Paradox Redux - POW #20

The birthday paradox is a great one to read and think about but here is another one...

I have two children, one of whom is a son born on a Tuesday. What is the probability that I have two boys?

Don't look up the answer just yet.  Think about it.  When you need to, here is a good write-up of the answer.  For credit for this POW, write a short paragraph summarizing the reasoning.

POW #19

Submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, April 24th.  Make sure to scan your work and put it in your Mathematics/POW folder with a name of LASTNAMEWeek19.  See me with questions.  You may work with a partner but make sure you note that on your submission and you both must submit a copy for credit.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FOLDER!

Algebra 1 - POW19
Geometry - POW19

POW #18

Welcome back!  As a follow up to the Open Box Problem from before break, go to this link and write a paragraph response.  Submit on googledocs!  Due 4/10/17.

POW #17

Submissions are due by the end of the day on Friday, March 10th .  Make sure to scan your work and put it in your Mathematics/POW folder with a name of LASTNAMEWeek17.  See me with questions.  You may work with a partner but make sure you note that on your submission and you both must submit a copy for credit.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FOLDER!

Algebra 1 - POW17
Geometry - POW17

POW 16

Submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 27th.  Make sure to scan your work and put it in your Mathematics/POW folder with a name of LASTNAMEWeek16.  See me with questions.  You may work with a partner but make sure you note that on your submission and you both must submit a copy for credit.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FOLDER!

Algebra 1 - POW16
Geometry - POW16

POW #15

POW #15

Submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 13th.  Make sure to scan your work and put it in your Mathematics/POW folder with a name of LASTNAMEWeek15.  See me with questions.  You may work with a partner but make sure you note that on your submission and you both must submit a copy for credit.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FOLDER!

Algebra 1 - POW15
Geometry - POW15

POW #14

Submissions are due by the end of the day on Monday, January 23rd.  Make sure to scan your work and put it in your Mathematics/POW folder with a name of LASTNAMEWeek14.  See me with questions.  You may work with a partner but make sure you note that on your submission and you both must submit a copy for credit.  LET ME KNOW IF YOU PUT IT IN YOUR FOLDER!

Algebra 1 - POW14
Geometry - POW14