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Who Does the Lottery Benefit?
Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra activity, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument and plot it on a...
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Combinations and Permutations
Fifth graders investigate the concepts of combinations and permutations using probability. They practice calculations using probability to measure the outcomes. Students demonstrate how to organize and categorize the data.
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Mr. P's Party Problem
In this party problem worksheet, students determine the number of handshakes that may be exchanged at a party. This one-page worksheet contains 1 combination problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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What's in the Bag?
Students calculate the probability of an event occurring. In this statistics lesson, students calculate the outcome using combination and permutation. They differentiate between-theoretical and experimental probability.
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Combinations And Permutations
Seventh graders investigate the mathematical concept using a lecture format. The lesson includes a classroom management section with suggestions for lesson execution. Students write a definition for the Fundamental Counting Principle....
Balanced Assessment
Dog Tags
Class members demonstrate a proficiency with conditional probabilities through this task. Individuals calculate probabilities using multiplication and addition. They also distinguish between repetition and non-repetition while...
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Swensons Milkshake Problemn
In this milkshake activity, students determine the combinations of milkshakes that can be made from the given information. This one-page activity contains 1 problem. The answer is provided.
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Combinations
In this math worksheet, high schoolers investigate the concept of using combinations. They compare this with permutations where a different order of the same set of objects is counted separately for the outcome.
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The Four Student Problem
In this four student problem learning exercise, students determine the number of combinations to satisfy a given situation. This one-page learning exercise contains 1 multi-step problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Math Club #4: Combinatorics
In this combinatorics learning exercise, 8th graders work in a group to solve 5 problems finding the total number of combinations in a situation.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 6)
Fifty-eight flashcards make up a set designed to reinforce math vocabulary. Within the set, you'll find bold-faced word cards as well as definition cards that offer a labeled example. Terms include base, percent, theoretical probability,...
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Combinations
Young scholars investigate the possibility of different events using combination. In this statistics lesson plan, students investigate the accuracy of permutations and combinations. They solve problems related to combinations.
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An Introduction to Counting
Students define the counting principle and how it relates to integers. In this algebra lesson, students add and subtract using the addition and multiplication principles. They solve problems using combination and permutations.
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Counting Problems
Solving these percent problems is a matter of counting. Pupils find percents by counting the number of events that meet the criteria and the total number of possibilities. Participants create the ratio and convert it to a percent to...
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Calculating and Applying Basic Probability
Eighth graders investigate the basic concepts of probability. In this probability lesson, 8th graders learn the associated probability. They work with spinners, colored cubes in a bag, flip coins, and choose colored candies while they...
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The Elvis Password Problem
In this statistics and probability worksheet, students determine how many eight-letter passwords can be made that contain the name ELVIS. The one page worksheet contains one problem. The solution is provided.
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Counting Principle
In this probability and statistics worksheet, students work with a family member to determine the number of outcomes in a given situation. The two page worksheet contains four questions. Answers are included.