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  • Rain or Shine
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    Rain or Shine

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    Predict future weather using the probability that tomorrow is wet given today is wet and the probability that tomorrow is wet given that today is dry.

  • Genetics
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    Genetics

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    A problem about genetics and the transmission of disease.
  • Peas in a pod
    problem

    Peas in a Pod

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    What is the chance this pea plant will look like its parents?
  • Squash
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    Squash

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3
    If the score is 8-8 do I have more chance of winning if the winner is the first to reach 9 points or the first to reach 10 points?
  • Master Minding
    problem

    Master Minding

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    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?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Odd Dice

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    These strange dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum obtained is an odd number?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Winning Marble

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How can this prisoner escape?

  • Small tomato seedlings in yellow pots.
    problem

    Dropouts

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    What percentage of students who graduate have never been to France?

  • Succession in Randomia
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    Succession in Randomia

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    By tossing a coin one of three princes is chosen to be the next King of Randomia. Does each prince have an equal chance of taking the throne?