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Wheels of fortune

This Core Maths activity includes four problems that remind students of familiar probability theory concepts, enable discussion and highlight possible misconceptions.

Wheels of fortune: Teacher Guide
This teacher guidance introduces the task, details the materials required and introduces the problems.

Wheels of fortune: Presentation
This PowerPoint presentation contains the four problems to prompt discussion.

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