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#1 2005-10-11 09:33:30

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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 2005-10-11 10:28:05

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Re: Make 28

Lemme think.


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#3 2005-10-11 10:44:45

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Re: Make 28

2 + 8 = 10 x 3 = 30
- 5% = 28.5

That's the closest I got.


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#4 2005-10-11 19:11:57

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Re: Make 28

I don't know if its allowed:-
38 - (2 x 5)


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#5 2005-10-12 05:07:43

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Re: Make 28

I don't think it'd be allowed, but I ammended mine.

I used 8 twice. ¬.¬


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#6 2005-10-12 23:04:15

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Re: Make 28

(5 - (3/2))*8 = 28.

Go me.


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#7 2005-10-13 06:12:50

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Re: Make 28

Silence!


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#8 2005-10-18 18:42:52

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Re: Make 28

Look zach, you're not the best at maths just face.


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#9 2005-10-18 20:15:30

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Re: Make 28

Look, insomnia, you're not the best at re-reading your posts just face.

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#10 2005-10-18 21:23:28

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Re: Make 28

LOL ... this is just getting.


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#11 2005-10-18 21:37:00

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Re: Make 28

I know...but maybe it's just.

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#12 2005-10-18 21:39:00

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Re: Make 28

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 2005-10-18 21:43:10

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Re: Make 28

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. big_smile

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#14 2005-10-19 00:44:26

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Re: Make 28

Yes, secretely editing things is fun. Oops, I'm supposed to be silent.
[Zach is power-crazed]


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It wanted to be normal.

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#15 2005-11-27 07:30:55

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Re: Make 28

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 2005-11-27 08:02:17

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Re: Make 28

I assumed that when "yvonne" said %, she meant ÷, because % can't be used in any useful way anyway.


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#17 2005-11-27 09:16:52

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Re: Make 28

yeah your right, was just wondering.


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#18 2005-11-27 10:08:26

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Re: Make 28

OK then, wondering is good. Nice avatar and signature, by the way.


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#19 2005-11-28 08:34:08

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Re: Make 28

thanks mathsyperson smile


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#20 2005-11-29 04:21:17

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Re: Make 28

you got a good signature too


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