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Direct linkPatrick Sullivan – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
This article asks the question: is the "Last Banana" game fair? Engaging in this exploration provides students with the mathematical power to answer the question and the mathematical opportunity to explore important statistical ideas. Students engage in simulations to calculate experimental probabilities and confirm those results by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Games, Probability, Simulation
