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Problem solving Key Points

1 Matt and Sarah bet $6 each to play a game with Think about the
the following rules. outcomes of flipping
Rules the number side and
1. Matt earns one point when the number side of the the picture side of
coin is flipped. the coin if the game
2. Sarah earns one point when the picture side of the is continued and the
coin is flipped. coin is flipped for the
3. The first person to earn three points takes $12. 4th and 5th times.

The game stops after Matt earns two points by
flipping the number side twice and Sarah earns
one point by flipping the picture side once. How
can they share $12 fairly?

2 A and B take turns flipping coins at the same Find the number of
time. A flips one coin and B flips two coins. The outcomes when A
person who gets more coins with the number wins the game out
side wins the game. Is this game fair? Since A of eight possible
flips fewer coins than B, if they get the same outcomes.
number of coins with the number side, A wins
the game.

99Number of Outcomes