Expected Value and the Wheel of Fortune Game

Presents two methods of calculating the expected value for a participant on the television game show "The Wheel of Fortune." The first approach involves the use of basic expected-value principles. The second approach uses those principles in addition to infinite geometric series. (MDH)

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Mathematics teacher 1994-01, Vol.87 (1), p.13-17
Hauptverfasser:	Woodward, Ernest, Woodward, Marilyn
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bankruptcy College mathematics Consonants Educational research Enrichment Activities Expected values Games Logical givens Mathematical Applications Mathematical Concepts Mathematical Enrichment Mathematical Formulas Mathematical integration Mathematical Models Mathematics Education Mathematics Instruction Probability Puzzles Secondary Education Secondary School Mathematics Series (Mathematics) Statistics
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Zusammenfassung:	Presents two methods of calculating the expected value for a participant on the television game show "The Wheel of Fortune." The first approach involves the use of basic expected-value principles. The second approach uses those principles in addition to infinite geometric series. (MDH)
ISSN:	0025-5769 2330-0582
DOI:	10.5951/MT.87.1.0013