From: "Brian Schröder" <ruby@...>
Date: 2004-11-13T19:25:18+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Countdown (#7)

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 15:23:24 +0900
"daz" <dooby@d10.karoo.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> 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
> -------------------------------
> Selection:  75  2  8  5  10  10
> -------------------------------
> 
> p (75 - 5 + 8) * (2 + 10) - 10   #-> 926
> 
> This is the only solution and is difficult to find.
> 

My Program found 

((((75.0 - (2.0 / 5.0)) + 8.0) + 10.0) * 10.0) = 926.0

is this not a solution?

Thanks,

Brian

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