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Whose Number is Greater?
SHIFT
Ran#
•
x
-1
SHIFT
STO
RCL
A
(–)
DEL
SHIFT
STO
RCL
B
˚
’”
RCL
A
(–)
B
˚
’”
RCL
Random numbers are very useful, especially in the study of Statistics. Here is a ‘Random
Number’ game that you and your friend(s) may like to play.
Procedure
1
. Set your calculator to
COMP
mode.
2
. Suppose there are two players. Player 1 keys in
-1
Ran# , that is
, followed by
You will probably see a display similar to the screen on
the right. This value is stored in the variable
A
.
3
. Player 2 presses
(
until the cursor is below
‘
„
’)
to delete ‘
„
A
’.
followed by keying in
Press
and
to view and compare these values. The
person who has the greater value wins this round. You may continue playing more rounds.
Display
Player 1
Ran#
-1
„
A
5.952380952
Player 2
Ran#
-1
„
B
7.874015748
The value stores in B is
clearly greater than value
stores in A. Hence, player
two wins this round.
You may play this game using expression created by you. For example, you may use the
expression
#
10
Ran
or
#
15
Ran
.
Ran#
-1
„
A
5.952380952
Ran#
-1
„
B
7.874015748
Exploration and
Investigation
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