Work Sheet No.
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FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE
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1. Suppose, a bakery has a selection of 5 different cupcakes, 6 different donuts, and 3 different
muffins — how many different orders are there?
FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE
STEP 1: Determine the events.
STEP 2: Determine the number of
options for each event.
STEP 3: Multiply the number of
options to determine the total
possible outcome.
2. Samantha has ten-peso coin, five-peso coin and one-peso coin. If she will be going to toss the
coins, in how many ways will it fall?
FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE
STEP 1: Determine the events.
STEP 2: Determine the number of
options for each event.
STEP 3: Multiply the number of
options to determine the total
possible outcome.
3. I Have three baskets. One has 4 pieces of apple, the second one has 5 pieces of orange and,
the third basket contains 6 pieces of mango. How many combinations of apples, chico and
mango can be made?
FUNDAMENTAL COUNTING PRINCIPLE
STEP 1: Determine the events.
STEP 2: Determine the number of
options for each event.
STEP 3: Multiply the number of
options to determine the total
possible outcome.