History of Probability Page 1 of 2 History of Probability Objectives: • Determine what fraction of a deck of cards a certain set of cards describes. • Determine how many of a certain type of card is in a deck. • Determine the number of times two heads, two tails, and one head and one tail will come up when two coins are tossed Vocabulary: • theoretical probability • experimental probability Possible Classroom Examples: How many spades are in a deck of cards? What fraction of a deck is spades? How many queens are there in a deck of cards? What fraction of a deck is queens? Flip a pair of coins 20 times. • approximately how many times do you think a pair of tails will come up.History of Probability Page 2 of 2 Deck of Cards Hearts – Red Diamonds – Red Clubs – Black Spades –
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