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The Legend Of The Betting Chief

Listen up, brave adventurers! Can you guess what the chief won?

Legend is that after opening his chest, the chief of the adventurers let out a scream so loud that it could be heard across the entire continent. Find out why the chief was so surprised.

In this puzzle, the only information provided is means. What does each mean tell us? Which clues are useful to solve this problem? Discover a puzzle which involves certain resolution strategies that exploit algebraic concepts.  


  • This puzzle is not easy and requires many steps of substitution. You will probably have to help and guide your students.

  • Planning notes