MODULE 9

COMBINATION
NOTATION
Objectives:

Write a combination notations of objects of the given

scenarios.
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PRETEST
Directions: Identify what is being asked in each question.
1. In how many ways can 5 winners of consolation prize be chosen from 10
contestants? In the given problem, which of the following represents n in a
combination notation?
A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

2. In how many ways can 20 students be paired for an activity in Mathematics?

Which of the following values will represent r in the combination notation?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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PRETEST
3. A bag contains 4 white balls, 6 yellow balls, and 5 red balls. In how many ways can 6 balls
be chosen if there must be 2 balls of each color? Which of the following combination notation
will best represent the problem?
A.₁₅C₂ B. ₁₅C₆ C. ₄C₂• ₆C₂ •₅C₂ D. ₄C₂ + ₆C₂ + ₅C₂
4. Which of the following is the combination notation of this problem: In a class of 10 boys
and 15 girls, 5 boys and 8 girls will be chosen to sing a special number for the World
Teachers’ Day celebration. How many ways can the students be chosen?
A. ₂₅C₁₃ B. ₁₃C₂₅ C. ₁₀C₅ • ₁₅C₈ D. ₁₀C₅ +₁₅C₈
5. A combination of 3 balls are picked at random from a box containing 5 green, 4 white, and
3 black balls. In how many ways can the set be chosen to contain at least 2 green balls?
Which of the following combination notation will best represent the problem?
A. ₅C₂ B. ₁₂C₃ C. ₅C₂ • ₇C₁ D. ₅C₂ • ₇C₁ +₅C₃
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02
B
B
ANSWER
03 C KEY
04 C
05 D

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 REVIEW
Determine whether each situation represents Permutation or Combination.

1. A basketball
coach chooses a
team of 6 PERMUTATION
players from 12
players.

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 REVIEW
Determine whether each situation represents Permutation or Combination.

2. Ten people
are in line to
buy movie COMBINATION
tickets

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 REVIEW
Determine whether each situation represents Permutation or Combination.

3. A host in a
dinner party
assigns seats to PERMUTATION
guests.

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 REVIEW
Determine whether each situation represents Permutation or Combination.

4. Drawing a set
of 6 numbers in
a lottery COMBINATION
containing
numbers 1 to 49.

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 REVIEW
Determine whether each situation represents Permutation or Combination.

5. Choosing 10
questions to
answer out of 15 COMBINATION
questions in a
test.

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Consider the letters
from the word MATH.
How many three-letter
combinations can be
formed?

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 Your answer is correct!

The number of different arrangements

Can you express this
of 4 letters taken 3 at a time is
given to Permutation shown by the Permutation notation,
notation? P(4,3)

Following the formula, our solution

is:
P(4,3) = = 24 ways
There are 24 three-letter
arrangements

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But since our given
question is in combination,
the arrangement is not
important.
Looking at each column,
there are 6 arrangements
with the same letters and
each column is considered So, there are 4 possible
as one combination. combinations.

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The number of combination that may be
formed from n objects taken r at a time
is denoted by the following notations and
read as, the combination of n taken r at
a time:

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EXAMPLE
1. Ten finalists are to be chosen from 30
contestants in a Math interschool competition. In
how many ways can the 10 finalists be proclaimed?

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EXAMPLE:
How many lines can be formed from 12 distinct points if
no three points are collinear?

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EXAMPLE:
A photography club is made up of 8 boys and 6 girls. A
committee of 7 has to be formed for the documentation of
the World Teachers’ Day program. In how many ways this
can be done if the committee consists of:

a. 4 boys and 3 girls?

b. b. at least 5 girls?
c. c. at most 2 girls?

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A. Since we have a condition that we need to follow, we
need to be aware of these conditions.

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B. In the problem a condition said that it must at "least
5 girls" but remember we only have 6 girls, and the
committee only has 7 members to the given.

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C. In at most 2 girls means that girls are less than or equal to 2. The
committee can consist of

Either of these ways can satisfy the condition, therefore, the number of
ways is the sum of those events. Thus,
₆C₂ • ₈C₅ + ₆C₁ • ₈C₆ + ₆C₀• ₈C₇
You may also write the combination notation as,
C(6,2) ● C(8,5) + C(6,1) ● C(8,6) + C(6,0) ● C(8,7)

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ACTIVITY
Directions: Write the following problems in combination notation. 1. How many
different sets of 6 cards each can be formed from a standard deck of 52 cards?

2. From 6 Algebra books and 8 Trigonometry books, in how many ways can Shiela
selects 3 Algebra and 3 Trigonometry books to buy if all the said books are
equally necessary?

3. Miguel is auditioning in one of the prestigious singing contest on television.

If he is required to sing any three of the eight prepared songs, in how many ways
can he make his choice?

4. A dance club needs 3 new members. If there are 5 males and 9 females
applicants, in how many ways can they be selected if the new members consist of at
least 2 females?

5. How many teams of at least 5 students and at most 7 students can be chosen from
15 students?

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Thank You
See You Next Time

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