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Unit 3: Probability - ProblemGambling.ca

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<strong>Unit</strong> 3: <strong>Probability</strong> Appendix A<br />

Student resource 3<br />

The Conveyor Belt Myth: The Reality<br />

Play begins. The win is a long way off.<br />

$0<br />

There is no conveyor belt. The odds do not improve over time.<br />

$0<br />

You never know if you are going to win or lose.<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$1<br />

?<br />

$1<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

$1<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$1<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

The only thing you know for sure is that you are unlikely to win a large prize.<br />

$1<br />

$1<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$1<br />

?<br />

$0<br />

$0<br />

?<br />

$1000<br />

$1000<br />

?<br />

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$0<br />

$1<br />

?<br />

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