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Peer reviewedWoodward, Ernest; Woodward, Marilyn – Mathematics Teacher, 1994
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)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment
