Topic in Mathematics
Measure uncertainty with spinners, marbles, dice, cards and coins, then tackle famous puzzles like the birthday problem and Monty Hall.
Part of Mathematics: 3 quizzes.
3 quizzes
Mathematics · Probability & Chance
Probability puzzles that surprise even mathematicians: the birthday problem, the Monty Hall game show, draws without replacement, conditional probability, expected value and lottery odds. Trust the maths, not your gut.
Mathematics · Probability & Chance
The classic tools of chance. Find the odds of totals with two dice, draw aces and hearts from a deck of 52 cards, flip coins two and three at a time, and discover why a coin has no memory of its last toss.
Mathematics · Probability & Chance
From 'impossible' to 'certain': learn to measure chance with numbers. Work out probabilities with spinners, bags of marbles, coins and dice, write them as fractions, decimals and percentages, and predict what should happen over many trials.