Fundamental Counting Principle Notes

What is the Fundamental Counting Principle?

Ex – The menu for dinner lists 2 soups, 4 meats, and 3 desserts. How many different meals that have one soup, one meat, and one dessert are possible?

Ex - Roll a 6 sided die three times. How many possible outcomes are there for this experiment?

Ex - Roll a 6 – sided die three times. How many possible outcomes are there for this experiment if all of the faces need to be distinct (i.e., “6 – 5 – 4”, 2 – 6 – 5”, etc.)?

What was the difference between the last two examples?

What is the definition of Permutation?

Simple example – how many ways can you pick 5 people froma group of 5 people?

What does N! Mean?

Ex – How many different ways is there for Mr. Cody to pull out a stick with a student's name on it?

Ex - How many possible phone numbers are there in a city that has three areacodes?

Closing thoughts?

I am able to use the Fundamental Counting Principle to solve probability problems? If not, what do I need to work on or ask more questions about?

Is a permutations similar to a sample space? Why or why not?