HOME - Kids Meals - Simulations in Probability Simulations are used in probability all the time to model what could happen in a given situation. There are matry ways to run a simulation. You can use cards, dice, coins, spinsers, and random number generators. Fandom number generators are a common tool for running simulations. In this simulation we will use a random humber generator found on the internet. Too Many Kids' Meals? Warm upquestions: 1. Have you ever tried to collect a set of cards or toys from a fast food restaurant cereal box, or gum package? 2. How long did it take you to collect all of the set? 3. How much of the product did you have to buy before you collected the entire set? A local fast food restaurant includes a plastic toy in each kids' meal. There are six different toys to collect. How many kids' meals will you have to buy to collect the complete set of toys? Each toy has an equally likely chance of being in the kids' meal. Before you begin, predict the number of kids' meals you think you will need to buy to collect all 6 toys. I predict I will need to buy kids' meals to collect all 6 toys. Running thesimulation: Go to the following website https://wwwrandomarg (or on your calculator using the RANDINT feature) on the right side of the page you will see the True Random Number Generator you can enter in the max number you want to generate which in our case is 6 . You arenowiready to run the simulation: Use a table, similar to the one below, to record your information To use the random number generator you enter 1 for the minand 6 for the max and you will run it 1 time allowing duplicates. After you press go it will display a number. That will correspond to the toy number. For Fxample, 1 means toy 1 etc. Record a tally in toy 1. Repeat this process until you have at least 1 tally mark for each of the 6 toys. Once you have at least 1 tally mark in each toy end the simulation. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Show all work. 1. I had to "buy" kids' meals to collect all 6 toys. 2. If each kids' meal costs $5.99, how much money did you have to spend to collect all 6 toys? 3. Do you think each person in our class had to buy the same number of kids' meals? If you ran the simulation again, would you expect the same results? 4. Do you think how much you had to "spend" was worth it to collect all 6 toys? Why or why not? HOME - Kids Meals - Simulations in Probability Simulations are used in probability all the time to model what could happen in a given situation. There are matry ways to run a simulation. You can use cards, dice, coins, spinsers, and random number generators. Fandom number generators are a common tool for running simulations. In this simulation we will use a random humber generator found on the internet. Too Many Kids' Meals? Warm upquestions: 1. Have you ever tried to collect a set of cards or toys from a fast food restaurant cereal box, or gum package? 2. How long did it take you to collect all of the set? 3. How much of the product did you have to buy before you collected the entire set? A local fast food restaurant includes a plastic toy in each kids' meal. There are six different toys to collect. How many kids' meals will you have to buy to collect the complete set of toys? Each toy has an equally likely chance of being in the kids' meal. Before you begin, predict the number of kids' meals you think you will need to buy to collect all 6 toys. I predict I will need to buy kids' meals to collect all 6 toys. Running thesimulation: Go to the following website https://wwwrandomarg (or on your calculator using the RANDINT feature) on the right side of the page you will see the True Random Number Generator you can enter in the max number you want to generate which in our case is 6 . You arenowiready to run the simulation: Use a table, similar to the one below, to record your information To use the random number generator you enter 1 for the minand 6 for the max and you will run it 1 time allowing duplicates. After you press go it will display a number. That will correspond to the toy number. For Fxample, 1 means toy 1 etc. Record a tally in toy 1. Repeat this process until you have at least 1 tally mark for each of the 6 toys. Once you have at least 1 tally mark in each toy end the simulation. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Show all work. 1. I had to "buy" kids' meals to collect all 6 toys. 2. If each kids' meal costs $5.99, how much money did you have to spend to collect all 6 toys? 3. Do you think each person in our class had to buy the same number of kids' meals? If you ran the simulation again, would you expect the same results? 4. Do you think how much you had to "spend" was worth it to collect all 6 toys? Why or why not
