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Ones only (Posted on 2021-07-12) Difficulty: 3 of 5
What is the minimal number of “ones” needed to express the following 6 numbers:

6, 9, 18, 45, 60, 265.

You may use only the following symbols, each symbol up to three times and any quantity of brackets .

+ - / * ^ !
$ Sum of digits.
. Decimal point
Sqrt Square root.
and concatenation
(of numbers only)

Sum up the total of ones and publish your answer.
Examples:
37=111/(1+1+1). Scores 6
48=((1+1+1)!)!! Scores 3

List your 6 formulas.

NB: The order of candidate numbers is not by the level of difficulty

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON    
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Solution My candidate solution - may be imprived | Comment 3 of 8 |
6=3!      Score: 3.        <br>
 9 = $ (6!).    Score: 3.      <br>
18= $ (!7).      Score: 4.       <br>
45= $ (!(11+1+1)).   Score: 4. <br>
60= 6!/12 or 6*10.      Score: 6. <br>
265= !6  Score:3.  <p>
It is not a final official solution yet, the score of 23 might be still lowered.

Please recheck my answers.  <p>




IMPROVED, NOT IMPRIVED, cannot change the title.


Edited on July 15, 2021, 9:51 pm
  Posted by Ady TZIDON on 2021-07-13 23:53:41

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