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  • #3092
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    One away the other way too...

    (25*7 + 4*6) *5 -3 = 992


  • #3093
    Toy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 195 ✭✭Toy


    It's not impossible:

    ((3+(4*5))*6*7)+25=991

    New one, kept me going but it has a solution:

    2 2 4 6 6 8 T=337


  • #3094
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Toy wrote:
    It's not impossible:

    ((3+(4*5))*6*7)+25=991

    New one, kept me going but it has a solution:

    2 2 4 6 6 8 T=337
    8+6*6*4+(2/2)=337 ?


  • #3095
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    Well, it should be (8+6)*6*4+(2/2), to preserve conventional operand rules. but grats :)

    Now...set us another target :)


  • #3096
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    Hm, random numbers it is

    2 8 6 5 4 75 T=885


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  • #3097
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    bluewolf wrote:
    Hm, random numbers it is

    2 8 6 5 4 75 T=885

    75*6=450
    450-8=442
    442*2=884
    884+5-4=885

    1 3 3 7 1 50 Target: 337


  • #3098
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    Bill McH wrote:
    1 3 3 7 1 50 Target: 337

    3+3+7 = 337

    (Kidding!)*

    7*(50-1) -3 -3 = 337

    *Someone actually did that on Countdown about 10 years ago (they were setting Richard Whitely up on some comedy programme).


    New one... 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 75 ---> 723


  • #3099
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    Yakuza wrote:
    3+3+7 = 337

    (Kidding!)*

    7*(50-1) -3 -3 = 337

    *Someone actually did that on Countdown about 10 years ago (they were setting Richard Whitely up on some comedy programme).

    Ha ha, nice one:) I was wondering what was going on for a second or two.

    New one... 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 75 ---> 723
    That was tough, but I think this works

    6*8=48
    48*75=3600
    3600/(4+1)=720
    720+3=723


    9,2,1,4,9,100

    443


  • #3100
    OTliddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 259 ✭✭OTliddy


    ((100+9)*4)+9-2

    100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 4

    411


  • #3101
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    OTliddy wrote:
    ((100+9)*4)+9-2

    100, 75, 50, 25, 3, 4

    411

    25+50=75
    75/75=1
    4*(100+3)=412
    412-1=411


    1,2,2,3,4,7 Target=109


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  • #3102
    coffee_cake
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 81,310 CMod ✭✭✭✭coffee_cake


    I can only get 110,
    (((7+1)*(4+3))*2)-2 = 110 ?


  • #3103
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    3*7*(2+2+1) +4 = 109

    3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 ---> 501


  • #3104
    w66w66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭w66w66


    7*8=56*9=504-3=501

    3,3,4,7,25,75>>667


  • #3105
    ronan.h
    Registered Users Posts: 384 ✭✭ronan.h


    w66w66 wrote:
    7*8=56*9=504-3=501

    3,3,4,7,25,75>>667


    (75+25-3)*7=679 - (3*4) = 667

    Next


    9 9 2 25 9 7 > 305


  • #3106
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    [QUOTE=ronan.h
    9 9 2 25 9 7 > 305[/QUOTE]

    Are you allowed three of one number (9 in this case)?


  • #3107
    andyg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭andyg


    (((7*25) - (9+9)) *2) - 9 = 305

    Next

    4 5 6 7 9 25 = 484


  • #3108
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    anyway

    7+2+25=34
    34*9=306
    306-(9/9)=305

    2 4 6 8 10 50
    783

    oops sorry andyg, just too late. ignore problem given above


  • #3109
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    andyg wrote:
    4 5 6 7 9 25 = 484

    4*5=20
    20*25=500
    500-(7+9)=484

    2 4 6 8 10 50

    Target 783


  • #3110
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    25(5*4)-(9+7)= 484


    [STRIKE]4 5 6 7 3 2 666[/strike]


    too slow.


  • #3111
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    Bill McH wrote:
    2 4 6 8 10 50

    Target 783

    Well we've been at this a few days now...

    Best I can do is 784

    2*50=100
    100-4=96
    96*8=768
    768+10+6=784

    Maybe we could do Tar.Aldarion's one instead:)


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  • #3112
    w66w66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭w66w66


    5*7=35
    35*3=105
    105+4+2=111
    111*6=666

    1,4,5,7,7,10 > 348


  • #3113
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    w66w66 wrote:
    1,4,5,7,7,10 > 348
    5*7=35
    35*10=350
    350-7=343
    343+1+4=346

    1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 25 Target = 163


  • #3114
    Dampsquid
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Dampsquid


    1, 1, 2, 4, 7, 25 Target = 163

    25-2=23
    7*23=161

    161+1+1=163

    2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 50 target 877


  • #3115
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    Dampsquid wrote:
    2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 50 target 877

    50*6=300
    300-7=293
    293*3=879
    879-2=877

    2, 3, 3, 5, 8, 50 Target 531


  • #3116
    w66w66
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭w66w66


    50+8=58
    58*3=174
    174+5=179
    179-2=177
    177*3=531

    1,1,4,5,7,75> 788


  • #3117
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    (8+3) * (50-2) + 3 = 531.

    [strike]1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 75 --> 637[/strike]

    Ignore please...I should have hit refresh :)


  • #3118
    ecksor
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 10,501 Mod ✭✭✭✭ecksor


    w66w66 wrote:
    1,1,4,5,7,75> 788

    I'll make a stab at getting close ...

    (7+4) * (75-5+1+1) = 792


  • #3119
    Yakuza
    Registered Users Posts: 5,141 ✭✭✭Yakuza


    (Slightly closer)
    (75+4) * (7 + 5 -1 -1 ) = 790.

    If that's the closest, I'll restate my problem above:

    1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 75 --> 637


  • #3120
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Yakuza wrote:
    1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 75 --> 637

    (75-1)*9 = 666 - (3*7) = 645 - 8 = 637. :D


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  • #3121
    smiles
    Registered Users Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭smiles


    w66w66 wrote:
    1,1,4,5,7,75> 788

    Closer again I think:

    1+1 = 2
    75 * 2 = 150
    150 + 7 = 157
    157 * 5 = 875
    875 + 4 = 789

    Since Keyser didn't post up one with his solution to the next one...

    3, 7, 8, 10, 75, 100. To get to: 653


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