Expression for 2008

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Can you find an expression for 2008 which uses all the digits 1 to 9?
If you can't, how close to 2008 can you get?

Can you make last year (2007) or next year (2009) ?

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[Teacher: The numbers and signs above can be dragged into different positions to help with this challenge]

 

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Answers

Last Year: 2007 = 9 x 8 x 7 x 4 - 6 - 5 + 3 - 2 + 1

This Year: 2008 = 2156 - 98 - 47 - 3

Next Year: 2009 = 2134 - 56- 78 + 9

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"98x7x3+5(4+6)-2+1"

Nathan Falconer, Larbert High School
Friday, June 01, 2007

 

"1987+6+3+4+2+5=2007"

Rebecca Moon, Gilberd School
Tuesday, June 05, 2007

 

"With Todays problem, I found Another answer,
1978+ 5x6 +4 -3 -2
Emma
Year five
B.W.S.O.D.E."

Emma Fessey, Bourke Walgett School Of Distance Education
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"2008: 9x6x8x5-142-7-3"

Oliver Richards, Lloyd Street School
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"Solution to 2007

1987 + 26 -5 -4 + 3 = 2007!"

Kate and Catherine, Fulneck School
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"98 x 21 - 54 + 3 + 6 - 7 = 2006"

Garry Campbell, Lochend Community High School
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"1987+6+4+2+3+5 = 2007

984 x 2 + 36 + (7-5+1) = 2007"

Amy Blake and Lauren Hill, St Philomena's School
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"2007 = 924 x 3 - 751 - 6 - 8"

Wills Goulding, Bridgewater School Berkhamsted
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"1968 + 32 = 2000
+ 7 = 2007
+ 4 = 2011
- 5 = 2006"

Eva and Lauren , Richard Coates MIDDLE School, Northumberland
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!"

Class 9L3 (Mrs Ward), Prestatyn High School, Princes Avenue, Prestatyn, Denbighshire LL19 8RS
Wednesday, June 06, 2007

 

"1985 +3+7+4+6+2=2007"

Peter Kane, British International School Jakarta
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"1987+56-34-2=2007"

Shai Simpson, Lydd Primary School
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"(8x9)x7=504
(504x4)+1+3-5-6-2"

Niall Gordon, Lydd Primary School
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"(8x9)x3
216x5)x2-146-7"

Holly Flood, Lydd Primary School
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"2007 = 87 x 23 + 56 - 49 - 1"

Emily Green , Bridgewater School Berkhamsted
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"Solution to the total of 2007 is:

9*4*56+2*3-7*1"

8YGW, Ysgol Dyffryn Taf
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"9x8x7x4+3-6-5-2+1=2007"

Shea Durrant Year 9, Methwold High School Norfolk
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"(213x9)+ (8x7)+(5x6)+4 =2007"

Andrew Harris Year 9, Methwold High School Norfolk
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]"

Annabel Vaile (8A), St Philomena's School
Thursday, June 07, 2007

 

"1987+3+4+6+2+5=2007"

Ben Hughes, Bridgewater
Monday, June 11, 2007

 

"987+3+6+4x2+5+1=2006"

Reuben Frankel, Bridgewater
Monday, June 11, 2007

 

"9 x 8 x 7 x 4 - 5 + 3 - 6 + 1 - 2 = 2007"

Amy Simon & Mallery Elkins, Bournemouth School For Girls 8P
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

 

"5 x 2 x 3 x 67 - 8 + 9 - 4 x 1"

Emma Kirby and Helena Keep, BSG
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

 

"1987+23+6-5-4=2007 "

Sean Wong , Beacon Community College, Crowborough, Sussex
Friday, November 23, 2007

 

"675x3-9-8+2+1-4=2007"

Claudia Lavis, Beacon Community College, Crowborough, Sussex
Friday, November 23, 2007

 

"2008:
9x8x7x4=2016

2016+5=2021

2021-6=2015 2x3=6

2015-6=2009

2009-1=2008"

2vz, Stromness Academy
Thursday, March 06, 2008

 

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