ACTIVITY 1: IDENTIFY ME!
Directions: Write P if the scenario involves permutation and NP if it is not. If the problem is
permutation then find its value.
1 A team of 8 basketball players needs to choose a captain and co-captain.
2 Sandy and Wilma are planning trips to nine countries this year. There are 10
countries they would like to visit. They are deciding which countries to skip.
3 There are 20 people at a party. They each shake hands with everyone else.
How many handshakes were there?
4 You are setting the combination on a three-digit lock. You want to use the
numbers 123 but do not care what order they are in.
5 The student body of 10 students wants to elect a president, vice president,
secretary, and treasurer.
6 There are 15 applicants for four jobs: School Principal, Assistant School
Principal, Classroom Teacher, Administrative Assistant.
7 A group of 15 people are going to run a race. The top 5 finishers advance to
the finals
8 The batting order for 7 players on a 12 persons team.
9 5 out of 13 students will ride in a jeepney instead of a van.​