Let's say you're going to play the lottery. You know, when you turn 18. Are you sure you want to spend that dollar? Of course, if you win, it was well worth it. But sure can you be that you'll win?
This nifty tool will tell you, based on your input of the amount of numbers and the lowest and highest possible number values, your chances of all your numbers being picked.
Go ahead and give it a try. Use the comments to share your results!
I like that I have a better chance of getting struck by lightening than winning the lottery. Great way to show students the realities of the lottery! - Melissa Marino
This was really cool, and I think kids would like this. Everyone, even kids who aren't able to play the lottery yet, know about it and hope to win it. I think this is a good reality check for students and might help them save some money in the future
Absolutely a really cool site! I have a 1 in 45,057,474 of winning the NYS Lotto. As Christine said, it's a great life lesson, and certainly a great way for students to take ownership of probability.
The funny thing is... I think that statistically, you have a 0% of winning the lottery. This is an awesome addition to your blog, as it is a fun and easy application of math which students can relate to.
I like this, but I have always had an issue with statistics (that I imagine other students will too). It doesn't matter about statistics unless its 100% or 0%. If it is anywhere in between it can still happen to you (then its just based on bad or good luck, to put it lightly). So seeing a statistic like this wouldn't do much for me. It would just tell me to buy more lotto tickets! But I like the idea as a way to show students how statistics can be applied to everyday life (and I know I've used that formula before for another application).
I like that I have a better chance of getting struck by lightening than winning the lottery. Great way to show students the realities of the lottery! - Melissa Marino
ReplyDeleteThis was really cool, and I think kids would like this. Everyone, even kids who aren't able to play the lottery yet, know about it and hope to win it. I think this is a good reality check for students and might help them save some money in the future
ReplyDeleteI agree with the previous posts. Not just a great math post, but also a great life lesson!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely a really cool site! I have a 1 in 45,057,474 of winning the NYS Lotto. As Christine said, it's a great life lesson, and certainly a great way for students to take ownership of probability.
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is... I think that statistically, you have a 0% of winning the lottery. This is an awesome addition to your blog, as it is a fun and easy application of math which students can relate to.
ReplyDeleteI like this, but I have always had an issue with statistics (that I imagine other students will too). It doesn't matter about statistics unless its 100% or 0%. If it is anywhere in between it can still happen to you (then its just based on bad or good luck, to put it lightly). So seeing a statistic like this wouldn't do much for me. It would just tell me to buy more lotto tickets! But I like the idea as a way to show students how statistics can be applied to everyday life (and I know I've used that formula before for another application).
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