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Monday, May 31, 2021

Countdown Challenge

The challenge is to use the numbers available and the four standard operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to hit the target.

Using the 6 cards below, try to get to the target. 

Show your working out.

You can only use each card once in your solution.

Want to step it up? Try using exponents.


Write your thinking in the comments.

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    1. Good work, Penaia. Can you solve it another way too using more cards?

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  2. you could do 25x10 that equals 250 because 10x10 equals 100 if u add 20x10 it equal 200 5x10=50 50+200=250

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  3. Here is my way

    9x25=225
    225+10=235
    235+7=242
    242+9=251
    251-1=250

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