Oer Commons: Fundamental Counting Principle

In this Fundamental Counting Principle worksheet, students solve and complete 6 different problems that include determining the number of license plates created. First, they multiply the number of ways that each event can occur according...

What is the Fundamental Counting Principle? Have you ever come across word problems that give you a bunch of options and you are asked to figure out the number of possible combinations? Well, if you know how to use the Fundamental...

Sometimes all you need is an image to help solve a word problem. This tutorial shows how drawing picture can help you determine a correct number of possibilities with given data. You can also use the FCP or fundamental counting principle...

What is the Fundamental Counting Principle? Have you ever come across word problems that give you a bunch of options and you are asked to figure out the number of possible combinations? Well, if you know how to use the Fundamental...

The notion of permutations is used when rearranging objects or values. How many ways can the letters in the word NUMBER be rearranged? Don't try writing them all out one by one because it would take a long time. Use the Fundamental...

Oh my, five types of bread, eight kinds of lunchmeat, and six choices of cheeses. How many different combinations of sandwiches can be made? That's going to take a long time to figure out. No, it's not. Just use the Fundamental Counting...

The Fundamental Counting Principle is a way to find out the total number of ways different events can occur. Watch this example using multiple types of meat, cheese, and bread to see how many types of sandwiches you can make. [5:54]

The Fundamental Counting Principle (FCP) can be used to find a number of permutations. Follow along with this tutorial to see how to use the FCP to find the number ways you can rearrange the letters in the word NUMBER. [4:26]

This QuickTime movie provides a great activity to practice the fundamental counting principle using license plate numbers and letters. A pdf worksheet is available by clicking on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page. As you watch and...

This QuickTime movie provides another great activity to practice the fundamental counting principle using playing cards. As you watch and listen to the teacher and students interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this...