Look at the Part 1 page in your M & M Probability Packet.
Please follow all the instructions on this page. DO NOT EAT ANY OF YOUR M & M’s…
Now record your numbers in the following google form.
Compare your totals with your group members.
Answer the following in your work package.
Do you and your group members all have the same probability (chance) of picking a blue M & M? What about a brown one? A red one? An orange one? A yellow one? A green one? Why or Why not?
You will now go through Part 2 in your M & M Probability Packet
In order to complete this you will need a little bit of information that you have learned in past units. Here are a few reminders you may find helpful.
Fraction: To write your M & M colours in fraction form you need to remember that the total number of M&M’s of 1 colour is going to be your numerator. The total number of M & M’s in your package is the denominator. So if I have 7 blue M & M’s and there are 18 M & M’s in my package my fraction would be 7/18. Don’t worry about reducing fractions to simplest form.
Percent: remember that when we find the percent we divide the numerator by the denominator.
Remember to fill out the percentage for each colour in this google form.
Here is all the data from our class. You will need this information to fill out the last column “Class %” The number that goes in this column would be the “mean”.
Mean: an average. To find the mean you add up all the numbers for each category and then divide by the total number of responses. You will need to find the mean for each colour. Please use a calculator do do this.
Now its time to conduct some experiments with your M & M’s. Follow the instructions for Part 3. Be sure do complete Section A & B including Trial 1 & 2
Click on the M & M’s to go to the next page