Chances of ….?

In Maths we can work out how likely it will be that an event will occur.   It could be certain, likely or unlikely.

When it comes to a dice or a spinner, you can work out how likely by saying 

You have a 1 in 6 chance of winning; or you have a 1:6 chance….. depending on the number of possibilities given.

We will explore how this works by using the spinner in this SPINNER manipulative.

BOX DRAW manipulative – how many times will you draw out a certain colour depends on how many of each are in the box.

COIN TOSS manipulative – it’s interesting to see how many times heads or tails comes up when you toss a coin.

Good luck and have fun taking your chances on these activities! 8:)