Darts is a game that everyone can have fun with, especially if you have a few friends to play with and make the game into a competition. But there is also a lot of math that can be done with the use of a dartboard. There is the simple math of adding your score, but I’m talking about something more complex than that. In this particular situation I am talking about probability.

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(+) Use permutations and combinations to compute probabilities of compound events and solve problems.

What is the probability of hitting a bulls-eye? From the four darts you get to throw, and assuming all four land on the dartboard, how many different scores can you make and what are those scores? There are probability problems all over the board and this is a great way for students to have interactions and make math fun.