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: 5

Solution Name Grade School
4+2-0^0 Simon Alger 9 Cannons Creek
[(0+2)^0]+4 Philip Loh Zhi An 8 The Chinese High School, Singapore
4+ 0! + 2 * 0 Arda Antikacioglu 9 Robert College
4+2-0!+0 Rhodes Berry 10 Brookstone
4 + 2 - 0! - 0 C. Bohan 6 Johnson Middle School
4+2-0!+0 Ann Cavalier 6 Christ the Divine Teacher School
4+2-0!+0 Mary Challis 6 Johnson Middle School
4+2+0-0! William Colon 7 Johnson Middle School
4+2-0!-0 M. Connell 6 Johnson Middle School
(4+0!)+(2x0) Meghan Connolly 7 Johnson Middle School
2+4-(0^0) Christopher Craig 7 Birmingham Covington School
4+2-0!-0 Theo Crossen 7 BCS
4 + 2 - 0 - 0! Lorraine D'sa 7 Johnson Middle School
4 + 2 - 0! + 0 Zach Enumah 9 Brookstone School
20/(0+4) Rachel Esteves 8 Johnson Middle School
2^0 + 4+0 Jeremy Ferguson 9 Brookstone
2*0+0!+4 Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
0!*2^0+4 Brian G. 6 Parker Middle School
sqrt(20 + 0! + 4) Richard Hennessy 12 Drexel
4+2-0!+0 Wayne Ho 9 The Chinese High School
4+0!+(2x0) Matt Hough 7 Jounson Middle Schol
4+2^0(0!) Jonathan Kessel 12 Model Secondary School for the Deaf
4+2-0!+0 Sam Krieg 7 USM
4+2-0!+0 Jake Lamorte 7 Johnson Middle School
2x0+0!+4 Monique Lategan 8 Johnson Middle School
2^0+0+4 Joseph Laurendi 10 Summerville High School
(2x0)+4+0! Joe Lee 6 Elanor Johnson Middle School
20/4+0 Jillian Lemke 7 Birmingham Covington School
20/4 + 0 Katrina Leonard 12 Badger High School
(4+2)-(0^0) Tay Jia Liang 8 The Chinese High School
4 + 0(2) + 0! Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4+2-0!-0 Patzleiner Lukas 9 Scientific High School
4+2-0!+0 Emily Mackenzie 7 Johnson Middle School
20 / (4 + 0) Kelly Morrow 9 Brookstone
(4+2)-0!-0 Meghan Munro 7 Eleanor N Johnson Middle School
4+2-(0!)+0 Sean M 7 University School of Milwaukee
4+2-0!+0 M. Narayan 6 Johnson Middle School
4+2-0!-0 Jezreel Ng 9 The Chinese High School, Singapore
0+(2^0+4) Patrick Nolan 12 MSSD
4+2-0!-0 Peter Panopoulos 7 Johnson Middle School
20/4+0 Abhishek Pant 5 Canadian Academy, Kobe Japan
2x0+4+0! Ryan Phillips 7 Johnson Middle School
2+4-0!-0 Annemarie Potente 8 Mount Olive Middle School
sqrt(4!+0!)+(0*2) Sam Raskin 11 Oak Park River Forest High School
20/4+0 Daniel Rittweger 5 Canadian Academy , Kobe Japan
20/4+0 Andre R 6 Pocahontas Middle Schoool
4+2-0!-0 Kristen Scoville 6 Johnson Middle School
2x0+0!+4 Amelia Shea 8 Johnson Middle School
2x0+0!+4 Billy Sweeney 6 Johnson Middle School
(2 x 0)+0!+4 R. Timson 6 Johnson Middle School
2^0+4+0 Stephanie Tingler 12 Badger High School
0!+(2*0)+4 Ian Tonner 7 University School of Milwaukee
2(0) +0!+4 Karla Van Rensburg 9 Brookstone
4+2-0!-0 Molly Yakas 6 Johnson Middle School
4+0!+0x2 Chester Mark Hong Wei 6 St. Hilda's Primary School
(20/4)+0 Niklas Wong 9 The Chinese High School
4+0!+(0x2) Ivan Zhuravlyov 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2+4-(0^0) Emily & Megan 7 Birmingham Convington School
(20/4)+0 Jonathan 6 Pocahontas Middle School
20^0+4
2^0+(4-0)
Tim & Brandon 6 Pocahontas Middle School
20/4+0 Evie Chutz & Jordan Kiehle 7 Birmingham Covington School
4-0!+0+2 Sara Dzierbicki & Madelyn Polzin 7 Birmingham Covington School
4-0!+2-0 Katie D. & Lauren M. 6 Pocahontas Middle School
4+(2x0)+0! Kayla Elias & Gilbert Clark 7 Birmingham Covington School
20/4+0 Max Hindelang & Doug Brown 7 Birmingham Covington School
sqrt4+2+(0^0) Jordan Holmes & Bobby Fay 7 Birmingham Covington School
4+2-0!+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
4-0!+2+0 Blair Reilly & Evgenia Asaridis 7 Eleanor N. Johnson Middle School
4+2-0^0 Kaelin Roberts & Lucy Keller 7 Birmingham Covington School
20/4+0 Kelsey Valente & Morgan Mcpartlin 7 Birmingham Covinton School
2+4-0^0 Andy & Ryan 7 Birmingham Covington School
20/4+0 Anna & Hannah 7 Birmingham Covington School
(4+2^0)+0 Evan & Joe 7 Birmingham Covington School
20/4.0 Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
20/4+0 Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

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