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.
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If Duonia’s tax was based on 3s instead of 2s, could the pilgrim still solve this problem? In other words, if the tax were: Walk a block east: +3 Walk a block south: x3 Walk a block west: -3 Walk a block north: ÷3 Could the problem still be solved?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Daniel Finkel
- Director Outis
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Brian Gutierrez
