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: 49

Solution Name Grade School
(2 + 0)(4!) + 0! Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
(4!)(2)+0!+0 Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
(4!*2)+0!+0 Cristofolini Jakob 10 Scientific High School
4!*2+0^0 Jillian Lemke 7 Birmingham Covington School
4! x 2 + 0! + 0 Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
(4! * 2) + 0! - 0 Emily Miller 11 Badger High School
2/.04-0! Patrick Nolan 12 Model Secondary School for the Deaf
(4!*2)+(0^0) Suvan Ramani 5 Canadian Academy
4!*2+0!-0 Amanda Smith 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!*2+0!-0 Laura Redebaugh & Maddie Capo 7 Birmingham Covington School
4!*2+0^0 Evan & Joe 7 Birmingham Covington School
((2+0!)!+0!)^(sqrt(4))
(4!x2)+0!+0
Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
((4-0!)!+0!)^2 Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

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