Permutations and Combinations for Probability
Videos and lessons to help High School students learn how to use permutations and combinations to compute probabilities of compound events and solve problems.
- Define n! as the product: n! (n 1)! 3! 2! 1.
- Understand that a permutation is a rearrangement of the elements of an ordered list and calculate probabilities using the permutation formula P(n,r) = n! (n 1)! (n (r 1)) = n!/(n r).
- Understand that a combination is the number of ways to choose r items from a set of n elements and calculate probabilities using the combination formula C(n,r) = P(n,r)/r! = n!/[(n r)! r!].
Common Core: HSS-CP.B.9
Related Topics:
Common
Core (Statistics & Probability)
Common Core
for Mathematics
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