College Mathematics/Counting and Probability

Counting and Probability

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the counting and probability portion of CLEP College Mathematics include:

• Counting problems: the multiplication rule, combinations, and permutations
• Probability: union, intersection, independent events, mutually exclusive events, complementary events, conditional probabilities, and expected value
• Applications

Readings

1. Wikipedia: Counting
2. Wikipedia: Probability

Activities

1. Review the following MathsIsFun resources and complete the questions at the bottom of each page:
   • Counting
   1. The Basic Counting Principle
   2. Combinations and Permutations
   • Probability
   1. Probability
   2. Probability: Types of Events
   3. Probability: Independent Events
   4. Mutually Exclusive Events
   5. Probability: Complement
   6. Conditional Probability
2. Complete the following West Texas A&M University tutorials:
   1. Combinations
   2. Permutation