2005 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, 2005.

Rules: use the digits in the year 2005 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: 2

Solution Name Grade School
(0.2*5)+0! Jimmy Adams 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0!+0 Simon Alger 10 Cannons Creek
5-2-0!-0 Uwe Anselm 7 American International School of Vilnius
2+50*0 Carolina Aranda 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0x5x0+2 Chris Ashe 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0!+0 Asya Ashour 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0*0+2 Isra Ashour 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0*5*0+2 Jonathan Bailey 6 Johnson Middle School
0.5x0+2 Andrea Barry 6 Johnson Middle School
(5*2*0)!+0! Tanvir Bhullar 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5-2-0^0 Andrew Bodin 6 Johnson Middle School
5x0+2+0 Leah Bombardier 11 McCann Technical High School
5-2-0!+0 Amanda Boyer 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0*0+2 Jordan Boston 6 Floyd Middle Magnet School
50x0+2 Esther Braun 5 John Stanford International School; Seattle WA
5-2-0^0 Cody Brown 8 Johnson Middle School
5*0+0+2 Kate B 6 Parker Middle School
(5*0)+0+2 Laura B. 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0!+0 Seth Cable 11 McCann Technical High School
5^0+2^0 Scottie Carlson 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+2+0 Samantha Carty 6 Jhonson MIddle School
5*0+0+(2) Michael Cho 7 Wilson Middle School
5^0+2^0
2+(5x0)+0
Casey Ciechanowski 6 Johnson Middle School
5 x 0 + 2 +0 Bryan Clark 11 McCann Technical High School
5*0+2+0 Kelly Collar 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5x0x0+2 Julia Connell 6 Johnson Middle School
5(0)+2+0 Charlie Costanzo 7 Broadview Middle School
5-(0^0+2) John Coville 6 johnson middle school
(50*0)+2 Khu Boon Tat Daren 7 Hwa Chong Institution
5-2+0-0! Noah de Leeuw 5 John Stanford International School; Seattle WA
50*0+2 Richard Deblock 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2+0 (0 x5) Ryan Denault 11 McCann Technical High School
2^0 + 5^0 Nick Deshpande 12 John F. Ross CVI
(0*5)+0+2 Jessica Dochney 7 Rohrer Middle School
(0*5)+2-0 Shannon Donohue 7 Rohrer Middle School
2+(0x50) Andrew Dupras 8 Dartmouth Middle School
50x0+2 Courtney Durden 6 Floyd Middle Magnet
5x0x0+2 Alex D. 6 Johnson Middle School
5x0x0+2 Andy Ellis 6 Johnson Middle School
5*0+0+2 Kristin Euchler 7 Clarksburg Elementary School
5-2-(0^0) Lim Yu Sheng Fabian 7 Hwa Chong Institution
0x5+2+0
0x5x0+2
Ryan Ford 6 Johnson Middle
(50x0)+2 Aubry Frost 11 Charles H. McCann Technical High School
0x5x0+2 Michaela F. 6 Johnson Middle School
2+0+0*5 Lisa Gardner 9 Buchholz High School
5-2-0!-0 Nikai Gibson 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0*0+2 Taylor Gilmore 6 JMS
5-2-0!+0 Trevor Girard 11 McCann Technical High School
5x0x0+2 Mike G. 6 Johnson
5*0+0+2 Willem Hardeski 7 Roher Middle School
5x0+0+2 Savannah Harik 6 Johnson Middle School
(0x5)+0+2 Autumn Harnish 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0*0+2 Hannah Harry 7 The Gordon School
5^0+2^0 Victoria Hebner 6 Johnson Middle School
(5+0) x 0+2 David Heming 11 McCann Technical High School
2+5*0+0 Lim Kah Hong 8 Hwachong Institution
5-2-(0+0!) Lau Wei Jie Jonathan 7 Hwa Chong Institution
.5*2+0^0 Joshua Jordan 6 Floyd Middle Magnet School
5-2-0^0 Amy J. 6 Parker Middle School
.5x2+0!+0 K Kornet 8 St. Anne Sarnia, Canada
5x0x0+2 Julia K. 6 Johnson Middle School
0x5+2-0 Sarah Lange 8 St. Anne Sarnia, Canada
5-2-0!-0 Adam Lemaire 11 McCann Technical High School
0*5+0+2 Andrea Lomeli 9 Coachella Valley High School
5x0x0+2 Jocelyn Lydon 6 Johnson Middle School
(5 x 0) +2-0 Kaitlin Lyerly 6 Floyd Middle Magnet
2^0+5^0 Chris Mahar 11 McCann Technical High School
0+(0*5)+2! Tim Markatos 6 Johnson Middle School
2+0+(5*0) Eric Marko 11 McCann Technical High School
5^0+2^0 Joey Marz 7 Rohrer Middle School
.5x2+0^0 Devin McKenney 6 Floyd Middle Magnet
5-(2+0^0) Sarah Miller 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2+0+(5*0) Margaret Mohrenweiser 9 West Milford High School
5^0 + 2^0 Nicole Monahan 6 Johnson Middle School
0x5x0+2 John Montagno 6 Johnson Middle School
5x0-0+2 Kyle Musco 6 Johnson Middle School
