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ERIC Number: EJ771116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
Cribbage: An Excellent Exercise in Combinatorial Thinking
Markel, William D.
Mathematics Teacher, v98 n8 p519-524 Apr 2005
This article describes the combinatorial thinking involved in computing one's score in the game of cribbage. It deals only with counting the hand; it does not describe the game in its entirety.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Puzzles, Educational Games, Computation, Scoring, Teaching Methods
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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