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Ok, so it cheeting but......
my daughetr has come home iwth a piece of math homework and i dont have a clue how to get the answer. Ive tried google etc but either im crap at asking for what i want or google is stumped aswel.
So i thought i would come and ask the members of this site, im sure someone will come up with the answer, and i can then go off and look clever in front of my daughter lol.
the question is make 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in to 1000.
thanks for any help
xx lou xxx
What year is she in? Not being silly - makes it easier to determine the sort of answer the teacher is after?
year 7 that would be year one at comp to all us oldies lol
xx lou xxx
i have an answer.... but it might be just a bit too complicated for year 7.....
square root of 9 = 3
multiply by 6 = 18
add 7 = 25
mutliply by 8 = 200
multiply by 5 = 1000
but working on other solutions....
sean xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Quote by fabio grooverider
i have an answer.... but it might be just a bit too complicated for year 7.....

Yeah, I figured I've just gotta stick to + - * and divide, but damned if I can suss it with just those. Mind you, I never was very good at countdown either biggrin
talk about mind boggling!!!!!!!!!!
cant work it out.......
wouldn`t be along the lines of 5x200 =1000
1009-9=1000
994+6=1000?
none of the various combinations used together work out right...........
no way an 11 year old can figure it.........
thanks you guys,
2's i did think it was a tough math question to give to a 11 year old, as i couldnt even work it out,but then im crap at math, but fabio, yours looks good. she might get away with it lol
xx lou xx
your right it is cheating make em have a go first, but failing that I guess the easiest for the age group is
200x5-6+7+8-9
Quote by davej
your right it is cheating make em have a go first, but failing that I guess the easiest for the age group is
200x5-6+7+8-9

clever clogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Quote by davej
your right it is cheating make em have a go first, but failing that I guess the easiest for the age group is
200x5-6+7+8-9

Where do you get 200 from then? Thought you had to use these no.s to make 1000?
banghead been trying to do this for an hour now!!
I GIVE UP!! redface
Quote by hisandhers
your right it is cheating make em have a go first, but failing that I guess the easiest for the age group is
200x5-6+7+8-9

Where do you get 200 from then? Thought you had to use these no.s to make 1000?
banghead been trying to do this for an hour now!!
I GIVE UP!! redface
that is what i thought... smile........... dave do it as a sum so we can see how you got to 1000....
i will not be beaten.. lol
Quote by hisandhers
your right it is cheating make em have a go first, but failing that I guess the easiest for the age group is
200x5-6+7+8-9

Where do you get 200 from then? Thought you had to use these no.s to make 1000?
banghead been trying to do this for an hour now!!
I GIVE UP!! redface
I'm kinda guessing that for the age group they are gonna just be looking to see that the numbers they have given have been chucked in there somewhere and that they arn't going to be looking for them to have been used on their own.
Where's Carol Vorderman when you need her??

Apologies at making no attempt to answer your question, but any excuse for a Vorderman moment! biggrin :D
second answer.
Dear ,
Little has been feeling very poorly over this weekend and as a precaution I will be taking her / him to the doctors and keeping her / him way from school for the rest of this week.
yours sincerely
-4-
Quote by davej
second answer.
Dear name],
Little name] has been feeling very poorly over this weekend and as a precaution I will be taking her / him to the doctors and keeping her / him way from school for the rest of this week.
yours sincerely
-4-

:laughabove: :laughabove: :laughabove:
That would be me!!
Quote by davej
I'm kinda guessing that for the age group they are gonna just be looking to see that the numbers they have given have been chucked in there somewhere and that they arn't going to be looking for them to have been used on their own.

Year 7 is eleven year olds? Who else remembers taking the 11 plus? They were definitely looking for more than just chucking numbers in when I took it. Click this link and have go for yourself ....................
11+ maths
Steve
PS ...... calculators are not allowed! lol
Steve
Quote by steveg_nw
I'm kinda guessing that for the age group they are gonna just be looking to see that the numbers they have given have been chucked in there somewhere and that they arn't going to be looking for them to have been used on their own.

Year 7 is eleven year olds? Who else remembers taking the 11 plus? They were definitely looking for more than just chucking numbers in when I took it. Click this link and have go for yourself ....................
11+ maths
Steve
bloody hell only got 4 out of 10 redface
back to school for me I think!!
Might just stick to swinging, I'm better at that lol
Quote by steveg_nw
PS ...... calculators are not allowed! lol
Steve

done and without the calculator
Can you write me a sick note redface
Quote by hisandhers
I'm kinda guessing that for the age group they are gonna just be looking to see that the numbers they have given have been chucked in there somewhere and that they arn't going to be looking for them to have been used on their own.

Year 7 is eleven year olds? Who else remembers taking the 11 plus? They were definitely looking for more than just chucking numbers in when I took it. Click this link and have go for yourself ....................
11+ maths
Steve
bloody hell only got 4 out of 10 redface
back to school for me I think!!
Might just stick to swinging, I'm better at that lol
well i got all 10 right.......i should feel smug but i have a maths degree smile:):)
sean xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Quote by fabio grooverider
I'm kinda guessing that for the age group they are gonna just be looking to see that the numbers they have given have been chucked in there somewhere and that they arn't going to be looking for them to have been used on their own.

Year 7 is eleven year olds? Who else remembers taking the 11 plus? They were definitely looking for more than just chucking numbers in when I took it. Click this link and have go for yourself ....................
11+ maths
Steve
bloody hell only got 4 out of 10 redface
back to school for me I think!!
Might just stick to swinging, I'm better at that lol
well i got all 10 right.......i should feel smug but i have a maths degree smile:):)
sean xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
can't get fems answer though1!!!
ahem... i think you'll find i have supplied an answer... just not sure if it was the one they were looking for......smile:)
redface oh yeh soz didn't see that surprisedops:
Too busy trying to work it out myself!!
Quote by fabio grooverider
i have an answer.... but it might be just a bit too complicated for year 7.....
square root of 9 = 3
multiply by 6 = 18
add 7 = 25
mutliply by 8 = 200
multiply by 5 = 1000
but working on other solutions....
sean xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fabio .............. that is the only solution ......... dont bother looking for another !
Clever fella !!! kiss
Sam xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
would just like to say thank you to you all, ive given daughter the answer, she's very pleased, but then said who told you, confused not for one min thinking i could have come up with the solution lol
xxxx lou xxx
kept the kids quiet 4 a while earlier trying to work it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the littl`un says"1000x1=1000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the others r still trying!!!!!!!!
9/10 and I'm rubbsh at maths - feeling quite proud of meself now!!
Why do we have to subject our kids to such crap ! What practical application in real life is ever going to be resolved by learning the ability to make random figures add up to a random number?
Quote by peenut
Why do we have to subject our kids to such crap ! What practical application in real life is ever going to be resolved by learning the ability to make random figures add up to a random number?

Career as a Chancellor dunno