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Ms. Jackson is choosing one of four students (Adam, Bob, Claudia, or Donna)

to read an essay to the class. What is a fair way to do this?
A. Choose the student with the most consonants in his or her last
name.
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B. Roll a number cube. If 1 or 2 comes up, choose Adam. If 3 or 4
comes up, choose Bob. If 5 comes up, choose Claudia. If 6 comes
up, choose Donna.
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C. Toss a coin 3 times. If it comes up heads 3 times, choose Adam.
If it comes up heads 2 times, choose Bob. If it comes up heads 1
time, choose Claudia. If it comes up heads 0 times, choose
Donna.
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D. Have the students put their names in a bag. Shake the bag and
choose a name without looking.

User SharpSteve
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2 Answers

3 votes

I personally would pick the last one.

User Lyio
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0 votes

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Equal chance of 1/4 around all students

User Siu
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