From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2004-11-13T15:23:24+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Countdown (#7)


James Edward Gray II wrote:
>
> Anyone find a tricky example?  I doubt my algorithm, but I can't find
> the right test to topple it.
>


Target: 926
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Selection:  75  2  8  5  10  10
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p (75 - 5 + 8) * (2 + 10) - 10   #-> 926

This is the only solution and is difficult to find.

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Real nastiness here:
http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/?n1=25&n2=6&n3=3&n4=3&n5=7&n6=50&target=712

( this, and others, described in http://www.crosswordtools.com/numbers-game/faq.php )


daz