A. Name three classmates that fit in the following descriptions below.

1.Brainy_______ 2.Rich ____________ 3.Leader _________

Alex Chelsea Michael
Michael Alex Chelsea
B. Name three classmates that you will choose as your friend.
Sean Lloyd Althea
Lloyd Sean Althea
COMBINATION
A combination is an arrangement of the elements of a set regardless of order.
A combination is the number of ways of grouping r different objects without
ordered selection from n different options.
The number of combinations of choosing r unordered outcomes from n
possibilities is given by

𝒏!
nCr =
𝒓!(𝒏−𝒓)!
The number of combinations is also called the binomial coefficient
Example:
𝟒! 𝟒! 𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟒
4C 2 = = = = =6 n=4 r=2
𝟐!(𝟒−𝟐)! (𝟐!)(𝟐)! (𝟐)(𝟐) 𝟒

10C6 n = 10 r=6
𝟏𝟎! 𝟏𝟎! 𝟑𝟔𝟐𝟖𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝟑𝟔𝟐𝟖𝟖𝟎𝟎
= = = = = 210
𝟔!(𝟏𝟎−𝟔)! (𝟔!)(𝟒)! (𝟕𝟐𝟎)(𝟐𝟒) 𝟏𝟕𝟐𝟖𝟎

(10!)÷(6!x4!)=

35C10 n = 35 r = 10
𝟑𝟓! 𝟑𝟓!
= 𝟏𝟎!(𝟑𝟓−𝟏𝟎)! = (𝟏𝟎!)(𝟐𝟓)! = 183,579,396
Written Work 3
Solve:

35C10 = 𝟏𝟎!(𝟑𝟓−𝟏𝟎)! = (𝟏𝟎!)(𝟐𝟓)! = 183,579,396

𝟑𝟓! 𝟑𝟓!

1. 20C8 (Alfaro to De Leon)

2. 22C10 (Alfaro to De Leon)
3. 15C7 (Esteves to Lopez)
4. 18C11 (Esteves to Lopez)
5. 15C9 (Malonzo to Ponce)
6. 20C12 (Malonzo to Ponce)
7. 17C9 (Ractis to Valenzuela)
8. 19C10 (Ractis to Valenzuela)
Written Work 3 (QUIZ , 20 points) ANSWER KEY
𝟐𝟎! 𝟐𝟎!
1. 20C8 = = = 125,970
𝟖!(𝟐𝟎−𝟖)! 𝟖!(𝟏𝟐)!
𝟐𝟐! 𝟐𝟐!
2. 22C10 = = = 646,646
𝟏𝟎!(𝟐𝟐−𝟏𝟎)! (𝟏𝟎!)(𝟏𝟐)!
𝟏𝟓! 𝟏𝟓!
3. 15C7 = = = 6,435
𝟕!(𝟏𝟓−𝟕)! (𝟕!)(𝟖)!
𝟏𝟖! 𝟏𝟖!
4. 18C11 = = = 31,824
𝟏𝟏!(𝟏𝟖−𝟏𝟏)! (𝟏𝟏!)(𝟕)!
𝟏𝟓! 𝟏𝟓!
5. 15C9 = = = 5,005
𝟗!(𝟏𝟓−𝟗)! (𝟗!)(𝟔)!
𝟐𝟎! 𝟐𝟎!
6. 20C12 = = = 125,970
𝟏𝟐!(𝟐𝟎−𝟏𝟐)! (𝟏𝟐!)(𝟖)!
𝟏𝟕! 𝟏𝟕!
7. 17C9 = = = 24,310
𝟗!(𝟏𝟕−𝟗)! (𝟗!)(𝟖)!
𝟏𝟗! 𝟏𝟗!
8. 19C10 = = = 92,378
𝟏𝟎!(𝟏𝟗−𝟏𝟎)! (𝟏𝟎!)(𝟗)!
Examples:
1. There are six flavors of ice cream in a store. The flavors are banana,
chocolate, melon, mocha, strawberry and vanilla. You can choose three ice
cream flavors when buying ice cream from the store. How many variations
of flavors you can choose from the store’s selection?
C M S

n=6 r=3
𝒏! 𝟔! 𝟔! 𝟕𝟐𝟎 𝟕𝟐𝟎
nCr = 𝒓!(𝒏−𝒓)! = 𝟑!(𝟔−𝟑)! = 𝟑!(𝟑)! = (𝟔)(𝟔) = = 20 variations
𝟑𝟔
6C3 = 20 variations

