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ERIC Number: EJ241258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1980-Oct
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A Resource for Teaching Conditional Probability.
Watson, Jane M.
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v36 n3 p21-23 Oct 1980
Some examples of typical nonrelevant textbook problems on probability are followed by more complex problems pulled from the real world. The resource used in this report is Newsweek magazine; and is used to help demonstrate that from the very beginning, lessons on conditional probability can have relevance. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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