Probability

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
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    Nine or Ten?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
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    Is a score of 9 more likely than a score of 10 when you roll three dice?

  • How Risky \is my diet?
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    How Risky Is My Diet?

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Newspapers said that eating a bacon sandwich every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Should you be concerned?

  • Five coloured cubes forming the edges of a pentagon.
    problem

    Penta Colour

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    In how many different ways can I colour the five edges of a pentagon so that no two adjacent edges are the same colour?

  • 396
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    396

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    The four digits 5, 6, 7 and 8 are put at random in the spaces of the number : 3 _ 1 _ 4 _ 0 _ 9 2 Calculate the probability that the answer will be a multiple of 396.

  • Tying the Rope
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    Tying the Rope

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    What is the probability that two pieces of rope are tied together, when Pat ties two loose ends together?

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
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    Boy or Girl?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Will the witch make a profit or loss?

  • Statins and Risk
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    Statins and Risk

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    "Statins cut the risks of heart attacks and strokes by 40%"
    Should the Professor take statins? Can you help him decide?

  • Handling Data - Short Problems
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    Odd Dice

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    These strange dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum obtained is an odd number?

  • Fabric bag open at the top, showing a number of blue marbles.
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    Marbles and Bags

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
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    Two bags contain different numbers of red and blue marbles. A marble is removed from one of the bags. The marble is blue. What is the probability that it was removed from bag A?