The Three Little Pigs A Counting Story Retrieved

The Three Little Pigs: A Counting Story Retrieved from the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education Modified by Dr. Jennifer L. Bell, La. Grange High School, La. Grange, Georgia (© 2010)

Blaise Pierre Sasha Once upon a time, there were three little pigs: Blaise, Pierre, and Sasha. Each little pig decided to build their own house.

Each pig could choose to build their house in the mountains, on the lake, in the forest, or in the city.

Their house could be built with wood, brick, or snow, and they can choose to build one or two levels.

There were so many choices that Blaise was confused. What choices does Blaise have? Blaise

The possible choices are called outcomes. Blaise has a total of 24 choices. Snow Mountain Wood Brick Snow Lake Wood Brick Snow City Wood Brick Snow Forest Wood Brick 1 2 1 2 1 2

The first little pig, Blaise, didn’t want to have the same type of house as the second little pig, Pierre. He really wanted an one-level wooden house in the mountains. He thought that Pierre was unlikely to choose the same house. The probability that Pierre would make the same choice as Blaise was , or approximately 4. 2 %.

Unfortunately, Pierre already had choose an onelevel wooden house in the mountains. So, Blaise and Pierre decided to toss a coin 10 times to determine who would build this house. Blaise called heads on each toss. Make a prediction: Who do you think will build the house? Continue the Story Heads Tails

In groups of three, write an ending to the story that includes at least one of these concepts:

Pierre Blaise Sasha