1. Permutations and Combinations
Ms. A-FI Thomas, MAED-CI
9th Grade Academy Coordinator
Albany High Honors, Law and Multi-media Magnet School

2. Instructions
Review the presentation. There are 5 slides which ask for your input. Answer the questions, print the slides, and submit them for a recovery grade. Make sure your name is on your work.

3. Did You Know?
Horticulturist create many different hybrid varieties of plants. Among them is the Asoscenda, a mixture of ascocendum orchids with vanda orchids.
(Orchids Asia, 2005)

4. Scenario1
Suppose you are looking to purchase 5 varieties of the hybrid from Orchid’s Asia, which carries 19 varieties of the plant.

5. How many combinations would you have to choose from?

6. Orchid Asia’s Selection of Hybrids
lawrenceae x V. Dr. Anek
Anan Gold
Bicentennial
Fuchs Gold
Fuchs Harvest Moon x Guo Chia Long
Peggy Foo
Princess Mikaso Blue

7. Ascda. Princess Mikaso Pink
Fortune East
Sufan Beauty
Suksamran Sunlight
YipSum Wah.
Lenachai

8. Tubtim Velvet x
Yip Sum Wah
Tubtim Velvet x Rhy.
coelestis
Udomchai Gold
lawrenceae x. Yip Sum Wah
Wilas
Yeo Geck Bee

9. But what about color preferences?
Determine the number of
Permutations using 3 of your favorite colors.

10. Comparisons
What were the differences in the answers?
Why?

11. Scenario 2

12. Let’s Go Shoe Shopping! S H O E

13. Scenario 2
You are shoe shopping for family members for Christmas. You are tasked with purchasing for 2 men and 2 women. You must purchase from the particular styles shown on the previous slide. You must buy each person 1 pair of shoes.

14. How So?
How many different color combinations can you purchase for the women?
Men?
Total?

15. References Orchids Asia (2005). Hybrid Orchids.
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