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Algebra 2/TrigonometryName: __________________________ 12.1, 12.2 Counting Principles NotesDate: ___________________________ Example 1: You are buying a Honda. You can either get an Accord or a Civic. Your options for color are red, black, or silver. Your options for the interior color are black, gray, and tan. How many options do you have? Example 2: How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, if each digit cannot be used repeatedly? Example 3: How many different 7-digit phone numbers exist in the 215 area code? (Note: phone numbers cannot begin with 0 or 1). Example 4: A college student is preparing a course schedule for next semester. The student must take four courses total (one math, one literature, one science, and one social science) and has the following choices: 5 Math, 4 Literature, 3 Sciences, 8 Social Sciences How many schedules are possible?
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Practice: Solve each problem. 1) The letters A, B, C, and D are used to form four-letter passwords. How many passwords are possible if the letters can be repeated any number of times? 2) A restaurant serves 5 entrees, 3 salads and 4 desserts. How many different meals could be ordered if each has an entrée, a salad, and a dessert? 3) How many 5-digit even numbers can be formed using the digits 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, if the digits can be repeated any number of times? 4) How many license plate numbers consisting of three letters followed by three numbers are possible when repetition is allowed? 5) A briefcase lock has 3 rotating cylinders, each containing 10 digits. How many numerical codes are possible? Example 5: How many ways can you arrange the digits 5, 6, 7, 8 to make a 4-digit number without repeating any of the digits?
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Example 1: How many 5 letter arrangements can we create from “GO CB WEST”? Example 2: How many 8 letter arrangements can we create from “GO CB WEST”? Example 3: How many ways can 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes be awarded from a set of six finalists? Example 4: You have 13 books. You have room for 6 books on your shelf. How many ways can you select and arrange 6 books? Permutation with Repetition: The number of permutations on n objects of which p are alike, q are alike… is: Example 1: How many 6-letter patterns can be formed from the letters of the word COTTON? Example 2: How many 11-letter patterns can be formed from the letters of the word MISSISSIPPI?
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1)How many different ways can the first five letters of the alphabet be arranged if each is used only once? 2) How many different ways can the 4 call letters of a radio station be arranged if the first letter must be W or K and no letters repeat? 3) How many ways can 3 books be arranged on a shelf if chosen from a selection of 7 different books? 4) How many different ways can 4 different books be arranged? 5) How many 7-digit telephone numbers can be formed if the first digit cannot be 0 or 1 and no digit can be repeated? 6) How many ways can 8 members of a family be seated side-by-side in a movie theater if the father is seated on the aisle? 7) A photographer is taking a picture of a bride and a groom together with 6 attendants. How many ways can he arrange the 8 people in a line if the bride and groom stand in the middle? 8) How many 5-digit numbers can be made using the digits from 76,627? Practice: Solve each problem. Example 1: Six students from a group of nine are chosen to represent their school at a conference. How many ways can the six students be chosen? Example 2: From a group of 40 people, a jury of 12 people is to be selected. In how many different ways can the jury be selected?
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Example 3: From a group of 8 men and 6 women, how many committees of 4 men and 3 women can be formed? Example 4: From a standard deck of cards, how many different 5-card flushes (all the same suit) are possible? Example 5: A six member research committee at a local college is to be formed having one administrator, three faculty members and two students. There are seven administrators, twelve faculty members and twenty students who has volunteered to serve on the committee. How many six-member committees are possible? 1) There are 15 different books. How many groups of 6 books can be selected? 2) How many tennis teams of 6 players can be formed from 14 players without regard to position played? 4) Eight toppings for pizza are available. In how many ways can Jim choose 3 toppings? 3) From a standard deck of 52 playing cards, how many ways can a 5 card hand be chosen? 5) From a group of 10 men and 12 women, how many committees of 5 men and 6 women can be formed? 6) In how many ways can a student choose 4 books from 2 geometry, 4 geography, 5 history, and 2 physics books? 8) A box contains 12 black and 8 green marbles. In how many ways can 3 black and 2 green marbles be chosen? 7) A box contains 12 black and 8 green marbles. In how many ways can 5 marbles be chosen? Practice: Solve each problem.
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