Math Arguments
Problems, Questions, and Puzzles to spark discussion and argument in the maths classroom.
Roll, roll, roll the two dice.
When rolling 2 dice, are there 36, 11, or 42 outcomes in the sample space?
Or is it: 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 ... thus 11?
Or is it:
Does it matter if the dice are the same color?
Does having different colored dice change the probabilities?
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Source:
T.R.Milne
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