James Britt
11/12/2004 6:26:00 PM
James Edward Gray II wrote:
> On Nov 12, 2004, at 10:47 AM, Brian Schröder wrote:
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>>> Next, a machine called "Cecil" picks a target number between 100 and
>>> 999 at
>>> random. The contestants then have 30 seconds to find a way of
>>> combining the
>>> source numbers using the normal arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /) to
>>> make
>>> the target number, or to get as close as possible.
>>>
>>> Each source card can be used no more than once.
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>> I suspect that this means, each may (not be used or used exactly once)?
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> That's how I read it.
>
> James Edward Gray II
So, if the target is 101, and among your numbers are 100 and 1, an
acceptable answer would be
100 + 1
True?
James
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