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Video 5: Probability
The Checkout Game
Directions

This is a two-player game. Each player receives 12 game tokens representing music CDs. Each player places the tokens in any of the checkout aisles marked 1-12 in the store on
his/her side of the board. Choose any of the aisles you desire, putting any number of tokens on a space as you would like.

Take turns rolling two dice. On each roll, determine the sum of the dice. If you have CDs in that numbered checkout aisle, move one CD to the parking lot. The winner is determined by the first player to have all of their CDs in the parking lot.

Problem: What is the best arrangement for the CDs?

 

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