Matching Garage-Door Openers.

Litweller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Matching Garage-Door Openers.

Litweller, Bonnie H.; Duncan, David R.

Mathematics Teacher, v85 n3 p217-19 Mar 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, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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