TED-Ed: Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? | Alex Gendler

In this video, a top chef from Pasta Palace is kidnapped by Berger Bazaar operatives to uncover a secret sauce recipe. A third party, Sausage Saloon, sends a spy to exploit the situation. The spy observes an interrogation where the chef lies about the box number containing the recipe. By analyzing the questions and the chef's responses, the spy deduces the correct box number, retrieves the recipe, and escapes unnoticed. The video demonstrates logical reasoning and problem-solving in a corporate espionage context.

What is the main objective of the spy in the story?

What does the interrogator ask the chef about the number related to the recipe?

How does the chef's lying affect the interrogator's conclusions?

What mathematical properties does the secret number possess?

What is the final number that the spy deduces is the correct one for the recipe?