Winning the Lottery
Find out about the lottery that is played in a far-away land. What is the chance of winning?
Find out about the lottery that is played in a far-away land. What is the chance of winning?
When you throw two regular, six-faced dice you have more chance of getting one particular result than any other. What result would that be? Why is this?
All you need for this game is a pack of cards. While you play the game, think about strategies that will increase your chances of winning.
Can you beat Piggy in this simple dice game? Can you figure out Piggy's strategy, and is there a better one?
Can you help d'Alembert discover the probabilty of at least one head in two coin flips?
If two of these unusually numbered dice are thrown, how many different sums are possible?
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?