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#1 2007-06-03 05:35:41

henryzz
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Registered: 2007-06-03
Posts: 14

Broken Calculator

I have broken my calculator. Only the 4 and all the function keys are working.
What r the solutions to all the numbers below 100 using the least number of 4s possible?
Can anyone find a website with the answers to this problem i cant?
thanks henryzz

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#2 2007-06-03 05:57:11

amateur
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Registered: 2007-02-11
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Re: Broken Calculator

http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/fun/4444/


"In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them." - John von Neumann

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#3 2007-06-03 06:10:42

Devantè
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Registered: 2006-07-14
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Re: Broken Calculator

That's the four 4s puzzle, right? I posted a solution to that in July ... it's probably very old now, try to find it. 'tis in the Help Me! section. smile

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#4 2007-06-03 07:14:39

henryzz
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Registered: 2007-06-03
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Re: Broken Calculator

not the four 4s but the least number of 4s

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#5 2007-06-08 03:30:59

henryzz
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Re: Broken Calculator

does anyone have the answers for the least number of 3s

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#6 2007-08-05 20:31:17

krollo
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Registered: 2007-05-04
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Re: Broken Calculator

3*33+3/3

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