2. How many ways can seven students be selected among 12

students trying out for the school basketball team?
n = 12 r=7
𝒏! 𝟏𝟐! 𝟏𝟐!
nCr = 𝒓!(𝒏−𝒓)! = 𝟕!(𝟏𝟐−𝟕)! = 𝟕!(𝟓)! = 792 ways
/ 7! /5!
using the calculator 12! or 12! / (7! x5!)
12C7 = 792 ways
3. In a standard deck of playing cards, how many different
combinations of playing cards can you pick if you are asked to
draw four cards?
n = 52 r=4
𝟓𝟐! 𝟓𝟐!
52C4 = 𝟒!(𝟓𝟐−𝟒)! = 𝟒!(𝟒𝟖)! = 270,725 combinations
4. A Math teacher is forming a committee that will oversee the
celebration of Mathematics Month. He would like to select two
boys and a girl from his class of 12 boys and 14 girls. How many
combinations of two boys and a girl are possible?
Boys: n = 12 r=2
𝟏𝟐! 𝟏𝟐!
12C2 = = = 66
𝟐!(𝟏𝟐−𝟐)! 𝟐!(𝟏𝟎)!
Girls: n = 14 r=1
 14C1 = 14
(12C2)( 14C1) = (66)(14) = 924

5. In how many ways can a teacher choose 3 from 4 of her best

dancers to join a dance competition?
n=4 r=3
4C3 = 4 ways

6. Suppose a sports teacher is asked to choose 5 from 10 runners to

represent the school in a competition. How many groups of 5 can
the teacher choose?
n = 10 r=5
10C5 = 252
7. In how many ways can a monitoring team of 5 people be chosen
from 10 people if
a. no additional condition is added?
n = 10 r=5
10C5 = 252
b. two persons insist on both of their being together on a team or
neither will serve?
two persons insist on both of their being together on a team
n=8 r=3
8C3 = 56
neither will serve
n=8 r=5
8C5 = 56
8. A team of five watchers is to be chosen from 4 sophomores, 3
juniors and 2 seniors. How many teams can be formed if the team
is to include 2 sophomores, 2 juniors and 1 senior?
Sophomore:
4C2 =6
Junior:
3C2 =3
Senior:
2C1 =2
Number of combinations = (6)(3)(2) = 36

9. A basketball team has 12 players. In how many ways can the

coach form a playing team of 5 players if
a. there is no condition?
12C5 = 792

b. one particular player must always be on the team

11C4 = 330

10. In how many ways can 8 cards be chosen from a standard

deck of cards?
𝟓𝟐! 𝟓𝟐!
52C8 = 𝟖!(𝟓𝟐−𝟖)! = 𝟖!(𝟒𝟒)! = 752,538,150

11. In how many ways can a team of 6 players be chosen from a

group of 10 players if
a. no condition is specified?
𝟏𝟎! 𝟏𝟎!
10C6 =𝟔!(𝟏𝟎−𝟔)! = 𝟔!(𝟒)! = 210
 b. two players must always be part of the team?
𝟖! 𝟖!
8C4 =𝟒!(𝟖−𝟒)! = 𝟒!(𝟒)! = 70

12. In how many ways can 2 Math books, 2 Chemistry books be

chosen from a set of 5 different Math books and 6 different
Chemistry books?
𝟓! 𝟓!
Math books: 5C2 =𝟐!(𝟓−𝟐)! = 𝟐!(𝟑)! = 10
𝟔! 𝟔!
Chemistry books: 6C2 = = = 15
𝟐!(𝟔−𝟐)! 𝟐!(𝟒)!
Number of ways = (10)(15) = 150

13. There are 8 chess contestants in a tournament. In how many

ways can they be paired for games?
𝟖! 𝟖!
8C2 =𝟐!(𝟖−𝟐)! = 𝟐!(𝟔)! = 28