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Old 16 September 2015, 08:14 PM
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My 9 year old's homework

using just plus,minus,add and divide get 2,3,4,8 to equal -5

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Old 16 September 2015, 08:29 PM
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3 - 4 - (8 / 2) = -5

Now bring on the Rachel Riley pictures
Old 16 September 2015, 08:33 PM
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missed one vital part.Sorry! Have to use the divide,multiply etc once each

I'm going for a Rachel Riley chill.lol
Old 16 September 2015, 08:56 PM
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you cant use all the +, - , /, x as there are only 4 numbers, You would need 5...Unless it was a negative number

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Originally Posted by SWRTWannabe
3 - 4 - (8 / 2) = -5

Now bring on the Rachel Riley pictures
Old 16 September 2015, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by The Pink Ninja
you cant use all the +, - , /, x as there are only 4 numbers, You would need 5...Unless it was a negative number
Wondered that.I have been trying to do it using a negative number.Lol

Need to grill my kids when I ring them in the morning to make sure they are telling me the question properly!!


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Old 17 September 2015, 08:27 AM
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Plus and Add? Do you mean multiply?
Old 19 September 2015, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Miniman
Plus and Add? Do you mean multiply?
ooops .Yep
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