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: 28

Solution Name Grade School
4!+2+0!+0! Simon Alger 9 Cannons Creek
4!+0!+2!+0! Ann Cavalier 6 Christ the Divine Teacher School
4!+2+0!+0! David Chrenko 8 Owosso Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Johanne De Silva 5 Canidian Academy, Kobe Japan
[(4!)+2]+0!+0! Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
2+0!+0!+4! Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Matt Hough 7 JMS
(4!+2)+0!+0! Saachi Jhaveri 5 Canadian Academy,Kobe Japan
(4!+2)+0!+0! Tineke Kruytbosch 5 Canadian Academy, Kobe Japan
4!+2+0!+0! Tay Jia Liang 8 The Chinese High School
4!+2+0!+0! Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Jezreel Ng 9 The Chinese High School, Singapore
4!+2+0!+0! Sam Raskin 11 Oak Park River Forest High School
4!+2+0!+0! Dan Samost 6 Johnson Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Mitterhofer Sara 8 Scientific High School
4!+2!+0!+0! Amanda Smith 7 Birmingham Covington School
20(0!+.4) Karla Van Rensburg 9 Brookstone
4!+2+0!+0! Ivan Zhuravlyov 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Lauren Hertz & Madeleine Blum 7 Bimingham Covington School
4!+2+0!+0! Laura Redebaugh & Madeline Capo 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!+2+0!+0! Hailey Willington/ Cedric Jackson 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!+2!+0!+0! Blair Reilly & Evgenia Asaridis 7 Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School
4!+2!+0!+0! Bobby & Jordon 7 Birmingham Conington School
2+0!+0!+4! Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
4!+2+0!+0! Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

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