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April 30 Mathematician Puzzle: Carl Gauss, Prince of Mathematics | Mixed Review

April 30 of the Mystery Year was the birthday of Carl Gauss. Skills in this warm-up include the “Gauss” method to find the sum of the integers 1 – 100, finding a side length when given the volume of a cube, and determining the value of a digit in a number.

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