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: 96

Solution Name Grade School
4!x(0!+0!+2) Bethany Blackham 8 International School of Toulouse
4!(2+0!+0!) Steve Conner 11 Badger High School
4!*(2+0!+0!) Johanne De Silva 5 Canidian Academy, Kobe Japan
(4+0!)!(0!-.2) Lisa Gardner 8 Lincoln Middle School
(2 + 0! + 0!)! x 4
4(2 + 0! + 0!)!
Andreea Lintia 8 Mount Olive Middle School
4!*(2+0!+0!) Jezreel Ng 9 The Chinese High School, Singapore
2(4!)(0!+0!) Sandra Sobhy 10 Arlington High
4! x 2 x (0! + 0!) Gateways Classes 6 Chute Middle School
((2+0!)!-0!)!-4! Math Exploration Class 8 Foothill Middle School

Please notify Judy Ann Brown of any errors.

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