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Situation Simulated

Here is another situation to consider.

Allyson and Marissa overhear Khalid and Justyce discussing baseball.

Real-Life Scenarios



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Marissa and Khalid decide to simulate the probability of a baseball game being rained out.

drawing of a rain cloudIf there is a 20% chance of a baseball game being rained out, what is the probability that at least one game will be rained out in a three-game stretch?


This spinner can be used to simulate this situation.

spinner with five equally-sized sections: four sections are named Game On, and one section is named Rain-out

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