Countdown

Professor_Fink

Karoma wrote:

N: 100, 1, 5, 7, 75, 50
T: 934

100*(50 - 7) = 4300
4300 / 5 = 860
860 + 75 = 935
935 - 1 = 934


1,3,5,7,25,75 --> 983

Karoma

Professor_Fink wrote:

1,3,5,7,25,75 --> 983

The nearest that I can get is 1 away.

984:
5-1=4
75+7=82*4=328*3=984
I can get 982 as well, just not 983.

unkel

Karoma wrote:

The nearest that I can get is 1 away

Same here. Would you care to put up the next countdown, Karoma?

Karoma

1,3,7,5,9,75
Target: 913

Tar.Aldarion

7+5=12
12x75=900
900+1+3+9=913


3 5 8 25 2 1

783

The_g-man

[(3*2)*5]+1*25+8=783



2,3,5,8,50,75 Target:614

Karoma

The_g-man wrote:

2,3,5,8,50,75 Target:614

75+3*8=624
5-2=10
624-10=614



1, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3
Target: 713

Caryatnid

Karoma wrote:

75+3*8=624
5-2=10
624-10=614



1, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3
Target: 713

Cry, cry. I can't get this. I can get 712 and 714. Can anyone else do this?

Karoma

Caryatnid wrote:

Cry, cry. I can't get this. I can get 712 and 714. Can anyone else do this?

\o/
We're back!


Just to confirm: The target is achievable, requiring all numbers.

Healio

1, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3
Target: 713

6 x 8 = 48
48 + 3 = 51
9 + 5 = 14
51 x 14 = 714
714 - 1 = 713


1 3 5 7 9 25 Target=638

nothing

7 x 3 = 21
21 + 1 = 22
9 - 5 = 4
25 + 4 = 29
22 x 29 = 638

6 5 2 7 25 75 Target = 396

unkel

nothing wrote:

6 5 2 7 25 75 Target = 396

75*5 = 375
375 - (6-2) + 25 = 396

1,1,3,5,9,25 T=1044

nothing

unkel wrote:

1,1,3,5,9,25 T=1044

Can't you only go as high as 999 ?

nothing

Anyway....

3 + 1 = 4
5 - 1 = 4
25 + 4 = 29
29 * 4 = 116
116 * 9 = 1044

Target - 987

1,2,5,6,8,100

Karoma

nothing wrote:

Can't you only go as high as 999 ?

Correct.

Target - 987
1,2,5,6,8,100

100*=500*2=1000+1=1001
8+16=14
1001 - 14 = 987


N: 1, 3, 75, 9, 6, 10
T: 997

nothing

75 + 1 = 76
10 + 3 = 13
76 x 13 = 988
988 + 9 = 997

Target - 727
Numbers - 9,9,3,4,2,50

unkel

Karoma wrote:

N: 1, 3, 75, 9, 6, 10
T: 997

75+1=76
10+3=13
76*13=988
988+9=997

nothing wrote:

Can't you only go as high as 999 ?

Mea culpa. I'll try again:

6,7,9,9,10,25,75 T=673

Edit: nothing beat me to it

_Whimsical_

unkel wrote:

Mea culpa. I'll try again:

6,7,9,9,10,25,75 T=673

75 * 9 = 675
675 - (( 10 - 9 ) + ( 7 - 6 )) = 673

You were a little bit over generous with the numbers there Unkel . It's supposed to be just 6

N : 5 , 7 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T : 667

nothing

100 - 5 = 95
95 * 7 = 665
50 / 25 = 2
665 + 2 = 667

Why did no one do mine..... ? Well I'll just re post it...

Target - 727
Numbers - 9,9,3,4,2,50

Professor_Fink

nothing wrote:

Target - 727
Numbers - 9,9,3,4,2,50

(3+4)*50*2=700
+ 9*3=727

3,7,5,1,10,25->877

Professor_Fink

Oops, I reused the 3.

swalsh

9+4+2=14*50=700

3*9=27

700+27=727

swalsh

sorry, did it wrong

roastie

9 * 2 = 18
18 - 4 = 14
50 * 14 = 700
9 * 3 = 27
700 + 27 = 727

Karoma

roastie wrote:

9 * 2 = 18
18 - 4 = 14
50 * 14 = 700
9 * 3 = 27
700 + 27 = 727

Post the next one.

Karoma

¬_¬


Next one:
Target: 997
Numbers: 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 50

nothing

10 + 7 = 17
17 + 50 = 67
25 - 10 = 15
67 * 15 = 1005
1005 - 8 = 997

Yay me !!!

Target : 433
Numbers : 1,1,4,4,5,100

Tar.Aldarion

100+4+4=108
108(5-1)=432
432+1=433

3 4 3 1 25 7 687

Doolittle51

(((7+3-1)*25)+4)*3 = 687

Next:

7,7,8,8,9,50

>>937

_Whimsical_

Doolittle51 wrote:

7,7,8,8,9,50

>>937

( 50 + 9 ) * ( 8 + 8 ) = 944
944 - 7 = 937

N: 5 , 6 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T: 623

nothing

75 / 25 = 3
100 + 3 = 103
103 * 6 = 618
618 + 5 = 623



Numbers : 2,2,4,4,6,8
Target : 477

_Whimsical_

nothing wrote:

Numbers : 2,2,4,4,6,8
Target : 477

Im going to go out on a limb and say its impossible to get closer than one away from this target.

