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Title What are the chances?
Description Students will explore the ideas of chance using the Plinko game as a context.
Subject Mathematics
Level High School, Middle School
Type Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords probability
Simulation(s) Plinko Probability (HTML5)


Author(s) Susan Miller
School / Organization University of Colorado
Date submitted 16/11/13
Date updated 17/06/26