Expression for 2010

Keywords: Starter | Arithmetic | Calculator | Place Value | Problem Solving

• Nathan Falconer, Larbert High School
• Friday, June 01, 2007
• "98x7x3+5(4+6)-2+1"
• Rebecca Moon, Gilberd School
• Tuesday, June 05, 2007
• "1987+6+3+4+2+5=2007"
• Emma Fessey, Bourke Walgett School Of Distance Education
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "With Todays problem, I found Another answer,
  1978+ 5x6 +4 -3 -2
  Emma
  Year five
  B.W.S.O.D.E."
• Oliver Richards, Lloyd Street School
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "2008: 9x6x8x5-142-7-3"
• Kate and Catherine, Fulneck School
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "Solution to 2007
  
  1987 + 26 -5 -4 + 3 = 2007!"
• Garry Campbell, Lochend Community High School
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "98 x 21 - 54 + 3 + 6 - 7 = 2006"
• Amy Blake and Lauren Hill, St Philomena's School
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "1987+6+4+2+3+5 = 2007
  
  984 x 2 + 36 + (7-5+1) = 2007"
• Wills Goulding, Bridgewater School Berkhamsted
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "2007 = 924 x 3 - 751 - 6 - 8"
• Eva and Lauren , Richard Coates MIDDLE School, Northumberland
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "1968 + 32 = 2000
  + 7 = 2007
  + 4 = 2011
  - 5 = 2006"
• Class 9L3 (Mrs Ward), Prestatyn High School, Princes Avenue, Prestatyn, Denbighshire LL19 8RS
• Wednesday, June 06, 2007
• "2007 = 9x8x7x4-(5x2)+(6/3-1)
  
  We did it another way but we had to use a division. Hope you like it!
  
  Class 9L3 Prestatyn High School (Mrs Ward's class) - James did most of it and we helped him at the end. If you like it, you could always send us some chocolate!"
• Peter Kane, British International School Jakarta
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "1985 +3+7+4+6+2=2007"
• Shai Simpson, Lydd Primary School
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "1987+56-34-2=2007"
• Niall Gordon, Lydd Primary School
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "(8x9)x7=504
  (504x4)+1+3-5-6-2"
• Holly Flood, Lydd Primary School
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "(8x9)x3
  216x5)x2-146-7"
• Emily Green , Bridgewater School Berkhamsted
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "2007 = 87 x 23 + 56 - 49 - 1"
• 8YGW, Ysgol Dyffryn Taf
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "Solution to the total of 2007 is:
  
  9*4*56+2*3-7*1"
• Shea Durrant Year 9, Methwold High School Norfolk
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "9x8x7x4+3-6-5-2+1=2007"
• Andrew Harris Year 9, Methwold High School Norfolk
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "(213x9)+ (8x7)+(5x6)+4 =2007"
• Annabel Vaile (8A), St Philomena's School
• Thursday, June 07, 2007
• "I've got one for each year!
  
  (4 + 6) x 5 x (1 + 9) x (7 - 3) + (8 - 2) = 2006
  
  (8 + 2) x (4 + 6) x (1 + 9) x (5 - 3) + 7 = 2007
  
  (1 + 9) x (4 + 6) x (7 + 3) x 2 + 8 = 2008 [sorry I didn't use 5]"
• Ben Hughes, Bridgewater
• Monday, June 11, 2007
• "1987+3+4+6+2+5=2007"
• Reuben Frankel, Bridgewater
• Monday, June 11, 2007
• "987+3+6+4x2+5+1=2006"
• Amy Simon & Mallery Elkins, Bournemouth School For Girls 8P
• Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• "9 x 8 x 7 x 4 - 5 + 3 - 6 + 1 - 2 = 2007"
• Emma Kirby and Helena Keep, BSG
• Wednesday, October 17, 2007
• "5 x 2 x 3 x 67 - 8 + 9 - 4 x 1"
• Sean Wong , Beacon Community College, Crowborough, Sussex
• Friday, November 23, 2007
• "1987+23+6-5-4=2007 "
• Claudia Lavis, Beacon Community College, Crowborough, Sussex
• Friday, November 23, 2007
• "675x3-9-8+2+1-4=2007"
• 2vz, Stromness Academy
• Thursday, March 06, 2008
• "2008:
  9x8x7x4=2016
  
  2016+5=2021
  
  2021-6=2015 2x3=6
  
  2015-6=2009
  
  2009-1=2008"
• Dan Lockey, King Arthur's School
• Monday, June 02, 2008
• "To get 2008
  
  (5x4)((7+6-3)(8+2))+(9-1)"
• David Adams, John Paul Academy
• Monday, June 02, 2008
• "9*8*7*4-3*2-1-6+5"
• Kirsty Miller, Airdrie Academy
• Thursday, June 05, 2008
• "25 x 9 x 7 + 431 + 8 - 6"
• Matt Lloyd, New Zealand
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "51x39 +2+6+7+8-4=2008"
• Ross Roberton, Marten and DJ, NIST, Bangkok, Thailand
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "(8*9*7*4)-(3*5)+6+2-1 = 2008
  
