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GAME EXAMPLES

Hit the Target

Use 9, 2, 11, and 7 to hit the target 45. Four students come up with these possible solutions in the 90 seconds allotted.

  1. (11+7) x 2 + 9 = 45 (hits the target and scores 10 points)

  2. (9+7) x 2 +11 = 43 (scores 8 points)

  3. 7 * 9 - 11 - 2 = 50 (scores 5 points)

  4. T(9) * sqrt(11-7)/2 = 45, where T(n) indicates the nth triangular number (hits the target and scores 10 points)

24 Game

Use 5, 3, 6, 6 to make exactly 24. Four students come up with these possible solutions in the 90 seconds allotted.

  1. (6+6) x (5-3) = 24

  2. 5! / (3! - 6/6) = 24

  3. sqrt(6 x 6) x 5 - 3! = 24

  4. (6+3-5) * 6 = 24 

All of these solutions score 10 points. ​

DMAS

Use one row, column, or diagonal to hit the target 13 using division, multiplication, addition, and subtraction. As a team, students come up with these possible solutions in the 3 minutes allotted.​

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Target: 13

Sample answers:

  1. 7 * 3 - 8 = 13

  2. 7 + 1 * 6 = 13

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   both these answers are given 10 points!

Sample (incorrect) responses:

  1. 8 + 1 + 4 = 13​​​​ (must use 2 different operations)

  2. 3 * 2 + 6 = 12 (while this solution correctly uses two different operations it doesn't hit the target so no points are given)

SMASH

  1. Your teammate sprints and gets the numbers 4, 7, and 2. Your team submits 4 x 2 - 7 = 1.

  2. Then the teammate gets Ace, 3, and 9. You solve to get 9/3-1 = 2.

  3. Next, you get 8, 8, 2; your team is stuck so you sprint back to get a new set of numbers.

  4. You get 6, 10, 8, and find that (10+8)/6 = 3 works.

  5. Repeat this process until time runs out!

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