Board game

This task is about the chance of something happening in a board game.

Ashlee and her friends are playing a board game.

Question

a) If Ashlee has had 10 turns, circle the correct statement.

- She will have received exactly 5 coins.
- She could have received anywhere from 0 to 10 coins.
- She must have received between 3 and 7 coins.
- She cannot have received more than 8 coins.
- She will have received exactly 10 coins.

b) If Ashlee has received 100 coins, circle the correct statement.

- She has had 200 turns.
- She has had between 180 and 220 turns.
- She has had fewer than 250 turns.
- She has had at least 160 turns.
- You cannot tell how many turns she has had.

c) If Ashlee has had 50 turns, circle the correct statement.

- She will have received exactly 25 notes.
- She is as likely to have received 10 notes as she is to have received 20 notes.
- She must have received at least 20 notes.
- The most likely number of notes she will have received is 25.
- She must have received between 21 and 29 notes.

		Y11 (03/2001)
a)	B [She could have received anywhere from 0 to 10 coins.]	easy
b)	E [You cannot tell how many turns she has had.]	easy
c)	D [The most likely number of notes she will have received is 25.]	moderate