Lesson Idea: Probability using Deal or No Deal
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In this blog entry, Tom DeRosa explains how to adapt the traditional "Deal or No Deal" game for use in the mathematics classroom. Through this activity students learn to use theoretical probability and their knowledge of experimental probability to help them try to win the game. An image of the student worksheet needed is included.
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In this blog entry, Tom DeRosa explains how to adapt the traditional "Deal or No Deal" game for use in the mathematics classroom. Through this activity students learn to use theoretical probability and their knowledge of experimental probability to help them try to win the game. An image of the student worksheet needed is included.
