Sunday, June 22, 2014

Summer Math Challenge

To help keep our mathematical-logical side sharp this Summer, here's a collective project. The task is to use four 4s and accepted mathematical symbols/operations to create expressions that are evaluated to result in the values from 1 to 100. 

For example, 44/44=1
4/4 + 4/4 = 2
And so forth. 

Who can get us to 3? 4? 5? All the way to 100?

16 comments:

  1. One more to prime the pump

    4 - sqrt(4) + 4/4 = 3

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  2. Meant to do 5
    (4X4+4)/4 = 5
    and 6
    4! / (4+4-4) = 6

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  3. 44/4 + sqrt(4) = 13

    4/.4 + sqrt(4) + sqrt(4) = 14

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  4. 4/.4 + 4/4 + 4 =15

    4X4 + 4-4 = 16

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  5. 4X4 = 4/4 = 17
    4/.4 + 4 + 4 = 18

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  6. 4! - (4 + 4/4)= 19

    (4/.4) X (4 - sqrt(4)) = 20

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  7. 4! -(sqrt(4) - 4/4 = 21
    4! - (sqrt(4) + (4-4) = 22

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  8. (4X4Xsqrt(4))-sqrt(4)=30

    44(base seven)-(4/4)=31

    4!+((4X4)/sqrt(4))=32

    44(base seven)+( 4/4)=33

    44(base seven) +(4/sqrt(4))=34

    44(base eight)- (4/4)=35

    ((4/.4)X4)-4=36

    44(base eight)+(4/4)=37

    44-(4+sqrt(4)=38

    44(base nine) – (4/4)=39

    44 –(sqrt(4)Xsqrt(4))=40

    44(base nine) + (4/4)=41

    4! + (4X4) + sqrt(4)=42

    44- (4/4)=43

    44 + (4-4)=44

    44+(4/4)=45

    (sqrt(4) X 4!)- (4/4)=47

    (sqrt(4)X4!) + (4-4)=48

    (sqrt(4)X4!) + (4/4)=49

    44+4+sqrt(4)=50

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  9. 4! –(sqrt(4))+(4/4)=23

    4!-((4-4)/4)=24

    44(base five)+(4/4)=25

    44(base five) + (4/sqrt(4))=26

    4! + sqrt(4) + (4/4)=27

    4! + 4(4/4)=28

    4! + 4 + 4/4=29

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  10. 44(base twelve)-(4/4)=51

    44(base twelve)+(4-4)=52

    44(base twelve)+(4/4)=53

    44(base twelve)+(4-sqrt(4))=54

    44(base thirteen)-(4/4)=55

    44(base thirteen)+(4-4)=56

    44(base thirteen)+(4/4)=57

    44(base thirteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=58

    44(base fourteen)-(4/4)=59

    44(base fourteen)+(4-4)=60

    44(base fourteen)+(4/4)=61

    44(base fourteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=62

    44(base fifteen)-(4/4)=63

    44(base fifteen)+(4-4)=64

    44(base fifteen)+(4/4)=65

    44(base fifteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=66

    44(base sixteen)-(4/4)=67

    44(base sixteen)+(4-4)=68

    44(base sixteen)+(4/4)=69

    44(base sixteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=70

    44(base seventeen)-(4/4)=71

    44(base seventeen)+(4-4)=72

    44(base seventeen)+(4/4)=73

    44(base seventeen)+(4-sqrt(4))=74

    44(base eighteen)-(4/4)=75

    44(base eighteen)+(4-4)=76

    44(base eighteen)+(4/4)=77

    44(base eighteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=78

    44(base nineteen)-(4/4)=79

    44(base nineteen)+(4-4)=80

    44(base nineteen)+(4/4)=81

    44(base nineteen)+(4-sqrt(4))=82

    44(base twenty)-(4/4)=83

    44(base twenty)+(4-4)=84

    44(base twenty)+(4/4)=85

    44(base twenty)+(4-sqrt(4))=86

    44(base twenty one)-(4/4)=87

    44(base twenty one)+(4-4)=88

    44(base twenty one)+(4/4)=89

    44(base twenty one)+(4-sqrt(4))=90

    44(base twenty two)-(4/4)=91

    44(base twenty two)+(4-4)=92

    44(base twenty two)+(4/4)=93

    44(base twenty two)+(4-sqrt(4))=94

    44(base twenty three)-(4/4)=95

    44(base twenty three)+(4-4)=96

    44(base twenty three)+(4/4)=97

    44(base twenty three)+(4-sqrt(4))=98

    44(base twenty four)-(4/4)=99

    44(base twenty four)+(4-4)=100

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  11. A reader pointed out an error on 49...sorry. Place parentheses around the factorial 4! to satisfy the Order of Operations.

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