Can you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle? - Dan Finkel
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After months of travel, you’ve arrived at Duonia, home to the famous temple that’s the destination of your pilgrimage. The walk from the welcome center to the temple isn't a long one ... but there’s a problem. Can you outsmart the city's imposed tax and make it to the temple without paying a fee? Dan Finkel shows how.
Solving this problem depends on correctly using the order of operations. Explain why this order matters--and how you can get different answers what you get after you add 2, subtract 2, multiply by 2, and divide by 2 depends on the order you apply the operations. Give specific examples.
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- Educator Daniel Finkel
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