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AO2: Calculate probabilities, using fractions, percentages, and ratios.

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Another Dartboard

Predict probabilities of an event involving area

Make deductions from probabilities

Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (guess and check, be systematic, look for patterns, draw a diagram, make a table, think, use algebra).

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Lara's Equiprobable Dice I

Find certain probabilities relating to rolling two dice

Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (be systematic)

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Probability Distributions

This unit aims to introduce students to concepts that are important in probability.The emphasis should be on working slowly taking the time to let the students grasp the ideas that underlie the activities presented. All the ideas are important as a base for future learning in this area of mathematics.

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Slater Mazes

This is a level 5 statistics activity from the Figure It Out series.

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Rough Justice

This is a level 5 statistics activity from the Figure It Out series.

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Card Shop

This is a level 5 statistics activity from the Figure It Out series.

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Birth Months

This is a level 5 statistics activity from the Figure It Out series.

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Fair Games

Many games of chance and activities in maths text books involve rolling two dice and combining the scores, usually by addition. Students often find the probabilities of such events difficult to calculate as they are confused between events (for example a score of 4) and outcomes (for example 3 and 1, 2 and 2, 1 and 3). This unit makes use of a variety of activities where the number of outcomes in the sample space is clearly different from the number of events.