Which would you wear to a football game, a sweater or a raincoat? __26__ the raincoat if you thought there was a good chance of rain. Which basketball team is more likely to win, one that is 30 points ahead at the half or its opponent? Teams have been known to come from __27__ to win, but the chances of overcoming that kind of lead are slim.
__28__ of us can be perfectly sure about how things will turn out in the future. But we can, and often do, think of the possibilities. We can try to guess __29__ this or that might happen. In some cases mathematics can help make these guesses more accurate. The branch of mathematics that helps make our guesses more accurate is called probability. Probability is the science of __30__. It is among the fastest growing and most useful parts of today’s mathematics.
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