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Students love probability using the birthday problem!

What is the probability of two students in the same class sharing a birthday? Your class will probably be surprised to learn that for a group of 35, the probability that 2 members will have the same birthdate is greater than 8 out of 10. Enjoy!

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Probability: The Birthday Problem

Name: Probability: The Birthday Problem
Brand: Beautiful Mathematics
SKU: 1944321
Price: 3.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (5 reviews)

Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews

5.0 (5 ratings)

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Grades

9th - 12th

Subjects

Algebra 2, Other (Math)

Standards

CCSSHSS-ID.A.4

Description

Students love probability using the birthday problem!

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Rated 5 out of 5, based on 5 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5

May 10, 2023

Great project! My students enjoy doing it. Thanks!

June W.

14 reviews

Grades taught: 10th

Response from

Beautiful Mathematics

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Sep 5, 2023

Glad the students enjoyed the practice. <3

Rated 5 out of 5

May 5, 2020

My students are always fascinated by the birthday problem; this resource helped them understand how it works!

Erin Sullivan

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37 reviews

Grades taught: 11th, 12th

Response from

Beautiful Mathematics

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Aug 24, 2020

Yes! Students seem to really love flipping coins and surveying other students. :-)

Rated 5 out of 5

February 9, 2020

Great activity.

Tiffany King

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138 reviews

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Beautiful Mathematics

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Feb 9, 2020

Thanks, Tiffany!

Rated 4.9 out of 5

March 16, 2017

excellent activity! We had a snow day on Pi day! We celebrated anyway. Students loved the review of these concepts as we prepare for State Testing (Mass). Thank you

treacy S.

4 reviews

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Beautiful Mathematics

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Aug 19, 2018

Glad you enjoyed it, Treacy. Another great resource for Pi Day is my Pi Day Circle Art activity. Free stickers go along with the lesson. Hope you try it!

Rated 5 out of 5

April 7, 2016

The results definitely surprised my students and the comparison to the coin toss was helpful.

Alice D.

792 reviews

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Beautiful Mathematics

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Aug 19, 2018

Thanks, Alice. Students really love the coin toss. I've caught them trying to recreate at lunchtime. So great!

Rated 0 out of 5

February 17, 2016

Thanks

Helen L.

400 reviews

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Beautiful Mathematics

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Feb 17, 2016

Glad you liked the lesson. Thanks!

Questions & Answers

Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).

CCSSHSS-ID.A.4

Use the mean and standard deviation of a data set to fit it to a normal distribution and to estimate population percentages. Recognize that there are data sets for which such a procedure is not appropriate. Use calculators, spreadsheets, and tables to estimate areas under the normal curve.