Can you work out the probability of winning the Mathsland National Lottery?
How could you compare different situations where something random happens? What sort of things might be the same? What might be different?
In this follow-up to the problem Odds and Evens, we invite you to analyse a probability situation in order to find the general solution for a fair game.
What percentage of students who graduate have never been to France?
Can you work out which spinners were used to generate the frequency charts?
A player has probability 0.4 of winning a single game. What is his probability of winning a 'best of 15 games' tournament?
It is believed that weaker snooker players have a better chance of winning matches over eleven frames (i.e. first to win 6 frames) than they do over fifteen frames. Is this true?
