Trading Alfs for a Bart: A Simulation.

Richbart, Lynn; Richbart, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ455040

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Publication Date: 1992

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Trading Alfs for a Bart: A Simulation.

Richbart, Lynn; Richbart, Carolyn

Arithmetic Teacher, v40 n2 p112-14 Oct 1992

Discusses ways to simulate a probability problem of interest to middle school students in which students calculate the average number of packets of trading cards purchased to obtain a complete set of cards. Simulations utilize a spinner, a table of random numbers, and a computer. Includes the BASIC program utilized in the simulation. (MDH)

Descriptors: Experiments, Intermediate Grades, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Probability, Problem Solving, Simulation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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