From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2004-11-13T22:18:24+09:00
Subject: Re: [QUIZ] Countdown (#7)


Brian Schr�der wrote:
> >
> > 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?
>


It's not allowed in the television game:

 "... all the steps to the solution must be whole numbers.
  e.g. You cannot start by dividing 7 by 5 and then use
  1.4 in subsequent steps."


Nevertheless, I look forward to seeing your program.
If you leave it to find "all" possible solutions,
this should be 1.0 of them.

(75.0 - 5.0 + 8.0) * (2.0 + 10.0) - 10.0   #-> 926.0

:-)


daz