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Can you solve the passcode riddle? - Ganesh Pai

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In a dystopian world, your resistance group is humanity’s last hope. Unfortunately, you’ve all been captured by the tyrannical rulers and brought to the ancient coliseum for their deadly entertainment. Will you be able to solve the passcode riddle and get everyone out safely? Ganesh Pai shows how.

In the lesson, Zara had to write down 36 as all possible products of 3 natural numbers. Instead of 36, imagine the number was 72. What would be the correct combination of 3 natural numbers Zara needs to enter to escape?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Ganesh Pai
  • Script Editor Alex Gendler
  • Director Jun Zee Myers
  • Animator Jun Zee Myers
  • Sound Designer Nicolas Martigne
  • Narrator Addison Anderson

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