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What's the "wait time" to get 14 coin toss wins in a row? Answer: 32,766 tosses. An informative video in the Numberphile Coins series looks at a 14-year stretch in coin toss wins by NFC teams at the Super Bowl. It takes viewers through the process of finding out how long it would take, on average, for such a stretch to occur.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have learners research most recent statistics
- Get the class to calculate the wait time for 14 coin toss wins before watching solution in the video
Classroom Considerations
- Pupils should be able to calculate theoretical probabilities
- They must also have familiarity with solving linear equations and with exponents
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Uses a real-world situation that may be of interest to teenagers
- Shows all steps in the derivation of the solution
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- None