Students explore the Cereal Box Problem first by estimating an answer, then modeling the problem with manipulatives and collecting data for the class, and finally using a computer program to model the problem and determine the theoretical expected value. This mathematically rich problem was prepared by the Ohio Resource Center to accompany the Mathematics Program Models for Ohio High Schools developed by the Ohio Department of Education.

Students explore the Cereal Box Problem first by estimating an answer, then modeling the problem with manipulatives and collecting data for the class, and finally using a computer program to model the problem and determine the theoretical expected value. This mathematically rich problem was prepared by the Ohio Resource Center to accompany the Mathematics Program Models for Ohio High Schools developed by the Ohio Department of Education. (author/sw)