TED-Ed: How to defeat a dragon with math - Garth Sundem

In the Land of Pi, six musketeers named after mathematical operations protect the realm. They face a crisis when a dragon threatens their land. Despite initial failures, they devise a plan using the PEMDAS order of operations to defeat the dragon. Their victory restores peace, and the numbers of the empire live happily ever after.

What was the role of the musketeers in the Land of Pi?

• To find hidden treasures

• To protect the numbers from chaos

• To organize a festival

• To build a castle

Which musketeer was the first to attack Puff the Magic Digit Dragon?

• Multiplication

• Exponents

• Addition

• Subtraction

What strategy did the musketeers decide to use to defeat the dragon?

• Use a secret weapon

• Attack randomly

• Wait for the dragon to sleep

• Attack in a specific sequence

In what order did the musketeers attack the dragon using the PEMDAS strategy?

• Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Subtraction, Addition, Division, Multiplication, Exponents, Parentheses

• Exponents, Parentheses, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

• Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction, Exponents, Parentheses

What happened to the Emperor Number at the end of the story?

• He became the ruler again

• He was thrown into the desert

• He was eaten by the dragon

• He was forgiven and set free