Today’s Challenge
. . . is to arrive at the target answer of 24 by using each of the numbers 5, 8, 8 and 9 once each with + – × ÷ available. There are two very different ways of making 24, can you find both?
The 7puzzle Challenge
The playing board of the 7puzzle game is a 7-by-7 grid of 49 different numbers, ranging from 2 up to 84.
The 1st & 6th rows contain the following fourteen numbers:
2 5 9 12 14 15 18 20 22 33 40 49 56 72
List two sets of three different numbers that have a total of 77.
Make 179 Challenge
Can you arrive at 179 by inserting 5, 6, 7 and 22 into the gaps below?
(◯+◯)×◯+◯ = 179
Answers can be found here.
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