Experimental probability

  • Mathsland National Lottery
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    Mathsland National Lottery

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

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

  • Odds and Evens made fair
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    Odds and Evens Made Fair

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    In this follow-up to the problem Odds and Evens, we invite you to analyse a probability situation in order to find the general solution for a fair game.

  • Which spinners?
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    Which Spinners?

    Age
    14 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Can you work out which spinners were used to generate the frequency charts?

  • Very old man
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    Very Old Man

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Is the age of this very old man statistically believable?

  • Time to evolve 2
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    Time to Evolve 2

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    How is the length of time between the birth of an animal and the birth of its great great ... great grandparent distributed?

  • Probably a code?
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    Probably a Code?

    Age
    16 to 18
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Is the regularity shown in this encoded message noise or structure?

  • Taking Chances
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    Taking Chances

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance and is a shorter version of Taking Chances Extended.
  • Can't find a coin?
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    Can't Find a Coin?

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3
    Can you generate a set of random results? Can you fool the random simulator?
  • Two and One
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    Two and One

    Age
    5 to 7
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Terry and Ali are playing a game with three balls. Is it fair that Terry wins when the middle ball is red?

  • Tricky Track
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    Tricky Track

    Age
    7 to 11
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    In this game you throw two dice and find their total, then move the appropriate counter to the right. Which counter reaches the purple box first?