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Fabulous Friday: Fearsome, Frightful, Ferocious, Formidable, but Frazzled Miss MaryDoll’s Friendly Maths Class.

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Marydoll Fri 22-May-20 08:40:23

Good morning class, here we are again!

ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST ANYONE BREAKING THE RULES AND POSTING THE ANSWERS!
I'm trying to think of a horrible punishment!




Today's Puzzle
258

Using the numbers 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, and 7 (in any order), can you write a mathematical expression (e.g. (7x5)x(3+3)-(2÷2)) with a result equal to 258?

You may only use the four BASIC math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) as well as parenthesis. Some additional rules:

1. You are not required to use all six numbers.
2. You may NOT join numbers (e.g. 7 and 5 to make 75).
3. You may only use a number as many times as it appears above.
4. You are not obliged to use all operators

Good luck!

Charleygirl5 Fri 22-May-20 22:50:09

Bathsheba sorry, not at our school. You girls have so much with which to catch up so Monday off is sufficient.

Doodle you are a bright girl so less party time and more application to schoolwork and you may be employable but it may be a struggle.

Bathsheba Fri 22-May-20 21:51:00

Acherlee, itz not jus bancollyday, itz arf turm awl necks weak!

Marydoll Fri 22-May-20 19:48:47

OK , Tuesday it is. Every day is the same to me! Bank holidays mean nothing to me! As the Tesco delivery driver said, You don't need a set delivery time, you are not going anywhere! grin

Puzzler61 Fri 22-May-20 19:45:08

See you Tuesday. Never ever had Empire biscuits before, Miss but they look great. Thanks ?

Pantglas2 Fri 22-May-20 19:13:39

But, but, but Miss....as Colandr Monitor, I as to reemine ewe that Mundae is a Skool an Banq Olidae!

Doodle Fri 22-May-20 19:08:30

Pawty time eveywun. See yous all Mundy ?

Marydoll Fri 22-May-20 19:05:34

We will have the weekend of to give your brains a rest. Back on Monday!

Doodle Fri 22-May-20 18:53:32

Cor mynes branes is frazzled. I cudna does it.
Loverly biskits Miss Fankoo sos much. willa glad yous ere? fankoo for d choclit wasins ? pwaytime yippee ?

Squiffy Fri 22-May-20 18:19:13

Oh sillee me blush i didunt reed ve kweschun pwoppalee. I fort we had two yews ve numbas in orda. ? Muss try arder!

mary51 Fri 22-May-20 18:17:44

It was quite hard but kicking myself when saw answer. Used loads of scraps of paper and two big brains in fam didn't get it!

Bathsheba Fri 22-May-20 18:12:04

Ooh and fanks fore the biskitz, thayz yummee!

Bathsheba Fri 22-May-20 18:10:48

That woz ard Miss. I wudden nevva av werkt it owt. Fing iz, wez in primee skul an avent eevn dun leventy pluss egzam iet, an I fink this woz maw lik geesee essee or evn aylevl. Styl, it givd my brayn a gud werkowt! Cor fank evens itz the wee kend.

mary51 Fri 22-May-20 18:08:29

I was so near but never quite made it! The biscuits look lovely. Enjoy!

willa45 Fri 22-May-20 17:39:28

Yummy biskits Miss! Thank yoo!!

willa45 Fri 22-May-20 17:36:42

Hello evwyone! Wuz'n dis a reely hard wun?.....ah awmos' haddit, buddis puzil kep' escapin' aroun' me brain 'n give me a wurst hedake. Had a lye down fer en auer wid a cole rag cover'n mai eyes. Doodle! Thankyoo fer waitin' n' a sunshine fer me. Here.....I brut sum choklit raisn's fer everewon, bud yoo kin 'av sum furst, cuz yoo de bes fren evir.

Pantglas2 Fri 22-May-20 17:31:15

Wot luvly bisqwits they is wiv lishus red cherees so we can cownt it as won of owr fife a dae!

Fanks Miss- ave ewe fort bout entrin Grate Britsh Bayk Orf?

Marydoll Fri 22-May-20 17:12:28

Hi there class, sorry I gave you such a difficult puzzle.
I have even got myself tied up in knots with the brackets!

ANSWER: (((2+7)x5)-2)x(3+3)
((9x5)-2) x 6
(45-2) x 6
43x6=258

(or any variation of this answer).

I have been baking. Empire biscuits for all!

Puzzler61 Fri 22-May-20 16:56:24

Mary51 is right, it is like Countdown! I’ll tweet Rachel Riley and see if she can help .

Bathsheba Fri 22-May-20 16:47:19

Wel im proppa beefudduld an my braynz in a wurl fwom goin rown an rown in surkallz an gettin noware. Ive got hunderds and hunderds ov bitz ov sumz rote down awl ova my disk, an I karn maek hed or tayl ov it awl.

I av to go an av a lyedoun in a daak rum now.

Puzzler61 Fri 22-May-20 14:43:22

Cum bak latur Miss an’ tell us how yoo get 258 pleez.

Puzzler61 Fri 22-May-20 14:32:19

I av uusd lots of peeces ov paper an ritten sumz awl ova it,
but i can’t cum up wiv the anser ?

Pantglas2 Fri 22-May-20 14:31:34

Woopee doo? Banc Olidae Weakenn an it’s urly dart for the BashStreetKids......!

Orf wiv the Iwniform an gladrags on gurls??

Doodle Fri 22-May-20 14:20:40

Fankoo Miss. I goin owt to play inner sunshin and wate for willa. I gibbon up. I kant does it. Howeber Miss myne boy fren is stubbin and won gib up yet. Dat’ll keep I’m quiet dis afurnoon ?

Marydoll Fri 22-May-20 13:58:22

No pressure girls.
Let it go and have the day off! ?

Doodle Fri 22-May-20 13:50:30

Pssst pants don tel Miss I goin to sneek intwo d pwaygroun to assk myne boy fren coz I kant does it eiver.
Whair bath twoda? She kan do sums two. An puzzler deys qwite gud at maffs ?