Can you solve the temple riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
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Your expedition finally stands at the heart of the ancient temple. But as you study the inscriptions in the darkness, two wisps of green smoke burst forth. The walls begin to shake. The giant sandglass begins flowing with less than an hour before it empties, and a rumbling tells you that you don’t want to be around when that happens. Can you use math to escape the temple? Dennis E. Shasha shows how.
How might you have used probability in this case if you had only six expeditioners but still wanted to figure out the most likely way to get everyone out of the temple? What would you have done? What would your odds have been?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Dennis E. Shasha
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Director Outis
- Narrator Addison Anderson
