tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post114735053024930946..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: Dressed to the NinesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-46635496859427756662009-03-18T13:14:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:14:00.000-04:00years late:9x9 + 9/9 + 9 + 9years late:<BR/><BR/>9x9 + 9/9 + 9 + 9Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147568302804687232006-05-13T20:58:00.000-04:002006-05-13T20:58:00.000-04:00Do you know "Four fours"? (that is one of many lin...Do you know <A HREF="http://www.math.hmc.edu/funfacts/ffiles/10006.8.shtml" REL="nofollow">"Four fours"</A>? (that is one of many links.) It reminds me, a bit, of this problem. I use four fours with my freshmen each Fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147438093036940882006-05-12T08:48:00.000-04:002006-05-12T08:48:00.000-04:00Nope, no further rules are needed. I like seeing ...Nope, no further rules are needed. I like seeing all the possibilities here. I was just going to post the answer: 99 + (99/99), but all of the possibilities you, karnov, and tamara have come up with are interesting to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147389818164279072006-05-11T19:23:00.000-04:002006-05-11T19:23:00.000-04:00This time the rules were too wide open.99 + 99/99 ...This time the rules were too wide open.<BR/><BR/>99 + 99/99 <BR/>99 + 9/9 + 9 - 9<BR/>99.9999 (need a bar over that last 9)<BR/>99 + 99^(9-9)<BR/>(99/.99)^(9/9)<BR/><BR/>Any restrictions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147379068805989602006-05-11T16:24:00.000-04:002006-05-11T16:24:00.000-04:00(999 - 99) / 9 = 100(999 - 99) / 9 = 100Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147365539198571072006-05-11T12:38:00.000-04:002006-05-11T12:38:00.000-04:00too many 9s... chop off 3 ^_^too many 9s... chop off 3 ^_^Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1147352110404010412006-05-11T08:55:00.000-04:002006-05-11T08:55:00.000-04:0099.9999999 = 100(For extremely large values of 99....99.9999999 = 100<BR/><BR/>(For extremely large values of 99.9999999 only)Darvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533799179860083881noreply@blogger.com