A DETAILED LESSON PLAN FOR GRADE 8 MATHEMATICS

8 – Stargazer (12:30-1:30)
8 – Lotus (1:30-2:30)
I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
a. define probability of a simple event
b. solve for the probability of the simple events
c. relate probability of simple events in real-life situations

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Probability of Simple Event
B. References: Grade 8 Mathematics Learner’s Module
C. Materials: chalk and blackboard, PowerPoint presentation
D. Value: active participation

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Learner’s Activity
A. Preliminary/Routinary Activity
Good morning Class! Good morning Ma’am!
How are you today class? We’re good, Ma’am.
Okay, let us all stand for the prayer to be (the class will pray)
led by Angeline.
Who’s absent today class? None, Ma’am.
Very good.
B. Motivation
Before we start with our lesson, let us first
have a game. You are given bingo cards
and you are to write the numbers for each
letter and column based from the choices.
After you have make your own bingo
cards, I will be flashing questions that are
related to the numbers. The first card to
have all the numbers crossed out will be
the winner.

(The students play the game.)

C. Lesson Proper
We have already discussed the three
ways in finding the outcomes of an
experiment. Again, what are those? Ma’am, systematic listing, counting
outcomes using tables, and tree diagram.

Very good. We have still one way in

finding all the number of possible
outcomes of an experiment. This is
through the Fundamental Counting
Principle. Who can read its definition? Fundamental Counting Principle states
that if there are f ways to do the first
event and s ways to do the second event,
then you can find the total number of
outcomes by multiplying f and s, that is (f)
(s).
Very well said. So we just need to
multiply the number of possible outcomes
of the first event and the second event.
Let us have some examples.

Example 1:
Yannie goes to a restaurant to buy some
breakfast. The menu says, for food:
pancakes, waffles, or home fries; and for
drinks: coffee, juice, hot chocolate, and
tea. How many different choices of food
and drink do you have?

What is the total number of possible Three, Ma’am.

outcomes in choosing a food?
Four, Ma’am.
How about in choosing a drink?

Applying the fundamental counting

principle, how many total number of 3 x 4 = 12
possible outcomes are there? Ma’am, there are 12 possible outcomes.

Very good.
Example 2:
How many possible outcomes are there
in flipping a coin and rolling a die?

How many possible outcomes are there Ma’am, there are two possible outcomes.
in flipping a coin?
Ma’am, there are six possible outcomes.
How about in rolling a die?

How many total number of possible

outcomes are there? 2 x 6 = 12
Ma’am, there are 12 possible outcomes.

Very good.
Example 3:
3 shirts x 2 pants x 3 shoes = 18 possible
Jerome wants to have an outfit. He has
outfits
three shirts, two pants, and three shoes.
Ma’am, he can wear 18 possible outfits.
How many possible outfits can he wear?

Very good.
Example 4:
Chris wants to buy a car. He can buy a
Toyota, Nissan or Ford. He can choose a
two-door, four-door, or hatch-back model. 3 x 3 x 4 = 36 choices
The cars are available in red, white, silver
or black. How many options can he
choose from?

Very good.
Example 4:
Bimby wants to create a password using
three letters and two digits given that no
letter or digit will be repeated. How many
possible ways are there? 26 x 25 x 24 x 10 x 9 = 1, 404, 000
How about if the letters and digits can be 26 x 26 x 26 x 10 x 10 = 1, 757, 600
repeated?

Very good.
Example 5:
Five cards are drawn from a standard
deck of cards. Three are black and two
are red. How many possible outcomes 26 x 25 x 24 x 26 x 25 = 10, 140, 000
are there?
D. Generalization
Again, what is the last way strategy in
knowing the total number of possible
outcomes of an event? Ma’am, fundamental counting principle.

What is fundamental counting principle? Ma’am, fundamental Counting Principle

states that if there are f ways to do the
first event and s ways to do the second
event, then you can find the total number
of outcomes by multiplying f and s, that is
(f)(s).

What do we need to do? Ma’am, we just need to multiply the

number of possible outcomes of the first
event and the second event.
Correct.
Do you have any questions? None, Ma’am.

IV. ASSESSMENT
Find the total number of possible outcomes of the following using
fundamental counting principle.
1. When you get ready to get dressed for school you open your closet to find
that you have the following choices: a red, blue, or white shirt; jeans or
sweatpants; tennis shoes or sandals. How many different outfits could be
made with these choices?
2. You go to the snack bar to buy a food and a drink for lunch. You can
choose from spaghetti, pansit, and pansit malabon for snack. The choices
for a drink include water or a sports drink. How many different ways could
you choose a meal composed of a snack and a drink?
3. You choose a three-digit pin number, where repetition is allowed.
4. How many possible outcomes are there in tossing a coin, rolling a die, and
spinning a five-color spinner?
5. You go to the canteen for lunch and have a choice of 5 viands, 5 sides, 5
drinks, and 4 desserts. Assuming you have one of each category, how
many different lunches could be made?

V. ASSIGNMENT
Find the total number of possible outcomes of the following using
fundamental counting principle.
1. You choose a number plate for your car which must have 3 letters
composed only of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) followed by 3 digits, where
repetition is allowed.
2. The letters h, o, n, e, s, and t are used to make a six-letter password. How
many possible outcomes are there is repetition of a letter is allowed?
3. You go to the home electronics store to buy a new television. You have
the following choices: rear projection, lcd, dlp, crt, or plasma; full screen or
wide screen; 13”, 19”, 27”, 32”, 36”, 41”, 51”, or 63”. How many different
televisions does the store have to offer?

Prepared by:
Catherine B. Paz
Checked by:

ROBLEDO MIRANDO
Cooperating Teacher