Eight eights Puzzle

Eight eights Puzzle - SolutionThe Puzzle:Eight eightsUsing 8 exactly eight times to make a 1000.You can use any mathematical symbolsOur Solution:By Shivani Dixit:888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8by Patrick Saunders:(8(8(8+8)-(8+8)/8))-8by Year 10 Set 4 at Lady Manners in Derbyshire:8888/8.888By Daryl S::(888-8) + 8×(8+8) - 8((8×(8+8))-((8+8+8)/8))*8(8+((8+8)/8))^((8+8+8)/8)(8+((8+8)/8))^((88/8)-8)((8×(8+8))-((88/8)-8))×8(8888-888)/8By...

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Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical Order Puzzle - SolutionThe Puzzle:Alphabetical OrderFind a number with its letters in alphabetical order.Example: "five" has "fiv" in alphabetical order, but not "e".Our Solution:FortyIt is the only number we know of in English with its letters in alphabetical order. And that is the correct spelling.Examples from other languages:In Spanish...

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A Weighty Problem Puzzle

A Weighty Problem Puzzle - Solution The Puzzle: A Weighty Problem I have ten boxes which I want to pack into crates. Each crate can carry a maximum of 25 kg. But I only have three crates, and the total weight of the boxes is 75kg: 15 kg, 13kg, 11 kg, 10 kg, 9 kg, 8 kg, 4 kg, 2 kg, 2kg, 1 kg How can I pack the boxes into the crates? Our Solution: Ten...

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