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Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

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Unit 3: ProbabilityAppendix AStudent Resource 4 p. 3b) Now, suppose that the coin has already been flipped 414 times and the results are as follows:212 heads and 202 tails. What will happen next? Flip a coin 36 more times until you have atotal of 450 flips. Does the number of heads and tails even up?Heads 212 + =Tails 202 + =Did the number of tails catch up to the number of heads? Yes NoWhat percentage of tosses is heads?What percentage of tosses is tails?Would you expect the number of tails catch up to the number of heads eventually?Why or why not?Question 3Compare your conclusions from questions 2a with those from 2b. Compare the actual number ofheads and tails in each experiment. Now compare the percentage of heads and tails in each.<strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Making</strong> <strong>Choices</strong>: <strong>Gambling</strong> <strong>Prevention</strong> <strong>Program</strong>www.Problem<strong>Gambling</strong>.ca3.16

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