Choose your Outfit.
There are 4 tops and 3 pants
available. How many ways can
you choose your outfit?
T1 T2 T3 T4
P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3 P1 P2 P3
12 ways of
choosing
Simple
Counting
Principle
EXPERIMENT
is a process or a study that results in the
collection of data, the consequence of which is
unknown or uncertain.
OUTCOME
an outcome of an experiment is a result or a
consequence.
Multiplication Rule
n(A) x
4 n(B)
tops x 3
pants
12 ways
Example
ining Experience (Choose a main dish and a sala
There are 2 main dishes and 3
salads.
M1 M2
S1 S2 S3 S1 S2 S3
n(A) x n(B)
2 main x 3 salads
6 choices
Example
Consider tossing a coin and rolling a
die at the same time. How many ways
can the coin and the die land?
2 possible outcomes; head or tail
6 possible outcomes; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or
6 n(A) x n(B)
2 (coin) x 6 (die)
12 ways
Possible outcomes:
(head, (head, (head,
1)
(head, 2) (head, 3) (head,
4)
(tail, 1) 5)
(tail, 2) 6)
(tail, 3)
12 ways (tail, 4) (tail, 5) (tail, 6)
Example
How many elements are there in the
experiment of choosing a primary
color (red, blue, or yellow) and
tossing a coin?
Red
Use a
Blue
grid table.
Yellow
Head (H) RH BH YH
Tail (T) RT BT YT
6
elements
Example
Make a tree diagram to find the number of choices that are
possible. Then, check your answer using the counting principle.
Choose apple, blueberry, lemon, or
cherry pie with juice or tea
8 possible
choices
Counting
Principle
4x2
8 possible choices
Example
Make a tree diagram to find the number of choices that are
possible. Then, check your answer using the counting principle.
Choose a car or truck with a tape
player or a CD player.
4 possible
choices
Counting
Principle
2x2
4 possible choices
Example
Make a tree diagram to find the number of choices that are
possible. Then, check your answer using the counting principle.
Choose a hat or scarf in gray,
white, or black.
6 possible
choices
Counting
Principle
2x3
6 possible choices
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
PRINCIPLE.
A car manufacturer
has 7 card models and
8 color schemes. How
many choices can it
Counting provide to its
7 x 8 customers?
Principle
56 choices
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
A computer PRINCIPLE.
shop has 5 types
of
monitors, 4 CPU systems, and 7
printers available. How many
different computer system
consisting of a monitor, a CPU
system, and a printer can be
Counting
5 x 4 x 7 formed?
Principle
140 ways
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
A company PRINCIPLE.
puts a code on each
different product they sell. The
code is made up of 3 numbers and 2
letters. How many different codes
are
There are 5 stages (number possible?
1, number 2, number 3, letter 1 and letter 2).
There are 10 possible
Counting
numbers: 0 – 9.
There are 26 possible 10Principle
x 10 x 10 x 26
letters: A – Z.
x 26codes
676,000
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
PRINCIPLE.
You take a survey with five
“yes” or “no” answers. How
many different ways could you
There are 5 complete the
stages (question 1, question survey?
2, question 3, question 4 and question
5).
There are 2 choices for each
question (YES OR NO) Counting
2 Principle
x2x2x2x2
32 ways
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
PRINCIPLE.
If there are 7 main dishes, 6
beverages, 8 desserts, and
4 soups, how many ways
can you choose for a main
dish, a
Counting
beverage, a dessert
7 x 6 x 8and
Principle x 4 a soup?
1344 ways
Solve each problem using the COUNTING
PRINCIPLE.
In a product test, 60 cell phones
with camera or MP3 functions are
tested. There are 36 phones with
the MP3 functions and 42 phones
with the camera function. How
many cellphones are there with
Counting
both camera and MP3 function?
Principle
36 + 42 = 78 18 cellphones
78 – 60 = 18
