2009 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, 2009.

Rules: use the digits in the year 2009 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: 20

Solution Name Grade School
sqrt ((9-0!) / .02) Qi Yanjun 8 Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore
9*2+0!+0! Ethan Sellar 6 WP Sandin
9*2+0!+0! Hillary Archer 6 W.P. Sandin
9*2+0!+0! Brett Bell 6 WP Sandin
2+9(0!+0!) James Carter 11 MSSD
(9x2)+(0!+0!) Rachael Woodard 9 Alamo Heights
20+(9x0) Room 85 4 Gray's Woods Elementary School
(9+0^(0))x2 adan bernardino 7 san fernando middle school
20+(0x9) Anthony Hernandez 7 SAN Fernando Middle School
20+(0x9) christian renteria 7 San Fernando Middle School
(9*2)+(0!+0!) Stephen 8 Christ the Divine Teacher School
(2*9)+0!+0! Alexis Rand 7 Rohrer middle School
20+(9*0) Chris Nicolucci 7 William G. Rohrer MS

Please notify Suzanne Alejandre of any errors.

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