What's The Body Count?

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Here is the question. 

"QUESTION 3

From the story above so far, how many victims are there? Explain."  

If you enjoy Maths, you'll love this question! :P Alright, it's only simple Maths. We'll give you a moment to analyze and think. 

Sit down and put your thinking cap on!

If you have got the answer, do continue reading as we will discuss the answer with you!

Based on the story given, you can conclude that there is at least one victim which is a young male child. If so, in mathematical terms, the number of victims is one or more than one.

no. of victims  ≥ 1

The answer is quite ambiguous as there is insufficient evidence and hence, we cannot state the exact number of victims.

So, why can we safely conclude that there is one or more than one victim? Firstly, there are evidences to confirm that there is at least one victim. Parts of a skull and skeleton remains were found and by analyzing the evidences at first sight, it can be concluded that it is a male child. 

HOW & WHY a male child, you asked? Well, obviously a child skull is generally smaller in a child compared to the adult. The sutures on the skull plays important role in determining the approximate age of skull. It doesn't end here just yet, the tooth eruption as well gives us clue on the approximate age of the skull. And that's how we get to the hypothesis that the skull is suspected to be a child's. Confused? Click here for better understanding as we guide you along, it's easy peasy!

Next, more than one victim is also a possible answer as we have mentioned earlier which is due to the insufficient evidence. The crime scene investigation unit has not completely search the perimeter for body parts or any other human remains, so the exact body count cannot be determined at the moment. With time, we will be able to find out the exact number of victims by conducting more investigations and collecting more solid evidences.

Alright, that's all we have for you! We hope you have enjoyed reading Part 1 of the story and had an awesome time tackling the questions given by us :) 

Stay tune for the Part 2 of the story ! You're going to be in for a surprise! ;)

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