Bagels

If you’ve watched my “What Is Math?” video, you’ve seen a sample of the Bagels math logic game. This is one of my family’s favorites! It’s a guessing game, but you can use logic and strategy in order to guess the numbers very quickly. In this video, I’ll show you in more detail how it works. I’ll also show you how to use the game to guess numbers even larger than three digits. Once you’ve mastered the strategies in this game, you’ll never lose another game of Mastermind again.

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Download Student Worksheet & Exercises

What do you think about using this method to guess 4 or 5 digit numbers? It’s not much more complicated than guessing smaller numbers, but it’s a lot to keep track of in your head.  So use a pencil and paper to give it a try.

Exercises

Your exercise for this lesson is to play this game (start with two-digit numbers) until you can see a pattern to quickly guess any number. Have fun!

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