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Mathsland National Lottery

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Can you work out the probability of winning the Mathsland National Lottery? Try our simulator to test out your ideas.

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Non-transitive Dice

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Alison and Charlie are playing a game. Charlie wants to go first so Alison lets him. Was that such a good idea?

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At Least One...

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Imagine flipping a coin a number of times. Can you work out the probability you will get a head on at least one of the flips?

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Two's Company

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7 balls are shaken in a container. You win if the two blue balls touch. What is the probability of winning?

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In a Box

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Chris and Jo put two red and four blue ribbons in a box. They each pick a ribbon from the box without looking. Jo wins if the two ribbons are the same colour. Is the game fair?

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Master Minding

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Your partner chooses two beads and places them side by side behind a screen. What is the minimum number of guesses you would need to be sure of guessing the two beads and their positions?


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