  We did it using single digits and won some M&M's!"
• Sam Conway, St Peters
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "987*2+34+6-5-1"
• Lewis Elliott, Hawarden High School
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "1987+34-6-5-2"
• Owen Mazzarella, Ysgol Rhiwabon, Wrexham
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "1985 + (7x3) - 6 + (4x2) = 2008"
• Class 9S1, Sandbach High School
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "1987+2x3+4+5+6=2008
  1987+2+3+4+5+6=2007"
• Alisha and Katie Year 6, Farsley Farfield Primary School
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "(231x9) - (7x8) - (4+5+6) = 2008
  
  (245x8) + 63 -9 -7 +1 = 2008"
• Rebekah and Raj, Farsley Farfield Primary School
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "9x8x7x4-6-5-1+3+2 = 2009"
• Aaron taylor, John Spendluffe Technology College
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "2134-56-79+8=2007"
• Alex Bradford, Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "45x 23 +978 -6 +1"
• Robert Dunn, Mounts Bay School, Penzance
• Friday, June 06, 2008
• "9x8x7x4-3x2-6-1+5
  Did this while the rest of my class were at the Royal Cornwall Show"
• Miss Buxton, Hilden Grange, Tunbridge
• Wednesday, June 11, 2008
• "(98x21)-56+7-4+3
  
  Solved by one of my Year 4 pupils"
• Oliver Lee-Aimes, Hilden Grange, Tonbridge
• Wednesday, June 11, 2008
• "(659x3)+12+8+7-4"
• Kayla, Doveton North Primary School, Melbourne, Australia
• Tuesday, June 24, 2008
• "1976+28+3-4+5=2008"
• Coen, Doveton North Primary School, Melbourne, Australia
• Tuesday, June 24, 2008
• "6x98x4-352+1+7=2008"
• Max Easton, Miss Boggs
• Friday, June 27, 2008
• "Solution for 2008
  34 x 56 + 98 + 7 -2 +1"
• Maths Department, Dartford Technology College
• Tuesday, January 06, 2009
• "9x8x7x4+5-(6+3+2+1)"
• Annabel Storr, Sir James Smiths School, Cornwall.
• Monday, March 16, 2009
• "2143-68-75+9= 2009"
• Hethersett Junior, HJS
• Monday, June 01, 2009
• "(2 x 8) + 5 - 1 = 20
  (6 + 4) x (7 + 3) = 100
  20 x 100 = 2000 + 9 = 2009."
• Megan S, Hethersett Junior School
• Monday, June 01, 2009
• "8 x 9=72 x 7 = 504 x 4 = 2016 - 6 = 2010 - 1 = 2009 + 3 = 2012 + 2 = 2014 - 5 = 2009."
• 902 Maths Students, Bridgnorth High School
• Wednesday, June 03, 2009
• "9x 8 x7 x4 -6 -5 +3 + 2 -1 = 2009 (Conor Campbell)
  (9+1)x 8 x 5 x(2+3)+ 6 +7 -4 = 2009 (Tom Hatton)
  Submitted by year 9 students at Bridgnorth High School."
• Class 7F, Beverley Grammar School
• Thursday, June 04, 2009
• "We found three answers for 2009
  ( 987+16-3 )* 2 + 5 + 4
  98 * 21 - 56 + 7 * ( 4 -3 )
  218 * 9 + 45 + ( 6 - 7 ) + 3."
• James Challinor, Llanidloes High School
• Tuesday, June 09, 2009
• "9x8x4x7-6-5+3+2-1."
• Thomas Davies, Llanidloes High School
• Tuesday, June 09, 2009
• "9x8x7x4-5x3+6+2x1."
• Andrew Robinson, Llanidloes High School
• Tuesday, June 09, 2009
• "1986+27-5+4-3."
• Ann-marie Birnie, Peterhead
• Tuesday, June 09, 2009
• "It took me 30 minutes to do this."
• Emma, Essex
• Tuesday, June 09, 2009
• "2008=2138-64-57-9."
• R Godfrey, All Saints School
• Friday, June 12, 2009
• "(6 + 4) x 5 x 2 x (3-1) + 9 - 8 + 7 = 2008
  (6 + 4) x 5 x 2 x (3-1) + 9 - 7 + 8 = 2010."
• Jodie Campbell, Lochend Community High School in Glasgow
• Friday, June 19, 2009
• "Jodie got 2008 as follows:
  987 x 2 + 35 - 6 + 4 + 1 = 2008."
• Ross Malloy, Habsboys
• Thursday, June 25, 2009
• "(9 x 8 x 7 x 4) - (6 + 1) + 5 - (3 + 2) = 2009
  Solved in seconds!!"
• Saaleha Ilyas, 7L2
• Tuesday, June 30, 2009
• "I found the answer but I did not use the number 5.Hear it is anyway:
  2009=96*8+7+1234
  I did use a calculator."
• Drew Redmond, Warrington
• Thursday, October 29, 2009
• "Hi there,
  My solution is ( 9 x 8 x 7 x 4 ) - 6 - 1 - 5 + 2 + 3 = 2009."

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