Thursday, May 5, 2016

POTW #33 - Probability...Our Next Unit!

The correct response for #32 is listed at the bottom of this posting. Did you obtain that? Make sure you double-check your work, as this is a good number sense type question for our current unit.

POTW #33 is below:


POTW #32 Solution:

4 comments:

  1. I did mine hard-copy.

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  2. First, I found out how many of each card was there...
    500/5=100 $5 cards
    500/10=50 $10 cards
    500/20=25 $20 cards
    500/50=10 $50 cards
    500/100=5 $100 cards
    Therefore, there are 5+10+25+50+100=190 total possible outcomes.
    However, the question is asking for the chances to win more than 15$. The only 3 types of cars that will fit in this category are $20, $50, and $100 cards. There are 5+10+25=40 possibilities. At the end, the probability is 40/190 which reduces to 4/19 that you will win more than you paid for to participate in this game.

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  3. I did it hard copy

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  4. Completed hard copy. Answer: 4/19 chance

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