ACTIVITY 2- PUSHPINS

A teacher empties a package of 100 pushpins onto the table, obtaining the following results: 68 fall
with the point up and 32 fall downward.
Suppose the teacher asks 4 children to repeat the experiment, throwing the 100 pushpins. Each child
empties a box of 100 pushpins and will get some with the point up and some with the point down.
a) Write in the following table an outcome that seems likely to you for each child. Justify your answer.

Maria Pedro Andrew Manuel

Point up: Point up: Point up: Point up:

Tip down: Tip down: Tip down: Tip down:

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b) Carry out the experiment with the material provided and record the results in the following table.
Group work , each one writes down on their sheet .

Roll 1 Roll 2 Roll 3 Roll 4 Roll 5 Roll 6 Roll 7 Roll 8 Roll 9 Roll 10 Total
number

c) After experimentation, do you think it is more likely to land with the toe up or with the toe down?
Justify your answer based on the results obtained when carrying out the experimentation.
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d) According to the experiment whose data has been collected in the table, estimate the probability that
when you throw a thumbtack it will fall with the point upwards. Discuss as a group and write your
reflection here .

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