip in the in
evening. In how many ways can a commuter from town P to town Q complete a daily round
trip via bus and/or train?

Answer:

Using commuter trains from town P to Q: Using express buses from town P to Q:

3 x 2 = 6 (commuter train on return) 4 x 2 = 8 (commuter train on return)

3 x 3 = 9 (express bus on return) 4 x 3 = 12 (express bus on return)

6 + 9 + 8 + 12 = 35 ways

3. A model selecting her outfits purchased 5 blouses, 4 skirts, and 3 blazers. How many
different new outfits consisting of a blouse, a skirt and a blazer can she create from her new
collection?

Answer:

Number
Blouses x Skirts x Blazers = of New
Outfits

5 x 4 x 3 = 60

4. Try Me Burger shop offers a combination consisting of a cup of soup, a sandwich, and
beverage at a special price. There are two kinds of soups (corn and asparagus), three
sandwiches (chicken, ham, mushroom) and three beverages (coffee, tea, and milk) to choose
from.

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 a. Determine how many different meal combinations are possible.

Answer:

Number of
Soups x Sandwiches x Beverages = Meal
Combinations

2 x 3 x 3 = 18

b. Construct a tree diagram to list all possible combinations.

Answer:

POSSIBLE
TREE DIAGRAM
COMBINATIONS
COFFEE Corn-Chicken-Coffee
CHICKEN TEA Corn-Chicken-Tea
MILK Corn-Chicken-Milk
COFFEE Corn-Ham-Coffee
CORN
HAM TEA Corn-Ham-Tea
SOUP
MILK Corn-Ham-Milk
COFFEE Corn-Mushroom-Coffee
MUSHROOM TEA Corn-Mushroom-Tea
MILK Corn-Mushroom-Milk
COFFEE Asparagus-Chicken-Coffee
CHICKEN TEA Asparagus-Chicken-Tea
MILK Asparagus-Chicken-Milk
COFFEE Asparagus-Ham-Coffee
ASPARAGUS
HAM TEA Asparagus-Ham-Tea
SOUP
MILK Asparagus-Ham-Milk
COFFEE Asparagus-Mushroom-Coffee
MUSHROOM TEA Asparagus-Mushroom-Tea
MILK Asparagus-Mushroom-Milk

5. A new model of a car is available in six exterior colors, three interior colors, and two interior
styles. Also included is transmission in either manual or automatic and the engine can be
four or six cylinders.

a. How many versions of the car can be ordered?

Answer:

Four or
Number
Exterior Interior Interior Manual or Six
x x x x = of
Colors Colors Styles Automatic Cylinder
versions
s
6 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 144

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 b. How many versions of the car can be ordered if the buyer wants red for its exterior color?

Answer:

Four or
Exterior Number
Interior Interior Manual or Six
Color x x x x = of
Colors Styles Automatic Cylinder
(Red) versions
s
1 x 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 24

6. How many different SSS numbers are possible if an SSS number consists of 9 digits that can
be repeated?

Answer:

1
x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000,000,000
0

1,000,000,000 possible SSS numbers

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