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: 48

Solution Name Grade School
24(0!+0!) Rhodes Berry 10 Brookstone
4!*2!-0+0 Leon Black 9 Senn High School
4!+(0!+2+0!)! Bethany Blackham 8 International School of Toulouse
4!*2+0+0 Nick Buckley 7 University School of Milwaukee
(2+0)(4!)+0 Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
(4!)(2)+0+0 Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
4!*2!+0-0 Joseph Horowitz 6 University School of Milwaukee
(4!*2)-0-0 Schwingshackl Ilona 8 Scientific High School
4! x 2 + 0 + 0 Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4!x2+0+0 Jezreel Ng 9 The Chinese High School, Singapore
4!*2+0-0 Abhishek Pant 5 Canadian Academy, Kobe Japan
4!*2+0+0 Tj P 6 Pocahontas Middle School
4!*2-0+0 Amanda Smith 7 Birmingham Covington School
2*4!+0+0 Tiffany Snyder 8 Owosso Middle School
40(0!+.2) Karla Van Rensburg 9 Brookstone
2!*4!+0-0 David 6 Pocahontas Middle School
4!*2+0+0 Maya 5 Canadian Academy
4!*2-0-0 Lauren Hertz & Madeleine Blum 7 Bimingham Covington School
4!*2+0-0 Laura Redebaugh & Maddie Capo 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!*2+0+0 Hailey Willington & Cedric Jackson 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!*2+0+0 Anna & Hannah 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!*2+0+0 Evan & Joe 7 Birmingham Covington School
24x(0!+0!) Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
4!*2+0+0 Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

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