A Probability Problem from Real Life: The Tire Exploded.

Bartlett, Albert A.

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ERIC Number: EJ480253

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Publication Date: 1993

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A Probability Problem from Real Life: The Tire Exploded.

Bartlett, Albert A.

Physics Teacher, v31 n7 p446-47 Oct 1993

Discusses the probability of seeing a tire explode or disintegrate while traveling down the highway. Suggests that a person observing 10 hours a day would see a failure on the average of once every 300 years. (MVL)

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Physics, Prediction, Probability, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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