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: 44

Solution Name Grade School
42+0!+0! Simon Alger 9 Cannons Creek
20+4!-0 Rhodes Berry 10 Brookstone
(4!)+20-0 Anna Carter 9 Brookstone High School
42+0!+0! Will DiClemente 7 University School of Milwaukee
42+0!+0! Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
42+0!+0! Lucy Flournoy 9 Brookstone School
42+0!+0! Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
4!+20-0 Joseph Horowitz 6 University School of Milwaukee
20+4!+0 Schwingshackl Ilona 8 Scientific High School
04!+20 Jillian Lemke 7 Birmingham Covington School
2(4!-0!-0!) Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
42+0!+0! Patrick Nolan 12 Model Secondary School for the Deaf
42+0!+0! Amanda Smith 7 Birmingham Covington School
(4!)+20+0 Jonathan 6 Pocahontas Middle School
42+0!+0! David 6 Pocahontas Middle School
42+0!+0! Sara Dzierbicki & Madelyn Polzin 7 Birmingham Covington School
42+0!+0! Lauren Hertz & Madeleine Blum 7 Bimingham Covington School
42+0!+0! Paris Lewbel & Chris Bargman 7 Birmingham Covington School
42+0!+0! Laura Redebaugh & Maddie Capo 7 Birmingham Covington School
20+4!+0 Chris Scarboro & Jake Kaplan 7 Birmingham covington school
4!+20+0 Anna & Hannah 7 Birmingham covington school
4!+20+0 Evan & Joe 7 Birmingham Covington School
42+0!+0! Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
4!+20+0 Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

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