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#1 2005-10-12 07:33:30
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Make 28
I got a request by email from "yvonne" which asks:
im trying to see if i can make 28 out of 2 3 5 8 and using only + - % x can it be done thank you
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#2 2005-10-12 08:28:05
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Lemme think.
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I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
#3 2005-10-12 08:44:45
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2 + 8 = 10 x 3 = 30
- 5% = 28.5
That's the closest I got.
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
#4 2005-10-12 17:11:57
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I don't know if its allowed:-
38 - (2 x 5)
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#5 2005-10-13 03:07:43
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I don't think it'd be allowed, but I ammended mine.
I used 8 twice. ¬.¬
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
#6 2005-10-13 21:04:15
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(5 - (3/2))*8 = 28.
Go me.
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It wanted to be normal.
#7 2005-10-14 04:12:50
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Silence!
Boy let me tell you what:
I bet you didn't know it, but I'm a fiddle player too.
And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.
#8 2005-10-19 16:42:52
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Look zach, you're not the best at maths just face.
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#9 2005-10-19 18:15:30
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Look, insomnia, you're not the best at re-reading your posts just face.
#10 2005-10-19 19:23:28
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LOL ... this is just getting.
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#12 2005-10-19 19:39:00
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I do re-read my posts but can never be asked to edit them. My post is supposed to say:
Look Zach, you're not the best at maths, just face it.
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#13 2005-10-19 19:43:10
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But now that you're a mod you can secretely edit them... in the forums you moderate. Which isn't this one. So I'll let you off. 
#14 2005-10-19 22:44:26
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Yes, secretely editing things is fun. Oops, I'm supposed to be silent.
[Zach is power-crazed]
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
#15 2005-11-28 06:30:55
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mathsyperson wrote:
(5 - (3/2))*8 = 28.
Go me.
Mathsyperson is division allowed?
i thought you could only use +-%x?
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#16 2005-11-28 07:02:17
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I assumed that when "yvonne" said %, she meant ÷, because % can't be used in any useful way anyway.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
#17 2005-11-28 08:16:52
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yeah your right, was just wondering.
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#18 2005-11-28 09:08:26
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OK then, wondering is good. Nice avatar and signature, by the way.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
#19 2005-11-29 07:34:08
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thanks mathsyperson 
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#20 2005-11-30 03:21:17
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you got a good signature too
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