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(Message started by: icon on Jul 31st, 2002, 11:29am)
Title: 24 - III
Post by icon on Jul 31st, 2002, 11:29am
24 = 1 to the 3rd power * (6 * 4) = 24


Create the number 24 using only these numbers once each: 1, 3, 4, 6. You may use only the following functions: +, -, *, /. This is not a trick question; for example, the answer does not involve a number system other than base 10 and does not allow for decimal points.
Title: Re: 24 - III
Post by icon on Jul 31st, 2002, 1:10pm
found 2nd solution:

6 / (1-3/4)

icon
Title: Re: 24 - III
Post by Alex on Aug 1st, 2002, 10:39am
The second solution is the correct one, as the first uses exponents, which is not within the allowed function list. Regardless, well done =)
Title: Re: 24 - III
Post by Snack on Aug 22nd, 2002, 10:04am
Wouldn't the fractions constitue a decimal for soloution 2?
Title: Re: 24 - III
Post by jeremiahsmith on Aug 24th, 2002, 12:19am
No, since fractions are just division. The no-decimal points thing means that you can't do some smartaleck thing like 3.4 * 1.6 or something.
Title: Re: 24 - III
Post by Nigel_Parsons on Jul 22nd, 2004, 3:11pm
The simple way (with a decimal point) would be:

((3/.6)+1)*4=24


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