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Some puzzle competition continued from a Da Vinci Code contest, here's the first puzzle:
May 26th, 2006: While we're still getting some fancier stuff ready behind the scenes, I thought this would be a good place to put some neo-classic puzzles. Hope you like this one:
Using the numbers 3, 3, 8, 8 (in any order), make a mathematical expression that equals 24. You can use only addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (and parentheses), but in any order you wish. Note that you have to use all four numbers; otherwise 3 times 8 would be valid -- and that wouldn't be much of a puzzle, would it?
I'll post more as they come up.
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Someone please help, I dont get it 
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24=(3*3*8)/3=(3/3+8)*8/3=8/3+8*8/3=(8+8*8)/3
38-(38/(8/3))=23,75 lol
i don't get it either
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25 : (8+3)*3-8
23 : (8-3)*3+8
24 : -.-?
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alot of asian parents teach their kids this game to train them -.-
1 v 1 who ever is fastest -.-
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If you can make 3 or 1/3 with 833 then you've beaten it.
I tried 3 first, couldn't figure it out. So I tried 1/3.
8/3 = 2+2/3
3-(8/3) = 1/3
8/(3-8/3) = 24
Voila.
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Korea (South)11584 Posts
or...
8/3 = 2 1/3
2 1/3 + .3 (or 1/3) = 3
3 x 8 = 24
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8/(3-(8/3)) = 24
Edit: I was beaten twice 
EditII: Only once. One of the calculations were wrong 
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or the character 3 is one half of the character 8, so put the 3's together and you've got a 3rd 8. then just add them!
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On June 01 2006 03:23 CaucasianAsian wrote:
or...
8/3 = 2 1/3
2 1/3 + .3 (or 1/3) = 3
3 x 8 = 24
yeah... right...
Since when can you use a 3 as a ".3" ?
So :
(8/3 + .3)*8 isn't good :/
btw : 8/3 = 2 2/3 :p
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On June 01 2006 03:23 CaucasianAsian wrote:
or...
8/3 = 2 1/3
2 1/3 + .3 (or 1/3) = 3
3 x 8 = 24
1. 8/3 = 2 2/3
2. 2 1/3 + 1/3 = 2 2/3 not 3...
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On June 01 2006 05:36 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On June 01 2006 03:23 CaucasianAsian wrote:
or...
8/3 = 2 1/3
2 1/3 + .3 (or 1/3) = 3
3 x 8 = 24 1. 8/3 = 2 2/3 2. 2 1/3 + 1/3 = 2 2/3 not 3...
Yeah but since 8/3 = 2 2/3
8/3 + .3 = 3
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On June 01 2006 03:26 Kochen wrote:8/(3-(8/3)) = 24 Edit: I was beaten twice EditII: Only once. One of the calculations were wrong
8/(3-(8/3)) = 26 2/3
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On June 01 2006 05:38 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On June 01 2006 03:26 Kochen wrote:8/(3-(8/3)) = 24 Edit: I was beaten twice EditII: Only once. One of the calculations were wrong 8/(3-(8/3)) = 26 2/3
Nope...
3 - 8/3 = 1/3
8 / 1/3 = 24
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Huh since when is 2*2/3 = 8/3 ?
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Here's the next 2:
A Why Me Rhyme is a pair of words that look like they should rhyme (after all, only their first letter is different), but don't really. For example, depending on the colorist, Etrigan could be considered a lemon demon. See if you can figure out these twelve Why Me Rhymes from their descriptions:
-What is heard when your little girl is having fun
-A disgustingly dirty sticker
-A siesta for weirdos
-A friendly rejection
-Lists of all sorts of animals to be eaten
-An unrefined crucifix
-A type of bar bet, maybe?
-Makes a news agency irrelevant-
-Stamps that someone refuses to return
-Makes contact with feminine hygiene products
-A price reduction given only to certain noblemen
-Newer style of patio furniture
June 2nd, 2006: If a tree falls in the woods because of a wound, then what little object will not hear the sound?
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Calgary25986 Posts
Turn one three around (call it E)
E3 + 8 + 8
Now the E3 forms an 8.
8 + 8 + 8 = 24
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whow those are hard. i can only think of
freak break
gross cross
lager wager
but i don't know if they're correct. not being native english doesn't help, i don't know many synonyms.
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EPT
