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From Six To One (Posted on 2006-10-31)

In the ten problems listed below, your task is to make the number shown in bold, using once and once only, all six numbers, which accompany it.
You may use any mathematical operations you wish, to arrive at the given number.

            784 1, 1, 5, 6, 8, 100
            327 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 50
            931 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 75
            425 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 50
            489 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 75
            845 4, 7, 8, 9, 9, 25
            763 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 25
            599 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 75
            291 4, 8, 9, 9, 10, 100
            143 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10

Is more than one solution possible for a problem? Please include them if you find some.

Submitted by Josie Faulkner

Rating: 4.5000 (10 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

From Six to One Solution There are many solutions, but here is just one.
(100*8)-5(1+1)-6=784
8*(50-6)-(9+9+7)=327
75*(4+8)+(7*3)+10=931
(50*8)+(6*2)+9+4=425
(75*6)+(10*4)-3+2=489
(25*9*4)-(9*7)+8=845
(25*5*6)+(3^2)+4=763
75*(6+2)-(4+3)/7=599
(100*8/4)+(9*9)+10=291
(10+1)*(9+4)*(6-5)=143

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Solution	Josie Faulkner	2006-11-03 15:19:25
Solution	Lisa	2006-11-03 06:45:57
re: i miss ...	Josie Faulkner	2006-11-01 15:37:29
i miss ...	Justin	2006-11-01 13:40:56
Answer to the question (spoiler)	Dej Mar	2006-11-01 04:29:28
cc: brianjin	Ady TZIDON	2006-11-01 00:50:40
re: No Subject	brianjn	2006-10-31 22:33:08
No Subject	Ady TZIDON	2006-10-31 17:53:04
First Five	atheron	2006-10-31 17:46:03

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