A math puzzler......

[jgates]

How can you take the following 4 numbers 17, 22, 3, 1 and make them equal 24? I had the ingenious idea of splitting the numbers into single fields and doing the following:

(7*3)+(2*2)-1/1 = 24

However, my DD in insistent that the numbers must be used as normal numbers 17, 22, 3 and 1. I'm thinking that since it is for a fun 'treat' rather than an assignment, the teacher might be 'thinking outside the box'.

Any thoughts?

 

[Blueeyes101817]

i always hated these when my teachers would do this!! ..im trying, i got 27, but thats it so far

 

[jgates]

I know - it's enough to drive you nuts!!! I told my daughter - think creatively!!! 'But mom - you HAVE to use these numbers!!!' I said, yeah you are - she didn't say you had to use them as whole numbers!! AGH. I have multiplied, divided, plussed and minused and my weird way is the only way we have come up with. (And of course mom knows NOTHING!!! )

 

[Blueeyes101817]

when i was in middle school, we did these every friday (she said itw as for fun?!) --you had to somehow manipulate these numbers , as whole numbers, just adding, subtracting, dividing , and multiplying

 

[Chatter Box]

i think i got it !!!!!!!

can you subtract and divid and add the numbers ??
if so then..


22 - 1 = 21

21 divided by 3 = 7

7 + 17 = 24


am I right ???

 

[Loubon]

(22-1)/3+17=24

 

[Blueeyes101817]

u guys are good

 

[Bashful2]

I think I've got it.
22-1=21
21 divided by 3 = 7
7 + 17 = 24

 

[Chatter Box]

(22-1)/3+17=24

Hey I said it first !!!!!!

 

[jgates]

No fighting!!!!

Thank you guys - we thought we had lost our minds......

But then again - i probably have - right Lou?????

 

[megan4777]

You guys are freaking geniuses. Would someone give me their addy so DD #1 can go to their house so they can get some math help. I am VERY slow when it comes to math. I have helped several people through college with English and S.S. (World studies, European studies, Asian studies, etc help.) If you ask me my age, though, I'm not quite so sure.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

You guys are freaking geniuses. Would someone give me their addy so DD #1 can go to their house so they can get some math help. I am VERY slow when it comes to math. I have helped several people through college with English and S.S. (World studies, European studies, Asian studies, etc help.) If you ask me my age, though, I'm not quite so sure.

i posted a math problem last week and got a ton of help..and saved the names for the future--im a junior in college