Equally likely outcomes

There are 16 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Equally likely outcomes
Master Minding
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Master Minding

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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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?
Coin Tossing Games
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Coin Tossing Games

Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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You and I play a game involving successive throws of a fair coin. Suppose I pick HH and you pick TH. The coin is thrown repeatedly until we see either two heads in a row (I win) or a tail followed by a head (you win). What is the probability that you win?
Teams
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Teams

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
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Two brothers belong to a club with 10 members. Four are selected for a match. Find the probability that both brothers are selected.
A Brief History of Probability
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A Brief History of Probability

Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
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Can you help d'Alembert discover the probabilty of at least one head in two coin flips?