Probability

Can you decide whether these short statistical statements are always, sometimes or never true?

In this game the winner is the first to complete a row of three. Are some squares easier to land on than others?

Which of these games would you play to give yourself the best possible chance of winning a prize?

Here are two games you can play. Which offers the better chance of winning?

Imagine a room full of people who keep flipping coins until they get a tail. Will anyone get six heads in a row?

When two closely matched teams play each other, what is the most likely result?

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?

The next ten people coming into a store will be asked their birthday. If the prize is £20, would you bet £1 that two of these ten people will have the same birthday ?

If everyone in your class picked a number from 1 to 225, do you think any two people would pick the same number?

Can you work out the probability of winning the Mathsland National Lottery?