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#1 2006-11-04 02:00:07
- shivusuja
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Puzzle
Please Solve The Puzzle Given Below Using The Following Numbers Only
No Other Numericals To Be Used,
The Numbers Are 1, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 . These Numbers Can Used In Two Digits Also Example 13 , 49, 65 Etc...
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| | + | | - | | = 27
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| * | | - | | + |
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| | * | | - | | = 02
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| - | | + | | + |
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
| | - | | * | | = 21
|-------|---------|--------|---------|--------|
= 08 = 06 = 29
Use The Numbers In The Blank Squares , So As The Correct Total Is Reached Both Across And Down. The Symbols Used Are As Below
+ Add
- Subtract
* Multiply
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#2 2006-11-04 19:49:00
- Devantè
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Re: Puzzle
Can you use the same digit more than once?
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#3 2006-11-05 04:24:17
- shivusuja
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Re: Puzzle
Yes You Can Use The Same Number More Than Once.
Can You Help Me Out Fast. My Homeworking Is Pending ?
Thanks In Advance.
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Shivu
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#4 2006-11-05 06:12:09
- mathsyperson
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Re: Puzzle
Do we do operations from left to right (or top to bottom) or do we use BODMAS?
For example, if we have 3+4*2, is that taken as (3+4)*2 = 14, or 3+(4*2) = 11?
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#5 2006-11-05 06:17:28
- shivusuja
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Re: Puzzle
Use Any Method But The Result Should Be As Given In The Puzzle . The Puzzle Is Given For A 2nd Class Student .
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Shivu
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#6 2006-11-05 06:30:08
- Devantè
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Re: Puzzle
So, exponents are allowed, then?
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