Experimental probability

  • Domino Pick
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    Domino Pick

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Are these domino games fair? Can you explain why or why not?

  • Odds or Sixes?
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    Odds or Sixes?

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Play this dice game yourself. How could you make it fair?

  • Roll these Dice
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    Roll These Dice

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Roll two red dice and a green dice. Add the two numbers on the red dice and take away the number on the green. What are all the different possible answers?

  • Flippin' discs
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    Flippin' Discs

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Discs are flipped in the air. You win if all the faces show the same colour. What is the probability of winning?

  • Odds and Evens
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    Odds and Evens

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Are these games fair? How can you tell?

  • Interactive Spinners
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    Interactive Spinners

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    This interactivity invites you to make conjectures and explore probabilities of outcomes related to two independent events.

  • A ring of Jacks, Queens and Kings on a green table.
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    Sociable Cards

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Move your counters through this snake of cards and see how far you can go. Are you surprised by where you end up?

  • Do you feel lucky?
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    Do You Feel Lucky?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Some people offer advice on how to win at games of chance, or how to influence probability in your favour. Can you decide whether advice is good or not?

  • What does random look like?
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    What Does Random Look Like?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Engage in a little mathematical detective work to see if you can spot the fakes.