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### Taking Chances

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance and is a shorter version of Taking Chances Extended.

### At Least One...

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

Imagine flipping a coin a number of times. Can you work out the probability you will get a head on at least one of the flips?

### Gambling at Monte Carlo

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

A man went to Monte Carlo to try and make his fortune. Is his strategy a winning one?

### Same Number!

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

If everyone in your class picked a number from 1 to 225, do you think any two people would pick the same number?

### Marbles and Bags

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Two bags contain different numbers of red and blue marbles. A marble is removed from one of the bags. The marble is blue. What is the probability that it was removed from bag A?

### Chance Combinations

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

Can you design a bingo board that gives you the best chance of winning?

### The Lady or the Lions

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

The King showed the Princess a map of the maze and the Princess was allowed to decide which room she would wait in. She was not allowed to send a copy to her lover who would have to guess which path. . . .

### Card Game (a Simple Version of Clock Patience)

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Four cards are shuffled and placed into two piles of two. Starting with the first pile of cards - turn a card over... You win if all your cards end up in the trays before you run out of cards in. . . .

### Win or Lose?

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

A gambler bets half the money in his pocket on the toss of a coin, winning an equal amount for a head and losing his money if the result is a tail. After 2n plays he has won exactly n times. Has. . . .

### Lottery Simulator

##### Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:

Use this animation to experiment with lotteries. Choose how many balls to match, how many are in the carousel, and how many draws to make at once.

### Odd Dice

##### Age 14 to 16 Short Challenge Level:

These strange dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum obtained is an odd number?

### Taking Chances Extended

##### Age 14 to 18

This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance.

### How Risky Is My Diet?

##### Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:

Newspapers said that eating a bacon sandwich every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Should you be concerned?

### The Better Bet

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Here are two games you have to pay to play. Which is the better bet?

### Statins and Risk

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

"Statins cut the risks of heart attacks and strokes by 40%"
Should the Professor take statins? Can you help him decide?

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Some relationships are transitive, such as `if A>B and B>C then it follows that A>C', but some are not. In a voting system, if A beats B and B beats C should we expect A to beat C?

### Fixing the Odds

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

You have two bags, four red balls and four white balls. You must put all the balls in the bags although you are allowed to have one bag empty. How should you distribute the balls between the two. . . .

### Do You Brush Your Teeth Every Day?

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

How can we find out answers to questions like this if people often lie?

### Heavy Hydrocarbons

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Explore the distribution of molecular masses for various hydrocarbons

### Molecular Sequencer

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Investigate the molecular masses in this sequence of molecules and deduce which molecule has been analysed in the mass spectrometer.
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# Search by Topic

#### Resources tagged with Combining probabilities similar to Strange Dice:

Filter by: Content type:
Age range:
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### There are 20 results

Broad Topics > Probability > Combining probabilities

### Taking Chances

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance and is a shorter version of Taking Chances Extended.

### At Least One...

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

Imagine flipping a coin a number of times. Can you work out the probability you will get a head on at least one of the flips?

### Gambling at Monte Carlo

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

A man went to Monte Carlo to try and make his fortune. Is his strategy a winning one?

### Same Number!

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

If everyone in your class picked a number from 1 to 225, do you think any two people would pick the same number?

### Marbles and Bags

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Two bags contain different numbers of red and blue marbles. A marble is removed from one of the bags. The marble is blue. What is the probability that it was removed from bag A?

### Chance Combinations

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

Can you design a bingo board that gives you the best chance of winning?

### The Lady or the Lions

##### Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:

The King showed the Princess a map of the maze and the Princess was allowed to decide which room she would wait in. She was not allowed to send a copy to her lover who would have to guess which path. . . .

### Card Game (a Simple Version of Clock Patience)

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Four cards are shuffled and placed into two piles of two. Starting with the first pile of cards - turn a card over... You win if all your cards end up in the trays before you run out of cards in. . . .

### Win or Lose?

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

A gambler bets half the money in his pocket on the toss of a coin, winning an equal amount for a head and losing his money if the result is a tail. After 2n plays he has won exactly n times. Has. . . .

### Lottery Simulator

##### Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:

Use this animation to experiment with lotteries. Choose how many balls to match, how many are in the carousel, and how many draws to make at once.

### Odd Dice

##### Age 14 to 16 Short Challenge Level:

These strange dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum obtained is an odd number?

### Taking Chances Extended

##### Age 14 to 18

This article, for students and teachers, is mainly about probability, the mathematical way of looking at random chance.

### How Risky Is My Diet?

##### Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:

Newspapers said that eating a bacon sandwich every day raises the risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Should you be concerned?

### The Better Bet

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

Here are two games you have to pay to play. Which is the better bet?

### Statins and Risk

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

"Statins cut the risks of heart attacks and strokes by 40%"
Should the Professor take statins? Can you help him decide?

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Some relationships are transitive, such as `if A>B and B>C then it follows that A>C', but some are not. In a voting system, if A beats B and B beats C should we expect A to beat C?

### Fixing the Odds

##### Age 14 to 16 Challenge Level:

You have two bags, four red balls and four white balls. You must put all the balls in the bags although you are allowed to have one bag empty. How should you distribute the balls between the two. . . .

### Do You Brush Your Teeth Every Day?

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

How can we find out answers to questions like this if people often lie?

### Heavy Hydrocarbons

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Explore the distribution of molecular masses for various hydrocarbons

### Molecular Sequencer

##### Age 14 to 18 Challenge Level:

Investigate the molecular masses in this sequence of molecules and deduce which molecule has been analysed in the mass spectrometer.
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The text passage is a list of titles and brief descriptions of resources related to the topic of combining probabilities, which is a subfield of probability theory. Each title is followed by an age range and a challenge level, indicating the educational level for which the resource is intended.

TYPE: NO_QUESTION

The passage does not contain any direct mathematical questions or calculations. It is a list of educational resources, each with a brief description, but none of these descriptions include a question that requires a mathematical answer.