Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Place Value | Problem Solving | Puzzles

• Miss Llewellyn’s set one, Rawthorpe
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• (5x5)=25 25-5=20 20x5=100 so (5x5-5)x5
• OpenGate , Czech Republic
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• Generally: (AAA-AA)/A, you can choose any number between 1-9 instead of A
• Hannah Loyden (10-3), St John Bosco Liverpool
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• Suggestion is 55 + 55 - 5 - 5 = 100.
• 10-3, WHGS Manchester
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• Denny(11 x 11) - 11 - 11 + 1 = 100
  Musa (ish) 1 + 1 + 1 etc = 100
  Sammi 55 + 55 - 5 - 5
  Dom 22 x 22 -222 - 222 + 22 + 22 + 22 - 2 - 2 - 2.
• Hethersett Junior School, Hethersett Junior School
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• 5(5 + 5 + 5 + 5)
  55 + 55 - 5 - 5
  2(22 x 2) + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2.
• Jacob, St John Baptist
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• Another one is 888-88=800*8=100.
• Saleem Shah, Furness Primary School
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• My name is Saleem and i've got 4 solutions
  (5×5)+(5×5)+(5+5)+(5+5)=100
  55+(5×5)+5+5+5+5=100
  (2+2+2+2+2)×22÷2-(2+2+2+2+2)=100
  11×11-11÷(1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1)=100.
• Faiz, Hethersett JUnior
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• (2x2) x 22 +(2x2) + (2x2) + (2x2).
• Michael, Hethersett Junior
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• 44 + 44 +(44/4) + 44/44.
• RIO+ MICHAEL, ROOM 10
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• 5x5x5-5-5-5-5-5.
• St Peter's Y6 Maths, UK
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• We loved this and got loads of good answers - Abi T was our winner.

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