CP.3.S.4
Use permutations and combinations to compute probabilities of compound events and solve problems.
Example Problems
How many unique ways are there to arrange the letters in the word BALLOON?
How many unique ways are there to arrange the letters in the word COMMITTEE?
How many numbers between 1 and 100 (inclusive) are divisible by 4 or 5?
Khan Academy ResourcesTree diagrams and conditional probabilityPermutationsCombinationsProbability with permutations and combinationsInterpret probabilities of compound eventsDependent probability introductionProbability using combinationsWays to arrange colorsWays to pick officersCombination example: 9 card handsExample: Lottery probabilityExample: Different ways to pick officersMega millions jackpot probabilityProbability with combinations example: choosing groupsPermutation formulaCombination formulaProbability with permutations & combinations example: taste testingPossible three letter wordsHandshaking combinationsGeneral multiplication rule example: independent eventsProbability with combinations example: choosing cardsFactorial and counting seat arrangementsInterpreting general multiplication ruleGeneral multiplication rule example: dependent eventsZero factorial or 0!Intro to combinationsConditional probability tree diagram example

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