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: 64

Solution Name Grade School
2^(5+0!)+0 Simon Alger 10 Cannons Creek
2^(5+0!)+0 JP Allport 7 RSM Intermediate
2^(5+0!)+0 Isra Ashour 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^(0!+5)+0 Ashley Bernero 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Esther Braun 5 John Stanford International School; Seattle WA
2^(5+0!)+0 Ben Che 8 Dartmouth Middle School
2^5*(0!+0!) Ji Yeon Choi 7 The International School of Toulouse
2^(5+0!)-0 Dave Frizzell 6 Johnson Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Lisa Gardner 9 Buchholz High School
2^5*(0!+0!) Matt Golden 6 Johnson Middle School
2^5*(0!+0!) Taylor G 6 Johnson Middle School
2^(5+0!)-0 Stephen Hall 7 The Gordon School
2^(5+0!)+0 Margaret Mohrenweiser 9 West Milford High School
2^(5+0!+0) Mark M. 6 Parker Middle School
2^5x(0!+0!) Colby Nadeau 6 Johnson Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Kanako Nakagawa 5 Canadian Academy Japan, Kobe
(2^(5+0!))+0 Erin N. 6 Johnson Middle School
(0!+0!)^5*2 Ryan Porrechon 7 Rohrer Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Shannon Prendergast 6 Johnson Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Abhimanyu Ramachandran 7 Mount Olive Middle School
2^(5+0!)-0 Chris Salls 8 Mendive
2^5*(0!+0!) Ryan Sheehan 7 Rohrer Middle School
2^5x(0!+0!) Monica Silhol 7 Rohrer Middle School
2^5x(0!+0!) Carolyn Tracey 6 Johnson Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Samantha Vidal 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 Amanda Von Lindern 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^(5+0!)+0 George Wagner 8 Mount Olive Middle School
2^5*(0!+0!) Sean Fraser and Alex Arella 9 Lower Canada College
2^(5+0^0) Jenna MacLellan and Emily Falvey 6 Johnson Middle School

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