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Naughty Nimble Nines (Posted on 2006-05-30)

Use three 9's, and build an expression that works out to 16.

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(In reply to No Subject by K Sengupta)

One solution using precisely three 9s (no 6) is:

9+9- ⌈(V(V9))⌉ =16

⌈p⌉ is the ceiling of p, which is equal to the least integer greater than or equal to p

Edited on February 9, 2023, 4:38 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-02-09 04:31:11

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