Lesson: Fundamental Counting Principle Mathematics

In this lesson, we will learn how to find the number of all possible outcomes in a sample space using the fundamental counting principle.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

find the number of all possible outcomes in a sample space,
apply the fundamental counting principle to real-life situations,
use a tree diagram to determine the number of possible outcomes.

Lesson Presentation

Lesson Video

Lesson Explainer

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

An ice cream store offers 3 different cup sizes and 14 flavors. How many ways are there to buy a single flavor of ice cream?

Q2:

Suppose 4 fair coins are tossed at the same time that these two spinners are spun. Using the fundamental counting principle, find the total number of possible outcomes.

Q3:

Michel, Kayla, and ChiWei are playing a game, where one of them needs to be a sheriff and one needs to be an outlaw. They write each of their names on a piece of paper and place them in a bowl. If two names are picked at random where the first will be a sheriff and the second will be an outlaw how many different ways are there?