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Subject Area
- Math: Statistics: Probability and Random Variables
- Math: Middle Grades Math: Statistics and Probability
Author

Texas Instruments
Level

6-8
Activity Time

20 Minutes
Device
- TI-73 Explorer™
- TI-Navigator™
Software

TI Connect™
Accessories

TI Connectivity Cable
Unit-to-Unit link cables
Other Materials

This is Activity # 31 from Getting Started with
TI-Navigator™ System: Middle Grades
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Empty Seats

This activity allows students to use a simulation to understand why airline companies routinely overbook flights.

See the attached PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity

Students will:

Understand and apply basic concepts of probability

Use proportionality and a basic understanding of probability to make and test conjectures about the results of experiments and simulations

Review student answers

As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging

Re-teach concepts as necessary