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The teacher thinks of a four digit number made up of digits in the range 1 to 4. Each student guesses what the four digit number might be. The teacher gives one tick for each digit the student has in the right place. What number is the teacher thinking of?

Justin : 1114Caleb : 1411
Jack : 2134Kevin : 4121
Angel : 1311Elijah : 4434
Jose : 4221Evan : 2413
Gabriel : 3432Isaiah : 1432
Zachary : 1131Robert : 1332
Thomas : 1324Luke : 2221
Mason : 2234Aiden : 3121
Jackson : 3323Jordan : 4242
Gavin : 4224Conner : 3134

 

 

Note for Teacher: All of the students guesses above will probably not fit on the screen at the same time. You may wish to keep the lower guesses hidden so as not to make the activity too easy.

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