| Description |
102 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-99) and index. |
| Contents |
Do you wanna bet? -- One out of two: Heads and tails? -- Which hand? -- Girl or boy? -- Forecasting: Will it snow tomorrow? -- Are you sure? Is it impossible? Maybe! -- ABC's of probability: Mysterious message -- Making and breaking codes -- Birthday party: Same birthday -- Door prize -- How many red? Brown? Yellows? -- Sampling and statistics -- Left hand or right? -- PTA carnival: Take a chance! Win a TV set! -- Lucky wheel -- Guessing the colors -- Winners and losers: Playing cards -- Rolls of the dice -- Last chance: What shall we name the baby? -- Place your bets! -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Two boys find that the most ordinary events and activities such as card games, coin flips, sports scores and statistics, and even weather prediction are dependent on the subtle interplay of many factors of chance and probability. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.1 2.0 114643. |
| Subject |
Probabilities -- Juvenile literature.
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Probabilities.
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| Added Author |
Weston, Martha, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0395565162 |
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9780395565162 |
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