This Olympiad-style exponential problem looks simple at first — until you try solving it. Test your skills and see if you can crack it before I walk through the clever solution step-by-step.

👉 Learn how to solve exponential equations in base e. An exponential equation is an equation in which a variable occurs as an exponent. e is a mathematical constant approximately equal to 2.71828.

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...