Saturday 17 September 2016

1,000 is the magic number

How can you generate a number closest to 1,000 using the numbers shown in the picture? 

Remember: you must use the column method and you can only use each number once!

28 comments:

  1. 876+123=999
    543x2=1086 -86=1000

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    1. joel why didnt you do

      876+124=1000

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  2. 400+600=1000 . 980+20=1000 . 100+900=1000 .

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  3. Well done Joel. Now can you make 1000 using only one operation?

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  4. 78x10=780+220=1000

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  5. Hello Miss Rek I am from year 3red 999+1=1000.

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  6. Elizabeth and Sami yr6and43:51 pm, September 28, 2016

    8 times9 =72 72 times 2=144 144 times 6 = 864 + 8 times 9 =72 + 7 times3 = 21=1000

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  7. tofe4red and shakeer4red11:59 am, September 29, 2016

    943+57=1000

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    1. Now think of some other ways Tofe and Shakeer.

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  8. I've got 987 add 13 which equals 1,000. But it isn't 4 digits.

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  9. 1234-234=1000
    2987-1987=1000

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  10. 2987-1987=1000

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  11. 486+624=1000.


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  12. Jason and Daniel 4red10:23 am, October 17, 2016

    20x50=1000

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  13. 940+60=1000 330+670=1000. 40+960=1000 1+999=1000 20+980= 1000



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  14. 2987+2609=1000

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    1. Year 4, so many of you are using a number more than once. Read the question carefully.

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