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Post by IXI B@CkSt0P IXI on Apr 17, 2008 12:57:56 GMT -5
Ok here's the deal. You have to use the number 5 three times and the number 1 one time. You can add, subtract, multiply, and divide. You have to get a total of 24. See if you can do it!
EDIT: You can't use the number 5 more than three times but only three times. Same goes with the number 1. You can only use it once.
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Post by Buzz Killington on Apr 17, 2008 13:35:52 GMT -5
(5 * 5) / 5 - 1 + 20 = 24.
You never said you can use any numbers other than 1 and 5.
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Post by dkgojackets on Apr 17, 2008 13:48:43 GMT -5
I got it the real way, good riddle
You don't have to use any other digits, this isnt a trick question.
Ill give others a chance to answer though before posting
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Post by McGahee on Apr 17, 2008 16:38:17 GMT -5
I got it I think... I guess it's the cool thing to do not to post it here so I'll message that jawn so I can brag later..
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Post by dkgojackets on Apr 17, 2008 17:34:41 GMT -5
how can you think you got it, you either do or you dont
there isnt any trick or play on words in the question.
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Post by McGahee on Apr 17, 2008 18:39:59 GMT -5
I'm slow when it comes to math... knowing me I added wrong or found away to completely ignore the simple directions listed. why don't you go golf with the rest of the hurricanes or something...
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Post by dkgojackets on Apr 17, 2008 18:59:07 GMT -5
what?
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Post by Freak93 on Apr 17, 2008 20:01:41 GMT -5
Math, not my strong point at all.
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Post by Keeper on Apr 17, 2008 20:59:50 GMT -5
Interested in finding out the answer... not interested enough to go through the steps of figuring it out myself.
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Post by dkgojackets on Apr 17, 2008 21:15:20 GMT -5
it is
(5-(1/5)) * 5
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Post by IXI B@CkSt0P IXI on Apr 17, 2008 22:38:50 GMT -5
Am I mistaken or am I getting 23.75 with that equation...
EDIT: Nevemind, I reworked the math and it came out to be 24. Great job! You get a cookie...
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Post by dkgojackets on Apr 17, 2008 22:50:58 GMT -5
wait so you didnt know the answer beforehand?
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Post by McGahee on Apr 18, 2008 21:43:45 GMT -5
lolz... thats what i messaged him
i thought i remembered seeing one of these jawns on here way back, where you squared a number, which would work for this but i don't know if that would be against the rules...
5^2=125
125/5=25
25-1=24
That would be my guess of what he thought it was if he did know it, or else I guess he just asked us to do work for him lol.
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