Playing "Twenty Questions" with Attribute Blocks.

Pagni, David L.

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ERIC Number: EJ478324

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Publication Date: 1993

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Playing "Twenty Questions" with Attribute Blocks.

Pagni, David L.

Mathematics Teacher, v86 n9 p765-69 Dec 1993

Investigates the problem of finding the expected number of questions necessary to identify 1 out of a set of 30 attribute blocks. Solutions include the use of a tree diagram or a computer simulation. Generalizes the problem for increased numbers of attributes. (MDH)

Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Problem Solving, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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