This is an introduction to the study of probability. It tells the story of two of the greatest mathematicians, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, who used coin tosses of heads or tails to determine who paid the bill. It led to the formula for the probability of an event.

Concepts

probability

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Additional Tags

possible outcomes, blaise pascal and pierre de fermat, mathigon.org, probability and discrete math, probability and discrete math: introduction, formula for probability of an event

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

HSS-CP.B.7