THE LOCKER PROBLEM is a famous math problem.  Scroll through the description and have fun trying to solve the problem.  Can you come up with a strategy to solve this?  With a little bit of work and wondering, you will find this question is not as difficult to solve as it first appears.


Continue scrolling down the page to view videos that can help you understand the problem.


Students:  at the bottom of the page, read the instructions for the comment area and reply accordingly when you feel you have solved the problem.

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Here is a video of a teacher explaining the problem if you need help understanding the problem

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Here is a small simulation of the problem - they use only 10 lockers to demonstrate, but the pattern is the same.