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ERIC Number: EJ086877
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Two-Thirds of the Most Successful...
Booth, Ada
Mathematics Teacher, 66, 7, 593-597, Nov 73
The social science finding that two-thirds of a population of successful males are first-born sons provided the motivation for a problem solved by a 12th grade honors class. The class proved that the probability of choosing a first-born son from a male population is about two-thirds. (JP)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary School Mathematics, Statistics, Teaching Methods
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