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We urge the reader to solve these problems before reading the paper. Then we suggest that the reader asks himself whether there is a different route or a different analysis of the given situation that leads to a different solution to any of the problems.
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Peled, I., Leikin, R. (2017). Using Variation of Multiplicity in Highlighting Critical Aspects of Multiple Solution Tasks and Modeling Tasks. In: Huang, R., Li, Y. (eds) Teaching and Learning Mathematics through Variation. Mathematics Teaching and Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-782-5_19
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