Casio FX-82AU PLUS Calculator User Manual


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Subtracting dice Bingo
The game rules
· Thevaluescalledinthisgameofbingowillbedeterminedbysubtractingthenumbers
showingonapairofnormal6sideddice.Thesubtractionwill alwaysbethebiggervalue
subtractthesmallervalue.Therewillbenonegativevalues.
· Playerschoose9numbers.Theycanbeallthesame,mostlythesameormostlydifferent.
However,ifaplayerchoosestohaveallninenumbersthesame,thatnumbermustbe
called9timesfortheplayertowin.Playerscanonlycrossoutoneoftheirnumberseach
timeanumberiscalled.
· Thefirstplayertohavealltheirnumberscrossedoutisthewinner.
Yourchallengeistodeterminethebestsetof9numberstouseinthisgame.
What you have to do
Entertheformula “theabsolutevalueof[RanInt#(1,6) -RanInt#(1,6)]”intoyourcalculatorby
pressingthefollowingsequenceofbuttons:
eQ.1SHIFT)6)‐Q.1SHIFT)6)p
Eachtimeyoupresspanothersimulationvaluewillbedisplayed.
Simulatetherollofthediceatleast50timesandrecordyourresultsinthetable.
Number rolled Tally Frequency
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Whatsetof9numbersdoyouthinkarethebestsetforwinningthisgame?
Writeaparagraphtoexplainthe reasonforyourchoice.
Inyourgroup,playthegamewitharealpairofdice.Whichgroupmember’ssetofnumberswins
themostfrequently?
©SueThomsonandShriroAustraliaPTYLimited.Thispagemaybephotocopiedforclassroomuse.
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