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Math10 Q3 Counting-Techniques
Math10 Q3 Counting-Techniques
MATHEMATICS 10
PANTS
TOPS
P1 P2 P3
T1 P1T1 P2T1 P3T1
T2 P1T2 P2T2 P3T2
T3 P1T3 P2T3 P3T3
FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE
- states that if one event has 𝑚 possible outcomes and a second
independent event has 𝑛 possible outcomes, then there are 𝑚
∙ 𝑛 total possible outcomes for the two events to occur together.
GIVEN: 3 PANTS AND 3 TOPS
3 ∙ 3 =9 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠
Reviewing the
Fundamental Principle
of Counting
Problem 1: How
many outcomes
in tossing a coin
twice?
Table of Values:
Second Toss
Head (H) Tail (T)
First Toss
Head (H) HH HT
Tail (T) TH TT
CSU S, CSU
S SPUP S, SPUP
USLT S, USLT
CSU M, CSU
M SPUP M, SPUP
USLT M, USLT
There are six ways in choosing a course and a school.
Problem 3: How
many three-digit
even numbers
can be formed
using the digits
0, 1, 2, 3?
Systematic Listing
(9)(9) = 81 two-digit
numbers
5. two-digit numbers formed out of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, and 9 where repetition of the digits is
a. allowed b. not allowed
b. Not allowed
1st digit 2nd digit
9 options 8 options
(9)(8) = 72 two-digit
numbers
6. three-digit numbers formed out of the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, and 9 where repetition of the digits is
a. allowed b. not allowed
a. allowed
1st digit 2nd digit 3rd digit
9 options 9 options 9 options
(5)(5)(3) = 75 kinds of
order