Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 7-8-Webinar 9 Recording

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In this webinar session, the focus is on solving logic problems. The instructor underscores the importance of adopting a worst-case scenario mindset when approaching such problems. Participants engage in exercises requiring them to determine the least number of balls needed to ensure that at least one ball of each color is chosen from a bag, considering blind selection.<br /><br />During the session, attendees solve various logic puzzles from past exams. These puzzles involve using deductive reasoning, such as the pigeonhole principle, cryptarithms (where letters stand in for numbers in arithmetic problems), and distinguishing between truth-tellers and liars.<br /><br />Participants are encouraged to organize information using charts or diagrams to better understand complex relationships, such as determining the sequence of heights among individuals given certain clues. Through engaging with different types of logic puzzles, they practice forming equations and solving systems of inequalities, for example, counting different colored balls or determining statements' veracity.<br /><br />Hints are often provided throughout the exercises to aid participants, such as simplifying problems by addressing properties of multiplication or concepts like negative space in equations. Attendees are also motivated to use elimination strategies and engage in casework to reach solutions. The session emphasizes practice and application of logical reasoning through interactive problem-solving, with participants sharing strategies and reasoning behind their answers.

Keywords

logic problems

worst-case scenario

pigeonhole principle

cryptarithms

deductive reasoning

truth-tellers and liars

charts and diagrams

systems of inequalities

elimination strategies

interactive problem-solving