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.
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4 comments:

  1. hockeyfrog11:43 PM

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

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  2. Crunch5:35 AM

    All too easy...

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  3. The Math Ninja8:24 PM

    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.

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  4. Big Red7:17 PM

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

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