( 6 * 8 ) * ( 4 + 4 + 2 ) = 480
480 - 2 = 478

In case I'm right :

N : 1 , 9 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T : 257

nothing

chilly wrote:

Im going to go out on a limb and say its impossible to get closer than one away from this target.

( 6 * 8 ) * ( 4 + 4 + 2 ) = 480
480 - 2 = 478

In case I'm right :

N : 1 , 9 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T : 257

25 * (1+9) = 250
150 / 75 = 2
250 + 2 = 252

100 * (75 / 25) = 300
300 - 50 = 250
250 + (9-1) = 258

They're the closest I can get, so gonna assume it can't be any closer...

So if I'm right...

Numbers : 1,2,5,6,7,50
Target : 825

abelard

nothing wrote:

Numbers : 1,2,5,6,7,50
Target : 825

(7*2)+1 = 15
50+5 = 55
(15*55) = 825

Actually saw this one on countdown once, confounded everyone;
Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 25
Target: 912

nothing

abelard wrote:

(7*2)+1 = 15
50+5 = 55
(15*55) = 825

Actually saw this one on countdown once, confounded everyone;
Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 25
Target: 912

8*2 = 4
4 * 9 = 36
36 + 1 = 37
37 * 25 = 925
925 - 7 = 918

Thats as close as I can get...

Karoma

N : 1 , 9 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T : 257

=>
25+1=26
100/50=2
9-2=7
26*7+75=257




Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 25
Target: 912

=>
25-9=16
8*7=56+1=57
16*57=912





Right, next one:
N: 1,2,3,4,5,6
T: 900

ixoy

Karoma wrote:

Right, next one:
N: 1,2,3,4,5,6
T: 900

How's this one even possible? Multiply all the numbers together and the maximum you can reach is 720. And can there really be only small numbers? Thought you needed one larger one?

ecksor

ixoy wrote:

How's this one even possible?

2*3*(4+1)*5*6 = 900

nothing

Karoma wrote:

N : 1 , 9 , 25 , 50 , 75 , 100
T : 257

=>
25+1=26
100/50=2
9-2=7
26*7+75=257




Numbers: 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 25
Target: 912

=>
25-9=16
8*7=56+1=57
16*57=912





Right, next one:
N: 1,2,3,4,5,6
T: 900

Well done!!!!

3 * 2 = 6
6 + 1 = 7
7 * 4 = 28
28 * 6 = 160
160 * 5 = 800

blah

Oh oh
1 + 4 = 5
5 * 2 = 10
10 * 5 = 50
50 * 6 = 300
300 * 3 = 900

Yay!!!

Numbers: 2,3,4,7,8,9
Target : 927

ecksor

25 75 9 6 2 7

target: 844

Karoma

ecksor wrote:

25 75 9 6 2 7

target: 844

75*9=675
25*7=175
675+175=750-6=844


N: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 100
T: 631

Yakuza

((8+4)*100 + (6*10)) / 2 = 630, 1 away.

Also, (6*(100+(10/2))+(8/4)) = 632, 1 away "t'other" way

If no-one hits the target (it's been 4 days now), here's the next one:

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 25 -->727

_Whimsical_

Karoma wrote:

N: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 100
T: 631

After MUCH trying...

( 100 + 6 ) =106
106 * ( 8 + 4 ) = 1272
1272 - 10 = 1262
1262 / 2 = 631

Yakuzza has already set the next one....

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 25 -->727

Karoma

( ( (25-5) *9* (3+1) ) +7)

25-5=20*9=180*4=720+7=727



You may assume mine are solvable, unless otherwise stated.


Next:
N: 2, 6, 8, 50, 100, 75
T: 793

Yakuza

100*8 - (75/50)*6 + 2 = 793.

Grats to you chilly on solving Karoma's 631 puzzle. By rights, you should have ignored my problem and set your own

Anyway, here's a new one:

1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 25 ---> 391

abelard

Yakuza wrote:

100*8 - (75/50)*6 + 2 = 793.

Grats to you chilly on solving Karoma's 631 puzzle. By rights, you should have ignored my problem and set your own

Anyway, here's a new one:

1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 25 ---> 391

8*2=16*25=400
400-9=391


2, 4, 6, 8, 50, 100
target -> 429

Tar.Aldarion

(100+6).4=424
50/(8+2)=5
424+5=429

1 1 3 4 5 25 567

nothing

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

1 1 3 4 5 25 567

25 - 1 = 24
24 * 4 = 96
96 + 3 = 99
99 * (5+1) = 594


Nope... here I go again

25 + 3 = 28
28 * 5 = 140
(140+1) * 4 = 564
564 + 1 = 565

Nope... still not quite there....

25 + 3 = 28
28 * 5 = 140
(140+1+1) * 4 = 568

DAMMIT!!!

HAhaha... Finally...

4 * 5 = 20
20 + 1 = 21
25 + 3 - 1 = 27
27 * 21 = 567

Ahhhh....

1 4 6 7 8 75
901

colin300

8 + 4 = 12
12 * 75 = 900
900 + 1 = 901


Try 1 5 7 8 3 25
840

spacecoyote

(7*3)*(8*5) = 21*40 = 840


1 4 7 9 25 75

352

solution exists