PROBABILITY
PROBABILITY
CARDINALITY-
Refers to the
number of
elements in a B = {school days in a week)
given set. It is
denoted by the
symbol n. What if there is no elements in a
"Cardinality of given set? What will be its
set A" is written cardinality?
as n(A).
A = {set of days in a week start
with A}. Find the number of
each set.
A = {2, 4, 6, 8}
2. B = {letters in the English
alphabet}
3. C = {even prime number}
4. D = {x|x is a counting number
less than 8}
5. E = {odd counting number less
than 12}
6. F = {prime number less than 30}
7. G = {x|x is a whole number less
than 10}
EXPERIMEN SAMPLE EVENT A n(S) n(E) P€
T SPACE
Choosing a Getting a
letter from vowel
the English
alphabet
TREE DIAGRAM- is a device used
to list all possibilities of a
sequene of events in a
systematic way.
EXAMPLE1: A coin tossed twice. Draw a
tree diagram to illustrate the possible
outcomes.
Example 2. Suppose that a family
has three children. Using diagram,
we can find all the possible
outcomes for the genders of the
children.
Example 4. A coin is tossed thrice. Draw a tree
diagram to illustrate the possible outcomes.
Counting Techniques
• If an operation can be performed in ways, and if for
each of these ways a second operation can be
performed in ways, then the two operations can be
performed together in ways.
• EXAMPLES:
• 1. How many sample points are there in the sample
space when a pair of dice is thrown once?
2. 8!-5!
3. 4! 2!
EVALUATE THE FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS:
1. Five persons are to
be seated in a 10-
seater AUV. In how
many ways can they
Solve the be seated?
following
problems: 2. Ten hospitals are in
need of nurses. If
there are four
qualified applicants,
how many ways can
they be assigned?
Solve the 3. In how many ways
4. A pianist plans to play
following different ways can a
president, vice president,
eight pieces at a recital.
In how many ways can he
problems:
a secretary and a
arrange these pieces in
treasurer be chosen from
the program
a class of 15 students.
Example 1. Find the numbers of
different ways of placing 15 balls in a
row given that 5 are red, 4 are green,
3 are yellow, 2 are blue and one black.
Example 2. How many ways can we
arrange the letters in the word
COMMITTEE?
Example 3. Find
the number of
911
different
arrangements of
the following
sets.
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Example 4.
Solve the
following
problems
In how many
ways can two
blue marbles
and four red
marbles be
arranged in a
row?
How many ways
can 10 different
colored toy
horses be
arranged in a
merry-go-
round?
In how many
ways can 9
people be
seated at a
round table?
A spinner be
divided 15 equal
parts, how many
ways can you
arrange 5 colors
in it?
In how many ways
may the vertices of
a regular heptagon
be named with the
letters A, B, C, D, E,
F & G?
Snow white arranges the
seven dwarfs around a
many - pole?
a. How many ways can
she arrange them?
b. In how many ways
can she do Doc & Sleepy
are to be together?
In how many ways can ten keys be arranged on a
key ring?
In how many ways can eight different colored beads be arranged on a bracelet?
PERMUTATION
PROBLEM SOLVING
Example 1. Find
the numbers of
different ways of
placing 15 balls
in a row given
that 5 are red, 4
are green, 3 are
yellow, 2 are blue
and one black.
Example 2.
How many
ways can we
arrange the
letters in the
word
COMMITTEE?
Example 3.
Find the
number of
different
arrangements
of the
following sets.
• Example 4. Solve the following problems
• In how many ways can two blue marbles and four red marbles be arranged in a row?
• Faith bought four vanilla ice-cream cones, three chocolates cones, two strawberry
cones and 5 ube-langka cones for her 14 tutors. In how many ways can she distribute
the cones among her tutors?
• Example 5. Solve the following problems
• 2. In how many ways can a committee of 5 persons be chosen from 7 single ladies
and 9 men?
• b. all the boys must sit together, and all the girls must sit
together as well