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#26 2005-05-26 05:53:39

Roraborealis
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Re: Problem

24= 3x8
24=8/3

There must be some link...................


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#27 2005-05-26 08:47:33

Milos
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Re: Problem

(8*3)-3^0+8^0=24
I know that 3^0 is not the same as 3, but it was said that we need to use 8,8,3,3 - and as you can see every of these numbers are used. I though of it logically, that's why i did it in this way. ????

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#28 2005-05-26 11:29:34

puzzler09
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I've got the answer...at least I think so....

((8 x 3!)/3)+8

= ((8 x 3 x 2 x 1)/3)+8
= (48/3)+8
= (16)+8
= 24

yay!!

#29 2005-05-26 11:36:11

mathsyperson
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Re: Problem

Its about half past midnight, but I just thought of a genius answer (that doesn't have factorials) and I couldn't wait to share!

8/(3-(8/3))=
8/(1/3)=
24

I'm so happy!

#30 2005-05-29 17:47:07

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Re: Problem

So impressed with both solutions ... !

And I thought we were just being teased.

I might add this one to our "official" puzzle list smile


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#31 2005-05-29 21:29:10

Zach
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Re: Problem

Gasp! The horror.


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And if you'd care to take a dare, I'll make a bet with you.

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#32 2005-05-29 22:05:40

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Problem

What's the official puzzle list?

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#33 2005-05-29 22:09:34

Roraborealis
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Re: Problem

Like, this page.


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#34 2005-05-29 22:29:28

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Problem

Huh?

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#35 2005-05-29 22:30:58

Roraborealis
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Re: Problem

That page.


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#36 2005-05-29 23:08:23

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Re: Problem

"Click and ye shall find"


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#37 2005-05-30 19:14:27

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Problem

Ohh! I see. Is there are way for you to make all links colourful or underlined or something in your forum? You can never tell if it is linked or not... or is that just me?

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#38 2005-05-30 20:06:02

MathsIsFun
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Re: Problem

Oh... I wonder why not. It is underlined in Internet Explorer and Firefox on my PC.

Do you have anything unusual about your setup? Operating System / Browser or something?


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#39 2005-05-30 20:10:10

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Problem

Okie dokie, fixed it... I'm using firefox.

I just ticked underline links!

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#40 2005-06-02 00:12:18

JD
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Re: Problem

Well, the answer is not easy, but it exists:

8/3=2,6666666666666666666... (=2,66periodic) (=8/3)

3-2,66p=0,33p (in other way, 9/3-8/3=1/3)

8/0,33p=24 (in other way, 8/1/3=8*3=24)


Summarizing...

8/(3-(8/3))=24

#41 2005-06-02 05:25:26

Zach
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Re: Problem

You realise that answer was said all the way up there, right?


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#42 2006-06-03 11:44:13

jebediah
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Re: Problem

8/(3-(8/3) =
8/(3-(2 2/3) =
8/(1/3) = 24

#43 2006-06-03 14:35:15

justlookingforthemoment
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Re: Problem

Zach wrote:

You realise that answer was said all the way up there, right?

And plus, you realise that this post is one year old? Almost exactly.

Oh well, well done for working it out. You missed a closing parenthesis in the second line though.

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#44 2006-06-03 19:27:08

krassi_holmz
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Re: Problem

Interesting... Can't you make some program, which gives all possible solutions?


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#45 2006-06-03 20:34:43

krassi_holmz
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Re: Problem

Making progress...


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#46 2006-06-03 21:08:17

krassi_holmz
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Re: Problem

My program is ready. And guess what-there aren't another solutions except:
8/(3-(8/3))=24!!!


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#47 2006-06-03 21:10:31

krassi_holmz
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Re: Problem

This program was personal challenge.
Here's list of all numbers, which can be expressed using 8,8,3,3:

Last edited by krassi_holmz (2006-06-03 21:17:46)


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#48 2006-06-03 21:20:35

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Re: Problem

Here's the code (Mathematica, rewritten, but really messy and hard-to-understand):

K[n1_, n2_] := Union[{n1 + n2, n1 - n2, n1*n2, n1/n2}];
KK[list_, num_] := Union[Flatten[Table[K[list[[i]], num], {i, 
      1, Length[list]}]]];
KKK[list1_,
     list2_] := 
      Union[Flatten[Table[KK[list1, list2[[i]]], {i, 1, Length[list2]}]]];
d[a_, b_, c_, d_, f_] := {
    (*abcdfff*)
    f[{a}, f[{b}, f[{c}, {d}]]],
    (*abcfdff*)
    f[{a}, f[f[{b}, {c}], {d}]],
    (*abcffdf*)
    f[f[{a}, f[{b}, {c}]], {d}],
    (*abfcdff*)
    f[f[{a}, {b}], f[{c}, {d}]],
    (*abfcfdf*)
    f[f[f[{a}, {b}], {c}], {d}]
    }
d[l_, f_] := d[l[[1]], l[[2]], l[[3]], l[[4]], f];
dd[l_, f_] := dd[l[[1]], l[[2]], l[[3]], l[[4]], f];
dd[a_, b_, c_, d_, f_] :=
  (
    Print["abcdfff:", f[{a}, f[{b}, f[{c}, {d}]]]];
    Print["abcfdff:", f[{a}, f[f[{b}, {c}], {d}]]];
    Print["abcffdf:", f[f[{a}, f[{b}, {c}]], {d}]];
    Print["abfcdff:", f[f[{a}, {b}], f[{c}, {d}]]];
    Print["abfcfdf:", f[f[f[{a}, {b}], {c}], {d}]];
    )
p = Permutations[{3, 3, 8, 8}];
res = Table[Union[Flatten[d[p[[i]], KKK]]], {i, 1, Length[p]}];
Union[Flatten[res]]

Could explain and rewrite it later.


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#49 2010-12-01 06:21:16

alexhak
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Re: Problem

8/(3-(8/3))

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