The Boxes Game



Each box contains 100 balls worth different amounts

Choose a box to receive 1 randomly selected ball!

Each point = $10!

The more balls of a color, the more likely it will be randomly selected

Get ready to look at the 6 boxes: A, B, C, D, E and F!

In this survey, you will pretend to play a game of chance that you might find at a carnival called. First you'll learn how the game works. Then you'll say what you would do if you played the game in real life.The Boxes game containslike the ones below (these aren't the actual boxes, they're just for illustration)Each box will containthat can be of. Each ball color has a different point value. Grey balls are worth, Green balls are worth, Blue balls are worth, Red balls are worth, Pink balls are worth, and Gold balls are worthIn the game, you will choose one ofto receive. Before you decide, you will get to see what is in each box by looking at a table of its contents like this:For example, if you saw a table forthat looked like this, here is what it would look like inside:After you have looked at the contents of all 6 boxes, you willWhen you choose a box, imagine that awill draw one of the ballsfrom your box. The higher the point value the more money you would win!Once a ball is randomly selected,For example, if the mechanical arm randomly drew a Grey ball worth, then you would win(nothing). If it drew Green ball worth, then you would earn. If it drew a Red ball worth, then you would earn(and so on)Thethat the mechanical arm will select a ball is determined by. For example, if a box has(out of 100), so there isthat the arm will select a Green ball from this box (and so on for all other colors)Got it? It's a simple game of chance and risk! Now here come the real 6 boxes...The 6 boxes are coming up below!