Targets

A Maths Starter of The Day

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Use 4, 5 and 6 to get as close
as possible to a target of 7

 Target

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Use 3, 4 and 5 to get as close
as possible to a target of 13 

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Use 6, 7 and 9 to get as close
as possible to a target of 11 

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Use 2, 4 and 6 to get as close
as possible to a target of 10 

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Use 2, 3, 4 and 5 to get as close as
possible to a target of 3 

 

 

 

 

This exercise is not about getting exact answers,
it is a challenge to get as close as possible to the target

 

 

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  • Thursday, April 05, 2007
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