0+2+(0*5) Mark M. 6 Parker Middle School
(50*0)+2 Colby Nadeau 6 Johnson Middle School
(0x5)+2+0 Kanako Nakagawa 5 Canadian Academy Japan, Kobe
5*0+2+0 Nick Naraghi 7 Mount Olive Middle School
50x0+2 Kayla Nedza 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^0+5^0 Coley Nee 6 Johnson Middle School
2(5^0) + 0
2^0 + 5^0
Co Nguyen 10 Lindbergh High School
(2x0!)+0x5 Daniel Nussbaum 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0*0+2 Erin N. 6 Johnson Middle School
0x5x0+2 Sam O'Brien 6 Johnson Middle School
2+50x0 Sara Ouimet 8 Mount Olive Middle School
(0*0)*5+2 Kaiwal Patel 6 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+2+0 Manan Patel 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+0+2 Josefina Peralta 9 Upper Darby High School
(2+0)+(5*0) Carla Poles 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0.5*0+2 Calvin Pratt 6 Johnson Middle School
(50*0)+2 Shannon Prendergast 6 Johnson Middle School
5^0*0+2 Rob Prindall 6 Johnson Middle School
5x0+0+2 Zack P 11 McCann Technical High School
5-0!+0-2 Abhimanyu Ramachandran 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5x0x0+2 Amanda Reilly 6 Johnson Middle School
(0+0)*5+2 Ben Ringwood 7 Rohrer Middle School
2+50*0 Jeff Riveron 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+2+0 Emily Rochotte 7 Mount Olive Middle School
5^0+2^0 Tom Ryan 6 Johnson Middle School
5*0+0+2 Brendan R 6 Johnson Middle School
(50*0)+2 Koki Sakurai 5 Canadian Academy Japan
2+0*5+0 Chris Salls 8 Mendive
2^0+5^0 Troy Salvatore 6 Johnson Middle School
2+0 * 50 Michela Salvucci 5 Underwood School, Newton, MA
2+0+5x0 Cameron Saunders 9 Brookstone
5*0+2+0 Chris Schackerman 7 Rohrer Middle School
5x0-0+2 Dave Senecal 11 McCann Technical High School
2^0+5^0 Sean Shakespeare 6 Johnson Middle School
2+0+(0)(5) Aman Sharma 7 T.H. Rogers
(50*0)+2 Dylan Shaw 6 Johnson Middle School
0(5*0)+2 Kyle Snell 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5x0x0+2 Shannon Songin 6 Jhonson Middle School
2+50*0 Jodi Stalter 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0x50+2 Jacquelyn Stoutermire 6 Floyd Middle Magnet School
(50*0)+2 Vishal Subbiah 5 Canadian Academy Japan
5-2-0!+0 Courtney S. 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0!+0 Arel Torres 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0x5x0+2 Carolyn Tracey 6 Johnson Middle School
50x0+2 Samantha Vidal 8 Mount Olive Middle School
(0*50)+2 Amanda Von Lindern 8 Mount Olive Middle School
0x5x0+2 Vanessa Walsh 6 Johnson Middle School
5^0+2^0
5-0!-2-0
David Wians 6 Jonshon Middle School
5x0+2-0 Sean Wilson 6 Johnson Middle School
2^0+5^0 CJ Wood 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0-0! Justin Wu 5 Underwood School, Newton, MA
5x0+0+2 Jin X. 5 Germantown Academy
2+5x0x0 Lewis Won Cheng Yi 7 Hwa Chong Institution
(5x0)+(2+0) Allie Z. 5 Germantown Academy
50*0+2 Ashley 8 Ahern Middle School
2+5*0*0 Bella 8 Mount Olive Middle School
(5x0)+0+2 Carissa 11 McCann Technical High School
5x0+2+0 Caroline 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0^0 Christina 6 Johnson Middle School
5*0+2+0 Darlene 11 McCann Technical High School
0*5+0+2 Dylan 6 Johnson Middle School
5-2-0!+0 Joe 11 McCann Technical High School
5x0x0+2 Julia 6 Johnson Middle School
5^0+2^0 JR 7 St. Bernadette School, Brooklyn, New York
2+0+5x0 Kaitlin 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+0+2 Kara 11 McCann Technical High School
(5x0)+2+0 Kelsey 11 McCann Technical High School
5x0+2+0 Kevin 11 McCann Technical High School
0x5x0+2 Liz 6 Johnson Middle School
5*0+2+0 Lo 9 Oxnard High School
5*0+0+2 Mollie 6 Johnson Middle School
50*0+2 Stephanie 8 Ahern Middle School
(0x0x5)+2 Dan Alexander, Mike Kelly, Zoby Boghani, James Richard 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^0+5^0 Charnara Boughton and Crystle-Rose Lambert 8 Murdock Middle High School
50^0x2 Krista D'Onofrio, Matthew Mari, Jagjot Pataria 7 St. Bernadette
5x0x0+2 Jenna MacLellan and Emily Falvey 6 Johnson Middle School
(2-0)+(5x0)
(2!)x(5^0+0)
5^0+2^0
5-2-0-0!
Katie Weber and Kristen Leccacorvi 10 Arlington High School
5^0+2^0 Kelly, Christine, Olivia, Sara 8 Mount Olive Middle School
5*0+2-0 Jeanne and Ashley 8 St.Bernadette

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