Show Me the Pennies!

       You and a friend are playing a quiet game.  Your friend whispers, “Let’s each flip a penny.  If they both come up heads, you get three points.  If they both show tails, you get one point.  If they don’t match, I get two points.”

        You begin to think about this.  Is it a fair game?

        Use your mathematical thinking to decide the fairness of the game.

7.9         Statistics & Probability Concepts

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