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  • L leppie

    Giving up so soon?

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    AspDotNetDev
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    Haha, no, I posted my solution above.

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    • L leppie

      Giving up so soon?

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      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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      He got it. (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28

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      • S SinghUlarity

        While we kill ourselves over this problem, Mustafa is out somewhere enjoying his weekend. This is all a set-up :suss:

        I are n00b.

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        Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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        :laugh: Not quite, but since I suck ass at DD's CCC, I thought I could do something I'm good at. Driving everyone else insane Giving everyone some good, clean, math based fun :)

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        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

          He got it. (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28

          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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          AspDotNetDev
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          Nice timing! When I posted my reply, it appeared before yours... but yours did indeed appear before I did a refresh! I think you posted only milliseconds after my post. :)

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          • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

            He got it. (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28

            If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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            leppie
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            3 1/2 was an option but I didn't explore it, I thought for some reason it was not reachable... :(

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            • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

              There we go! :-D Congratulations man, you get the points for today.

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              AspDotNetDev
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              And I only had to be wrong 2 or 3 times before I finally got it right. ;P

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              • L leppie

                Practice on Fermat's Last Theorem then ;P

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                AspDotNetDev
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                I already figured that one out. But I didn't have enough room on my notepad to write down the full proof. :((

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                • A AspDotNetDev

                  I already figured that one out. But I didn't have enough room on my notepad to write down the full proof. :((

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                  leppie
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                  Same here, was just too big for a Tweet :(

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                  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                    OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                    If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                    modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                    Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                    Yes please, we need a break from CCC.

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                    • A AspDotNetDev

                      (4 - 1 / 2) * (5 + 3)

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                      Nicely done. Thinking out of the box! --- I had correctly proved there was not a solution whose intermediate results were all integer. From that point, I made the wrong conclusion there was no solution at all.

                      Eduardo León

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                      • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                        OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                        If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                        modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                        • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                          OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                          modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                          Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                          Yes.:thumbsup:

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                            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                            Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                            Yes.:thumbsup:

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                            :thumbsup::thumbsup: x2

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                            • L leonej_dt

                              Nicely done. Thinking out of the box! --- I had correctly proved there was not a solution whose intermediate results were all integer. From that point, I made the wrong conclusion there was no solution at all.

                              Eduardo León

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                              leonej_dt wrote:

                              I made the wrong conclusion there was no solution at all

                              I made that same conclusion myself before I was corrected. :-O

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                              • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                                If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                                modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC

                                Sounds good, but it should be introduced before I've started quaffing. Things start to get a bit fuzzy then.

                                I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                  Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC

                                  Sounds good, but it should be introduced before I've started quaffing. Things start to get a bit fuzzy then.

                                  I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                  It'd most likely be early in the morning. I might be starting this on Monday.

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                                  • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                    It'd most likely be early in the morning. I might be starting this on Monday.

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                                    Cool. Sounds good to me.

                                    I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                                    • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                      OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                                      If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                                      modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                                      Single Step Debugger
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                                      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                      Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                                      Nice!:thumbsup:

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                                      • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

                                        OK, let's see if you guys can work this one out :) The numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the operations +, -, *, / can be used in any order (parenthesis are free to control the order of evaluation) All the preceding mentioned numbers and operations can be used in any order once and only once to provide the result of 28. Remember, each of the operations can be used once only and each of the numbers can be used once only. You have to use them all to achieve your goal. You may begin :) [solution] Credited to aspdotnetdev (4 - (1/2)) * (5 + 3) = 28. Points awarded. Would you like me to make this a feature? Sorta like the CCC but for us more Mathematically as opposed to being "constantly high on peyote in order to be able to answer the CCC"?

                                        If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

                                        modified on Friday, October 15, 2010 2:52 PM

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                                        And here's the Countdown clock...

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                                          And here's the Countdown clock...

                                          --Mike-- Dunder-Mifflin, this is Pam.

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                                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                          For? The start of the MMPs? (Mega Math Puzzles | Mustafa's Math Puzzles, your pick :)) That'll be starting this Monday :)

                                          If the post was helpful, please vote, eh! Current activities: Playing Star Craft II. Don't bother me, eh? Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?

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