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Complement Rule for Probability: Changes in an Election InteractiveComplement Rule for Probability: Changes in an Election Interactive
Publisher
CK-12 Foundation
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Interactives
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
15 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Video
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Year
2015
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Complement Rule for Probability: Changes in an Election

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Pupils determine the probability of one mayoral candidate winning given the other's chance. The interactive provides a circle graph to help visualize each candidate's percentages of winning.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

probability, elections, percents, totals

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Have class members find the complement if the probabilities are given as fractions

Classroom Considerations

  • The class should know that the total probability should be 1 or 100%
  • Requires signing up for a free login account

Pros

  • The supplemental material contains additional problems
  • Contains hints for all of the challenges

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.SP.C.8.a HSS-CP.A.1

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