5.15.2006

24

Using the following four numbers and any of the operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) in any order, compute the number 24.

5 5 5 1


This is trivia from one of my students.

4 comments:

hockeyfrog said...

(5 - (1 / 5)) * 5 = 24

Crunch said...

All too easy...

The Math Ninja said...

Hey, glad to see your not dead crunch.

And just so you all know, me, my husband, and his sister thought about this a lot and never did figure it out.

Big Red said...

Bull!! I didn't know you could move the numbers around. Unfair...but good job, Amber. You rule!!