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"I have found 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8x9 = 100" Jake, Patana
"I have found one too 198-73-26+5-4=100" Lewis Crosby, Doncaster
"Another solution for this is 56+49-2-3+8-7-1=100" Sarah, Maidenhead
"I have got found another solution for this starter = Katrina, Maidenhead
"Another Solution: (5x6)+(4x9)+(8x3)+7+2+1 = 100" Holly, Whitby High, Ellesmere Port
"Two more solutions without brackets from Whitby High: Reece & Ashlee, Ellesmere Port
"231-(9x8)-(6x5)-7-4" James Wellington-Smith, Lea Moor High
"We found (1+9+2+8) x 5 + (3+7) - (4+6). Mr Heeley's Krew, Rawthorpe in da Hudd of field
"We found many solutions including Year 6, BIS Jakarta
"We found another solution for ALL FOR 100 Year 11- Mr Kelly's class, Cross and Passion College
"2 x (7 x 8 x 9 - 456) + 3 + 1" Giovanni Fernandez, The British School of Quito, Ecuador
"(9 x 8) + (7 x 6) - (5 x 4) + (3 x 2 x 1)" Tim Channer, The British School of Quito, Ecuador
"Here is Montae's solution...he found it in less than 5 minutes and creatively used exponents! Montae, Mrs. Shelburne's Period 3/6 class, Hayward Middle School, Springfield, Ohio
"I found this way of getting the answer: Ashleigh Reid, S2 Lochend Community High School
"I found (51+4+3) x 2 -9-8 + 7 -6" Ciaran Donegan, Harrytown High School, Stockport, 8H
"2D1 Maths Class at Torry Acadmey found this way: Mrs Simpson, Torry Academy, Aberdeen
"Cameron Houdmont in Year 7 got this one Andy Rowe, Knowles Hill School Devon
"Here are our answers from class 7DE... Ms Winters, Dubai English Speaking College
"The first to get it in my class was Emma M in under 20 seconds - here's her solution: Miss Train, Saints Peter and Paul
"123+45-67+8-9 Jodie Reilly 9T Jodie, Lauren, Hayley, Harrytown High School Stockport
"I got 123+45-67+8-9" Jack Houghton, Sydney, Australia
"8x9 +7 +1 +5 +6 +4 +3 +2 =100" Martin Vaughn, Central Sussex college haywards heath
"the answer is Jonathan, Holland Road
"Daniela got the total by doing Miss Mian, Bishop Ramsey School, Ruislip
"The answer is Josh Atkin, Dunbar Grammar
"Nicole from Mr. Daniels' Pre-Alg. Support class,WMS, Ambler,PA did this- Mark Daniels, Wissahickon Middle School
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
6x7x2+8-3+1+9-4+5"
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Thursday, May 03, 2007
123-4-5-6-7+8-9 = 100
69+31+8+5-7-4-2 = 100"
Friday, May 04, 2007
Monday, May 07, 2007
We think that this is the best answer because simplicity is the key!
Cushtie - please, please, please, please, please put us on the site.
God bless you - Maths rocks"
Monday, October 01, 2007
9 * 4 * 2 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 6 - 1 = 100
9 * 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 100
9 * 8 + 4 * 7 - 5 * 2 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 100"
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
98+7-6+5-4+3-2-1=100"
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
5^2 x 4 - 9 + 6 + 3 - 7 + 8 - 1"
Thursday, October 04, 2007
92 + 6 + 3 - 4 + 5 - 1 + 7 - 8"
Friday, October 05, 2007
Friday, October 05, 2007
89+7+6-5+(2*3)-4+1"
Friday, October 05, 2007
(7 + 3) x 9 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 8 - 6 - 2"
Friday, October 05, 2007
9x8+1+2+3+4+5+6+7
6x3x5+12+4+(9-8)-7
9x8+7+1+5x6-(4x3-2)"
Sunday, October 07, 2007
[(1+2+3+4) x 9] + 5 + 6 + 7 - 8 = 100"
Sunday, October 07, 2007
98-7-6+5+4+3+2+1 Lauren Hill 9W
(1+2+3+4+5)x6-7+8+9 Hayley Ryder 9H"
Monday, October 08, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Thursday, November 08, 2007
12+34+59-6+8-7"
Friday, February 22, 2008
68 + 23 + 15 -4 +7 - 9
and Amy got it by doing
(9x8) + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7"
Thursday, March 13, 2008
(98-7) +1 -4 +6 -2 +3+5=100"
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
4(5+7+8) + 1(2+3+6+9)
Mr. Daniels offered this-
2^5 + (8x9-4) + 13-(6+7)"
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Good, achieved the results I required
Satisfactory
Didn't really capture the interest of the students
Not for me! I wouldn't use this type of activity.
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