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Can you solve the birthday cake riddle?

Marie Brodsky · TED

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About

Your friend's birthday is tomorrow, and he's turning... well... you've forgotten. A ginormous cake has been prepared and your job is to sculpt his age as the chocolate centerpiece. The birthday boy is a giant, and you're afraid that if your forgetfulness becomes known, you'll become part of the feast. Can you figure out your friend's age before the party? Marie Brodsky shows how. [Directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Cem Misirlioglu].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Marie Brodsky
Year
2022
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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