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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

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Language/s: English

This folktale tells of an intelligent and kind-hearted girl, Rani, who tricks a greedy raja into sharing his hoard of rice with the starving villagers. By using a simple mathematical concept, she solves the famine problem in the village and teaches the king a good lesson.

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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale

Publisher: Scholastic Press (New York, USA)

Year: 1998

ISBN: 9780590939980

National Library Board (Singapore) Call Number: JP 398.2 DEM – [FOL]