WindupRabbitFan14 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I post three to ten numbers and a target (eg. 1,1,2,5,5,7,7,11,14,21 target: 583)Challengers must try to reach the target using all numbers once only, along with x / + - and brackets. Operations may be used more than once. A correct answer is worth a rep. EXAMPLE ANSWER TO ABOVE: (((21x7)+2-11-14)x5)-1-1-(5x7)[spoiler=Puzzles][spoiler=Puzzle 1]Numbers: 3, 9, 22, 37, 52Target: 20574 Solve by: 25th July [spoiler=[s]Puzzle 2[/s](Solved)]Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9Target: 1927 Solve by: 25th July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova513 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I've got the second one! ((5x6)+7)(1(2x8)+(9x4)) +3 = 1927 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Questions:Can we use a calculator?Can we use '!'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindupRabbitFan14 Posted July 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 Supernova513:Well done! My solution was different, but yours works. I had:((8+7+3)-(9+1))x(2x5x4x6)+7 Kizzi: 1) yup yup2) I don't see a ! sign on my calculator even though I have a scientific one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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