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Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
How probabilities change when playing the game of craps with dice having 8, 12, or 20 faces is discussed. Five challenge questions are also included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Instruction, Probability
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – School Science and Mathematics, 1975
Methods of determining probabilities of various outcomes of the game Yahtzee are described. (SD)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Games, Mathematical Applications, Probability
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Four answers to a probability problem involving a perceived coincidence are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Learning Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
The probabilities of six-card poker hands are derived and compared to those of the five-card poker hands. (JT)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Games, Higher Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – School Science and Mathematics, 1976
Tables of life expectancy can provide data for use in a great variety of problems related to probability theory. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1982
The game of Yahtzee is discussed in terms of the various outcomes of turns in the game and their point values and the probabilities associated with achieving specific combinations of dice values. Several tables and methods of table construction are noted, and several challenge exercises are included. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Educational Games, Equations (Mathematics), Games
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A discussion is given on the probability of winning at the game of craps. Variations are discussed in terms of probabilities. (MP)
Descriptors: Games, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Several kinds of special dice are displayed and the various winning probabilities in games that could be played with them are discussed. Patterns for dice construction are provided. (MP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Presented are two examples of real-life examples that can be used to promote or exemplify concepts of probability and statistics. Details of the calculation of these probabilities are given. (CW)
Descriptors: Computation, Creative Thinking, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedLitweller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
The on-off settings of a series of eight switches determines the code to open garage doors. Presented are two problems asking the probability that two people would have the same garage door opener code or whether a specific person would have the same code as another person in the neighborhood. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities, Mathematical Applications
Peer reviewedDuncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Three questions dealing with hypothesis testing are presented. Activities that can be best worked with calculators as tools are detailed and suggestions for extensions of these problems are given. (MP)
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Instructional Materials, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment
Peer reviewedLitwiller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R. – School Science and Mathematics, 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
