Solving Sudoku Puzzles
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Objective
I can explain how to solve Sudoku puzzles.
Part 1 of 4
Warm-up video
Howcast · 2:57
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
4 concepts
- 1
Each row, column, and box in Sudoku must contain the numbers 1 through 9.
- 2
In Sudoku, no row, column, or box may repeat a number.
- 3
Use cross hatching to figure out where a number fits by eliminating possibilities.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
4 questions
In Sudoku, what numbers are used to fill the squares?
What is the main rule of Sudoku?
Part 4 of 4
Exit ticket
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“In your own words, explain how to solve a Sudoku puzzle.”
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