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. [4:12]

Concepts

logic

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Additional Tags

brain teaser, mind puzzle, ted ed: can you solve the temple riddle?, logic and reasoning

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Practice