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==Puzzle solving== {{Original research section|date=November 2018}} Solutions of puzzles often require the recognition of [[pattern]]s and the adherence to a particular kind of order. People with a high level of [[inductive reasoning aptitude]] may be better at solving such puzzles compared to others. But puzzles based upon [[inquiry]] and [[Discovery (observation)|discovery]] may be solved more easily by those with good [[Deductive reasoning|deduction skills]]. Deductive reasoning improves with practice. Mathematical puzzles often involve BODMAS. [[BODMAS]] is an acronym which stands for Bracket, Of, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction. In certain regions, PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction) is the synonym of BODMAS. It explains the order of operations to solve an expression. Some mathematical puzzles require top to bottom convention to avoid the [[ambiguity]] in the order of operations. It is an elegantly simple idea that relies, as [[sudoku]] does, on the requirement that numbers appear only once starting from top to bottom as coming along.<ref name="Sudoka">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=R |title=Sudoka Number Game |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/sudoka |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
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