Probhex: A Game about Hexagonal Probabilities.

Driver, Dennis A.; English, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ445018

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Probhex: A Game about Hexagonal Probabilities.

Driver, Dennis A.; English, Richard

Mathematics in School, v20 n3 p38-39 May 1991

Presented is the solution to the problem of calculating the probability of winning or losing a game played by moving a counter from the center of a hexagonal grid according to the number shown after the toss of a die. The exercise is an example of an interesting mathematical investigation. (MDH)

Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Games, Enrichment Activities, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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