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ERIC Number: EJ447729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6803
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Prizes in Cereal Boxes: An Application of Probability.
Litwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R.
School Science and Mathematics, v92 n4 p193-95 Apr 1992
Presents four cases of real-world probabilistic situations to promote more effective teaching of probability. Calculates the probability of obtaining six of six different prizes successively in six, seven, eight, and nine boxes of cereal, generalizes the problem to n boxes of cereal, and offers suggestions to extend the problem. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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