MATHEMATICS

QUARTER 3
Week 4

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Divine T. De Guzman
Master Teacher I
Talon Talon National High School
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SUBJECT &
GRADE LEVEL MATHEMATICS 10
QUARTER THIRD WEEK 4 DAY _______________________________
dd/mm/yyyy

TOPIC PERMUTATION vs COMBINATION

LEARNING The learner differentiates permutation from combination of objects
COMPETENCY taken r at a time. (M10SP-IIIc-2)

UNDERSTAND
There are occasions in life that we need to deal with several situations at the same
time. We need to make decisions for certain purpose. Like for instance, when you
choose groupmates for a project, clothes to wear, flavored ice cream, passcodes, and
many more. However, in making decisions or in choosing items, sometimes the order
is important and at times not.

For example,

" Maga Ling prepare a fruit salad for her birthday.

It is a mixture or combination of apples, bananas
and pineapples. "

The arrangement of the fruits does not matter.

Whatever is the arrangement of the fruits, the result
is still a sumptuous fruit salad.
However,

" The passcode combination of her refrigerator is 930".

Now, the arrangement of the digits of the passcode is 0 0 0

important. “093" will not open the refrigerator nor the “039”.
It must be exactly 9-3-0.

In Mathematics, we use more specific language which can be classified as:

PERMUTATION and COMBINATION

A permutation is an arrangement of all or part of a set of objects, with regard

to the order of the arrangement.

A combination is a selection made from a group of items without regard to

their order.

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Also, in our previous CapSLETs, we learned that both permutations and

combinations apply fundamental counting principle and deal with arrangements and
selection but still they differ from one another.

PERMUTATION COMBINATION
(ORDER MATTERS) (ORDER DOES NOT MATTER)

The permutation of n objects

The combination of n objects taken
taken r at a time is: r at a time is:
𝑛! n≥0
P(n,r) = ሺ𝑛−𝑟ሻ! 𝑛!
n≥r C(n,r) = 𝑟!ሺ𝑛−𝑟ሻ! , n ≥ r ≥ 0

the permutation of n objects

taken all at a time is:

P(n, n) = n!

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:

I. Find the permutation and combination of n objects taken r at a time.

1. P(7,2) 2. P(4,4) 3. C(10,3)

𝑛! 10!
P(n,r) = P(n,n) = 𝑛! C(10,3) =
ሺ𝑛−𝑟ሻ! ሺ10−3ሻ!3!
7! 10!
P(7,2) = P(4,4) = 4! C(10,3) =
ሺ7−2ሻ! 7!3!
3 4
7·6·5! 10·9·8·7!
P(7,2) = P(4,4) = 4 · 3 · 2 · 1 C(10,3) =
5! 7!3·2·1
P(7,2) = 42 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 P(4,4) = 24 𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠 C(10,3) = 120 ways

II. Scenarios that show:

A. Permutation (needs order)

choosing your class arranging books arranging people in a row

officers on a shelf for picture taking

arranging letters given a word arranging people seated

with a specific condition around a circular table

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B. Combination (order does not matter)

Choosing your meal Choosing students to Selecting songs to be

given a menu represent the class played out of the list

Choosing dress Choosing cards

to wear to be drawn

SAQ-1: When do concepts of permutation and combination apply?

SAQ-2: How does permutation differ from combination of objects taken at a time?

Let’s Practice! (Write your answer on the separate sheets.)

ACTIVITY
TERM 1. NUMBER MACHINE!

Directions: Solve for the number of possible arrangements given the number of
elements in a set and the number of selected objects.

IN OUT

IN P(8,8) C(14,11) P(15,6)

PROCESS

OUT

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ACTIVITY
TERM 2. DOES MY ORDER MATTERS?
Directions: Mark (/) on the box if the order matters, and (x) if the order does not matter.

1. Petermark helped his parents on gardening, he arranged 5 varieties of snake

plants (sanseveria) from tallest to shortest.
2. Roy shuffled a pack of 52 playing cards and asked his friend, Gino, to choose
any three cards.
3. Rizza chooses a combination of four digits from 0 to 9 without repetition for her
passcode.
4. During the final round of the 100-m dash, six students were closing in on the
finish line. The top three winners were awarded with gold, silver and bronze
medals.
5. Rose places two red squash, three ampalaya and ten tomatoes in a vegetable
basket. Her son, Jaymar, selects three vegetables from the basket for his friend.

REMEMBER
Key Points

⚫ Permutation is an arrangement of all or part of a set of objects, with regard to the

order of the arrangement. (ORDER MATTERS)

𝑛! n≥0
The permutation of n objects taken r at a time is: P(n,r) = ሺ𝑛−𝑟ሻ!
n≥r
⚫ Combination is a selection made from a group of items without regard to their order.
(ORDER DOES NOT MATTER)

𝑛!
The combination of n objects taken r at a time is: C(n,r) = 𝑟!ሺ𝑛−𝑟ሻ! , n ≥ r ≥ 0

TRY
Let’s see how much you have learned today!

General Directions: Study the following assessments carefully and write your answers
on separate sheets.

Assessment 1.
Directions: Determine whether each situation involves a permutation or a combination.
Write C for combination and P for permutation on the blank.

_____ 1. Five badminton players chosen from a group of twelve

_____ 2. Determining the top three winners in Math Challenge
_____ 3. Assembling a jigsaw puzzle
_____ 4. Choosing three of your classmates to attend your party
_____ 5. 20 books in a library shelf
_____ 6. Opening a combination lock

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_____ 7. Winning in a contest

_____ 8. Three outfits chosen from twelve outfits to be modeled
_____ 9. Choosing a class president, vice president, and a secretary.
_____ 10. Entering the PIN (Personal Identification Number) of your ATM card

Assessment 2.
Modified TRUE or FALSE:
Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct but if it is false, change the underlined
word to make the whole statement true.

_______ 1. A selection made from a group of items without regard to their order is
called Combination.

_______ 2. Permutation is an arrangement of objects where order matters.

_______ 3. Selecting 3 different songs for tiktok out of the 8 songs listed describes a
permutation.

_______ 4. Passwords on Social media accounts describe a Combination.

_______ 5. A Permutation is an ordered Combination.

Assessment 3.
Direction: Differentiate permutation from combination of objects taken r at a time using
the Venn diagram.

PERMUTATION COMBINATION

Orlando A. Oronce, Marilyn O. Mendoza, E-Math Worktext in

Mathematics. 2019

Combinations and Permutations, Math is Fun,

[Link]
REFERENCE/S
[Link]

Combinations, Corporate Finance Institute,

[Link]
bination/

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DIVINE T. DE GUZMAN
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ILLUSTRATOR Edward S. Duarte

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Divine T. De Guzman, Master Teacher I, Talon Talon National High School