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Being Resilient - Statistics

In a box
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In a box

Age
14 to 16
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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?
Odds and Evens
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Odds and Evens

Age
11 to 14
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Are these games fair? How can you tell?
Substitution Cipher
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Substitution Cipher

Age
11 to 14
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Find the frequency distribution for ordinary English, and use it to help you crack the code.
Wipeout
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Wipeout

Age
11 to 16
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Can you do a little mathematical detective work to figure out which number has been wiped out?
m, m and m
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M, M and M

Age
11 to 14
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If you are given the mean, median and mode of five positive whole numbers, can you find the numbers?