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For Mathematical Minds

The Order of Operations: Why 3 – 2 + 1 = 2 not 0

When people look at a mathematical expression it must mean the same thing to them or they won’t be able to talk about it, work together effectively, or even agree on puzzle solutions! To have that common understanding, they must agree what order will be used to execute operations. “4 + 6” is no problem!…
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How To Solve the Mathler Puzzle

Sometimes people who are new to Mathler think the point is to find an expression that equals the target number, but that’s actually not enough! To “win” you need to find the expression the puzzle constructor was thinking of; we’ll call that the target solution. That’s where logic comes in – applying the information from…
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