2004 Mathematics Game

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This Web page is intended to record solutions submitted by students in grades three through twelve. Submissions will be posted starting February 1, 2004.

Rules: use the digits in the year 2004 and the operations of +, -, x, ÷, sqrt (square root), ^ (raise to a power), and ! (factorial), along with grouping symbols, to write expressions for the counting numbers 1 through 100. Please read and follow the rules carefully.

Teachers may print out worksheets for students to record their findings, or print sheets of manipulatives for students to use.

STUDENT SOLUTIONS: 16

Solution Name Grade School
4^2+0+0 Simon Alger 9 Cannons Creek
4*(2+0!+0!) Arda Anitkacioglu 9 Robert College
2^4+0+0 Joseph Bevilacqua 7 Johnson Middle School
4x(2+0!+0!) Ann Cavalier 6 Christ the Divine Teacher School
4x2x(0!+0!) William Colon 7 Johnson Middle School
2^4-0+0 M Connell 6 Johnson Middle School
20 - 4 + 0 Sylwia C 9 Linden High School
2^4 - 0 - 0 Will Diclemente 7 University School of Milwaukee
(20 - 4) + 0 Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
2^4+0+0 Jeremy Ferguson 9 Brookstone
2^4+0+0 Georginia Fitzpatrick 12 Model Secondary School forfor the Deaf
4^2 + 0 + 0 Lucy Flournoy 9 Brookstone School
(4^2 )+0+0 Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
4^2+0+0 Matt Hough 7 Jounson Middle School
20-04 Becca Kent 6 Mill Middle
4^2+(0+0) Jonathan Kessel 12 Model Secondary School for the Deaf
(0!+0!)*4*2 Sam Krieg 7 University School of Milwaukee
4(2+0!+0!) Mitchell Lane 10 Brookstone
4^2+0+0 Virgilio Urbina Lazardi 5 Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan
20-4+0 Jillian Lemke 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4-0 Tay Jia Liang 8 The Chinese High School
4^2 + 0 + 0 Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
(2+0+0)^4 Patzleiner Lukas 9 Scientific High School
2^4.00 Jordan M 6 Pocahontas Middle School
4(2+0!+0!) Jezreel Ng 9 The Chinese High School, Singapore
0^0*4^2 Patrick Nolan 12 Model Secondary School for the Deaf
(0!+0!)*2*4 Annemarie Potente 8 Mount Olive Middle School
20-0-4 Nick P. 6 Pocahontas Middle School
20-4-0 Daniel Rittweger 5 Canadian Academy , Kobe Japan
20-4+0 Nick Romaine 6 Johnson
(2+0+0)^4 Mitterhofer Sara 9 Scientific High School
20-4-0 Kristen Scoville 6 Johnson Middle School
4^2+0-0 Amanda Smith 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Karla Van Rensburg 9 Brookstone
(0!+0!)!*2*4 Wanting Zhong 7 Guangdong Experimental Middle School
4^2 +0+0 Ivan Zhuravlyov 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4^2 + 0 + 0 Dan 6 Johnson Middle School
20-4+0 Jonathan 6 Pocahontas Middle School
20+0-4 Krysti 9 Linden High School
2^4- 0+ 0 Owen 6 Pocahontas Middle School
20-4-0 Sam 6 Pocahontas
(4^2)+0+0 Tyler 6 Pocahontas Middle School
2^4+0+0 Sara Dzierbicki & Madelyn Polzin 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Evie Chutz & Jordan Kiehle 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Katie D. & Lauren M. 6 Pocahontas Middle School
4^2-0+0 Lauren Hertz & Madeleine Blum 7 Bimingham Covington School
4^2-0-0 Jordan Holmes & Bobby Fay 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Chad Kalsiky & Mickey Jacobs 7 Birmingham Covington School
4^2+0+0 Chelsea Lord & Amanda Mitchell 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Laura Redebaugh & Madeline Capo 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Chris Scarboro & Jake Kaplan 7 Birmingham Public School
20-4-0 Kelsey Valente & Morgan Mcpartlin 7 Birmingham Covinton School
20-4+0 Anna & Hannah 7 Birmingham Covington School
4^2+0+0 Blair & Evgenia 7 Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School
20-4+0 Emily & Megan 7 Birmingham Covington School
4^2+0+0 Evan & Joe 7 Birmingham Covington School
20-4+0 Nick & Dan 7 Birmingham Covington School
4^2+0+0
20-4+0
2^4+0+0
Tim & Brandon 6 Pocahontas Middle-Virginia
4^2+0+0 Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
2^4+0+0 Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

Please notify Judy Ann Brown of any errors.

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