THIRD QUARTER OUTPUT

IN MATHEMATICS 10

PROBLEMS INVOLVING
FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING
PRINCIPLE
Submitted by :
Shianeleye E. Delos Santos 10 - Chrysolite

Submitted to :
Mr. Eleazar C. Pedros
PROBLEM 1
• Styxon went to a restaurant to buy a lunch.
She can’t decide what meal she should order.
How many possible combinations of a drink
and a meal can be ordered if the restaurant can
serve 9 main dishes, 8 drinks and 9 side dishes
?
SOLUTION
GIVEN:
9 main dishes, 8 drinks, and 9 side dishes.
ACTIVITIES:
1st activity- What main dish she should order?
2nd activity- What drink she should order?
3rd activity- What side dish she should order?

9 8 9 =648
• There are 648 possible combinations of meal
that the restaurant can serve.
PROBLEM 2
• Christmas is near! Your are tasked to decorate
the Christmas tree with Christmas balls and
poinsettias. How many combinations of pairs
of a ball and a poinsettia is possible if you
have 13 different colors of Christmas balls and
15 poinsettias?
SOLUTION
GIVEN:
13 different colors of Christmas balls and 15 poinsettias
ACTIVITIES:
1st activity- Which Christmas ball should I use?
2nd activity- Which poinsettia should I use?

13 15 =195

• There are 195 combinations of pairs of a

Christmas ball and a poinsettia.
PROBLEM 3
• Danielle wants to pick an outfit for her friend's
debut. In her closet, she has 6 different
dresses, 10 different clutch bags, and 3
different heels. How many possible outfits for
her friend's debut can she choose?
SOLUTION
GIVEN:
6 different dresses, 10 different clutch bags, and 3
different heels
ACTIVITIES:
1st activity- Which dress she should wear?
2nd activity- What clutch bag she should use?
3rd activity- What heels she should wear?

6 10 3 = 180
• There are 180 possible outfits Danielle can wear for
her friend’s debut.
PROBLEM 4
• Shealtiel wants to put a 4-digit code password
for her newly bought cellphone, suppose that
the digit in the thousandths place is an odd
number and the digit in the ones place is 2.
How many possible codes can she make?
SOLUTION
GIVEN:
The digit in the thousandths place is an odd number and the
digit in the ones place is 2.
ACTIVITIES:
1st activity- What is the first odd digit of the passcode?
2nd activity- What is the second digit of the passcode?
3rd activity- What is the third digit of the passcode?
4th activity- What is the last digit of the passcode?

5 10 10 1 = 500
• Shealtiel can make 500 possible codes.
PROBLEM 5
• A murder incident happened to Mrs. Herrera’s
residence a week ago. Police use photographs of
various facial features to help the witness
identify who the suspect is. One basic
identification kit contains 195 hairlines, 99 eyes
and eyebrows, 89 noses, 105 mouths, and 74
chins and cheeks. A witness can clearly
remember the hairline and the eyes and
eyebrows of the suspect. How many different
faces can be produced with this information?
SOLUTION 1
GIVEN:
- 195 hairlines, 99 eyes and eyebrows, 89 noses, 105 mouths, and 74
chins and cheeks.
- it is also given that the witness clearly remembered the hairline and
the eyes and eyebrows of the suspect.
ACTIVITIES:
1st activity- Which hairline does the suspect have?
2nd activity- What does the suspect’s eyes and eyebrows looks like?
3rd activity- What is the nose of the suspect?
4th activity- What is the mouth of the suspect?
5th activity- What does the chin and cheeks of the suspect look?
SOLUTION 2

1 1 89 105 74
=691,530
• 691, 530 faces can be produced based from
the information.