You have a calculator whose multiplication button is broken. The only operations that work are addition (x+y), subtraction (x-y), and reciprocation (1/x).

Can you use this calculator to multiply two numbers?

(In reply to No Subject by microRFFR)

"Multiply by 1/(x+y)"
... but this won't work because we can't multiply.

see Richard's "Spoiler"

Posted by Larry on 2005-01-21 01:07:12