Picking Fortune Cookies

http://math.ucsd.edu/~anistat/testCookie.html

This applet is a probabilistic study of picking fortunes from a limited supply of fortune cookies. The student will try to answer how many cookies he/she has to eat to have a 50/50 chance of reading all the fortunes.

Resource Type	Simulation (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Lecture/Presentation (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Drill and Practice (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	Java Applet
Audience	College --Undergrad Upper Division College --Undergrad Lower Division High School
Source	http://math.ucsd.edu/~anistat/
Email Address	agarsia@ucsd.edu
Date Of Record Creation	2004-12-14 14:08:25
Date Of Record Release	2005-08-09 12:42:42
Date Last Modified	2005-08-09 12:42:42
Statistical Topic	Probability -- Elementary Probability
Material Type	Lecture Examples Laboratories Out-of-class Curriculum
Author's Name	A.M. Garsia
Author's Organization	University of California, San Diego, Department of Mathematics
Supplemental - Evidence
Intended User Role	Learner Teacher
Application Area	Mathematics
Copyrights	No
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Non-symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 1999-11-30 00:00:00

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Picking Fortune Cookies