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ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
FORM 5
MODULE 11
PERMUTATIONS
AND
COMBINATIONS
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
PAGES
11.0
CONCEPT MAP
11.1
A. PERMUTATIONS
11.1a
11.2
11.2a
EXERCISE A.1
B. COMBINATIONS
EXERCISE B.1
11.4
ASSESMENT
ANSWER
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Permutations
Combinations
If event A occurs in r
ways and event B occurs
in s ways
The number of
way is r x s
Cr
The number of
permutation of n different
objects is n! where
n! = n( n-1)( n-2)
The number of permutations
of objects taken from n
different object is given by
n!
n r !
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n
Pr
n!
n r ! r !
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11.1
A. PERMUTATIONS
Example Solution:
6! = 6.5.4.3.2.1
= 720
alphabet is S
Example Solution:
The way to arrange alphabet S = 1
The way to arrange another 3 alphabets= 5 P 3
The number of arrangement = 1 x 5 P 3 = 60
2. How many four- digit numbers can be formed without repetitions from the digits 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, and 7 if that number.
a) are even number
c) Consist of digit 5
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11.2
B. COMBINATIONS
Example solution:
20
C5
= 15504
= 700
2. A set of 20 students is made up of 10 students from each of two different year groups.
Five students are to be selected from the set, and the order of selection is unimportant.
Find
a. the total number of possible selections.
b. the number of selection in which there are at least two student from each of the two
years- groups.
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11.3
2003,Paper 1
1.Diagram below shows 5 letter and 3 digits.
A
A code is to be formed using those letters and digits. The code must consist of 3 letters
followed by 2 digits. How many codes can be formed if no letter or digit is repeated in
each code ?
[ 3 marks]
2. A badminton team consist of 7 students. The team will be chosen from a group of 8
boys and 5 girls. Find the number of team that can be formed such that each team consists
of
i.
4 boys
ii.
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[ 4 marks]
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2004,Paper 1
3. Diagram below five cards of different letters.
H
i.
ii.
[ 4 marks]
2005,Paper 1
4. A debating team consists of 5 students. These 5 students are chosen from 4 monitors,
2 assistant monitors and 6 prefects. Calculate the number of different ways the team can
be formed if
i.
There is no restriction
ii.
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[4 marks]
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11.4 ASSESMENT
1. Find the number of the arrangement of all nine letters of word SELECTION in which
i.
ii.
Solution:
2. Four girls and three boys are to be seated in a row. Calculate the number of possible
arrangements
i.
ii.
Solution:
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3. Calculate the number of four digit even number can be formed from the digits 3, 4, 5,
6 and 9 without repetitions.
Solution:
4. Three alphabets are chosen from the word WALID. Find the number of possible
choice if
i.
ii.
Solution:
5. A bowling team consists of 8 person. The team will be chosen from a group of 7 boys
and 6 girls. Find the number of team that can be formed such that each team consists of
i.
3 boys
ii.
Solution:
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ANSWER
Exercise A.1
1. c) 240
d) 240
2. a) 120
b) 240
c) 240
d) 180
Exercise B.1
2. a) 15504
b) 10800
Problem solving
1. i) 40320
ii) 141120
2. i) 720
ii) 2160
3. 72
4. i) 6
ii) 3
5 i) 210
ii) 6
ii) 708
3. i) 120
ii) 48
4. i) 792
ii) 160
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