8th grade
WELCOME
GRADE 8
Jezelyn C. Fabelinia
8th grade
Counting the Number of
Occurrence of an Outcome
in an Experiment
Counting an Outcome in an
Experiment
a. Table
b. Tree diagram
c. Systematic listing
d. Fundamental Counting
Principles
Example 1:
A paint manufacturer is planning to
produce different paints. The categories
include
Type: latex (L), oil (O)
Color: white (W), blue (B), red (R), green (G), yellow (Y)
How many kinds of paint can be made if
he plans to select one type and one color?
1. By using a table
A table of outcomes is a table where the first column and first
row represent the possible outcomes in each event.
Color Green (G) Yellow (Y)
White (W) Blue (B) Red (R)
Type
Latex (L)
L,W L,B L,R L,G L,Y
Oil (O) O,W O,B O,R O,G O,Y
2. By drawing a tree diagram
Tree diagram uses branches to illustrate and find the
number of all the possible outcomes of an experiment.
Type Color Outcomes
(L, W)
White (W)
(L, B)
Blue (B)
(L, R)
Latex (L) Red (R)
(L, G)
Green (G) (L, Y)
Type Yellow (Y) (O, W)
White (W) (O, B)
Blue (B) (O, R)
Oil (O) Red (R) (O, G)
(O, Y)
Green (G)
Yellow (Y)
3. By systematic listing
It is the process of listing all the possible outcomes of an event
in an organized or systematic manner to ensure that the
outcomes are complete.
(L,W) (O,W)
(L,B) (O,B)
(L,R) (O,R)
(L,G) (O,G)
(L,Y) (O,Y)
4. By applying the Fundamental Counting
Principles
The fundamental counting principle is a technique of finding
the number of possible outcomes of an experiment without
listing.
(No. of Types) x (No. of Colors) = (No. of possible outcomes)
2 x 5 = 10 possible outcomes
Example 1:
Clarisse wanted to go the Shopping Mall. She was confused
on what to wear. In her wardrobe she found a gray (G) and a
black (B) jeans and a red (R), a yellow (Y) and a white (W)
shirts. Help Clarisse choose her outfit matching her available
jeans and t-shirts using the following methods.
a. Table
b. Tree Diagram
c. FCP
By using a table
Shirts
Jeans Red (R) Yellow (Y) White (W)
Gray (G) G,R G,Y G,W
Black (B) B,R B,Y B,W
Thus, Clarrise has 6 possibles choices on her outfit
matching her available jeans and t-shirts
By using a Tree diagram
Jeans Shirts Outcomes
Red (R) G,R
Gray (G) Yellow (Y) G,Y
White (W) G,W
Red (R) B,R
Black (B) Yellow (Y) B,Y
White (w) B,W
Example 2:
Suppose a shopping mall has four doors. In how many ways can a
customer enter and leaving the shopping mall? How many possible ways
of entering and leaving the mall by using Fundamental Counting Principles.
.
A B C D
By systematic listing
Enter and Leaving the Mall
Entrance Doors = {A, B, C, D}
Exit Doors = {A, B, C, D}
AA, AB, AC, AD
BA, BB, BC, BD
CA, CB, CC, CD
DA, DB, DC, DD
Thus, the costumer can enter and leave in 16 possible ways
Fundamental Counting Principles
Enter and Leaving the Mall
Entrance Exit Numer of
X = Possible
Door Door Outcomes
4 X 4 = 1
16 possible oucotmes 6
Situations
Given 7 flags of different colors, how many different signals can
be generated if a signal requires the use of two flags, one below
the other ? Formula : m x n = number of possible outcome
7 x 6 = number of possible outcome
42 ways
A person wants to buy one fountain pen, one ball pen and one
pencil from a stationery shop. If there are 10 fountain pen varieties,
12 ball pen varieties and 5 pencil varieties, in how many ways can he
select these articles ?
Formula : m x n x p = number of possible outcome
10 x 12 x 5 = number of possible outcome
600 ways
Situations
Fourteen students compete in a race. In how
many ways first three prizes be given ?
Formula : m x n x p = number of possible outcome
14 x 13 x 12= number of possible outcome
2,184 ways
Situations
From among the 36 teachers in a college, one principal,
one vice-principal and the teacher-in charge are to be
appointed. In how many ways this can be done ?
Formula : m x n x p = number of possible outcome
36 x 35 x 34= number of possible outcome
42,840 ways
Activity 1. What’s My Outfit?
1. Naomi has 5 pairs of socks (A, B, C, D, E) and 2
pairs of shoes (1, 2) which he uses when he goes to
church. How many ways can he use his pairs of socks
and shoes? Find the possible outcomes using these
following methods.
a. Table
b. Systematic listing
c. Tree diagram
d. Applying the fundamental Counting principles
Assingment . It’s lunch time
A school canteen offers a student meal. It is composed of cup of rice, a
vegetable viand, a meat viand, and a regular drink. If there are 3 vegetable
viands (pinakbet, chop suey, or mixed vegetables), 3 meat viands (afritada,
adobong baboy, or beef steak), and 2 drinks (lemon juice, or kalamansi
juice) .Find the possible outcomes using these following methods.
A. Systematic listing
B. Tree diagram
C. Applying the fundamental Counting principles
Thank you!
