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Countdown

GuanYin · 2004-02-02 01:06:29

Thought this might be a laugh. If it works I'll sticky it. Basically its just like the Countdown numbers game, randomly pick 6 numbers from either 25, 50, 75 or 100 or 1-10 and a final number and post them. The rest of the posters have to try arrive at the total by addition/subtraction/multiplication/division with those…

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#692 06-07-2004 5:55pm
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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?postid=1373079#post1373079
(first post on the thread)
The first person to get the solution wins (or if its deemed impossible, the first person to get closest).
since I'm one away - we've to wait to see if someone solves it or not.

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#693 06-07-2004 8:42pm
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75 + 5 = 80
4 - 1 = 3
80 * 3 = 240
240 - 1 = 239
239 * 3 = 717

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#694 07-07-2004 7:32pm
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2 3 5 7 10 75

Target: 521

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#695 08-07-2004 10:26am
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(75x7)+3 = 528
- 5+2 = 521

2 6 7 8 10 25

Target: 427

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#696 08-07-2004 11:05am
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7 + 10 = 17
17 * 25 = 425
425 + 2 = 427

1 3 6 7 3 25 Target 583

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#697 08-07-2004 11:22am
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7*3 = 21
25 + 3 = 28
21*28 = 588
6-1 = 5
588 - 5 = 583

First time on this thread - i'm no good at setting things like these - would someone else mind setting the next one...

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#698 08-07-2004 11:29am
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Just pick any 5 numbers from :

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

One number from:
25 50 75 100

and set a target between 100 and 999. Look at any examples here to see how it is done.

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#699 08-07-2004 11:38am
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ok what about...

4 7 2 2 3 25

Target :565

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#700 08-07-2004 4:55pm
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Originally posted by Hobart
Just pick any 5 numbers from :

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

One number from:
25 50 75 100

They don't have to be in that proportion. 6 could come from the top pair of rows just as 4 could come from the larger numbers.

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#701 08-07-2004 5:36pm
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(25+2)x(7x3)-2=565

2 2 5 8 9 75

Target: 684

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#702 08-07-2004 5:44pm
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2 2 5 8 9 75

Target: 684

2/2 = 1
9*(75+1) = 684

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#703 08-07-2004 5:45pm
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50 4 2 2 5 3

target: 613

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#704 08-07-2004 8:26pm
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(50-3)=47
(4*2)+5=13
47*13=611
611+2=613

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#705 08-07-2004 8:27pm
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1 3 4 9 9 25
Target: 377

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#706 08-07-2004 11:58pm
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1+3+9=13
4+25=29
377=13x29

2,3,5,7,10, 25 Target 839

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#707 13-07-2004 10:05pm
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[(5+3)*10 ] + 7*2 + 25

edited it out but put back in seeing as it was already replied to

how about
(5*7 -2) *25 +10 +3 = 838

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#708 13-07-2004 10:12pm
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Looks like 119 to me. (that's 10, not 100).

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#709 14-07-2004 5:26am
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(7*5) * (25-3+2) = 840

if only the 10 were a 1

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#710 16-07-2004 3:49pm
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5 x 7 x 25 = 875

(10 + 2) x 3 = 36

875 - 36 = 839

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#711 16-07-2004 6:28pm
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your meant to put one up yourself

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#712 17-07-2004 10:29pm
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Originally posted by thegills
5 x 7 x 25 = 875

(10 + 2) x 3 = 36

875 - 36 = 839

Fair play

Was a tough one

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#713 17-07-2004 11:24pm
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Since there's none forthcoming ...

4 6 8 8 6 75

target: 410

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#714 18-07-2004 12:10am
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((75-4)x6)-(8x2) = 410

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

75 25 3 7 8 5 -> 344

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#715 18-07-2004 12:29am
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Originally posted by parasite
((75-4)x6)-(8x2) = 410

I assume the 2 came from the other 8 and 6 ...

75 25 3 7 8 5 -> 344

5*75 = 375

(3*8)+7 = 31

375 - 31 = 344

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#716 18-07-2004 12:30am
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4 10 4 7 7 75

target: 822

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#717 18-07-2004 12:33am
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7+4=11

11*75=825

7-4=3

825-3=822

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#718 18-07-2004 12:36am
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or is it (7+4)*75-(7-4)=822

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#719 18-07-2004 12:52am
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6 7 8 9 2 15

target 417

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#720 18-07-2004 1:26am
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Originally posted by bmarley
6 7 8 9 2 15

target 417

15 isn't a valid choice.

15*7*(8/2) = 420

9 - 6 = 3

420 - 3 = 417

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#721 18-07-2004 1:27am
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2 7 7 4 50 75

target: 727

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