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Student 1
The answer is 13
This was an algebra problem with characters for symbols instead of
letters for numbers. In each equation I tried to figure out what
each symbol stood for in a way that would answer that problem. By
the time I reached the main expression I knew what the characters
stood for.
H is +
S is /
R is L is power
B is x
Student 2
Anh's group should get
the answer 0.9375.
Basically, the heart represents addition, the star represents
division, the raindrop represents subtraction, the lightning bolt
represents multiplication, and the bull's eye represents incrementation.
The expression, not using the symbols, using plus, minus, times,
divided by and increment, is this:
2 times 3 divided by (4 incremented by 3 minus 10) plus 6 times 2
incremented by (4 plus 1) divided by (1 times 4 incremented by 20).
In the first bracket in the expression, you would do 4 bulls eye 3,
which is 4+4+4, which is 12. Then, the next symbol is the raindrop.
So, 12 raindrop 10 (or 12 minus 10) is 2. The first bracket is 2, so
now our expression looks like this:
2 times 3 divided by (2) plus 6 times 2 incremented by (4 plus 1)
divided by (1 times 4 incremented by 20).
The next bracket is simply 4 plus 1, so this bracket is 5. Our
expression is now:
2 times 3 divided by (2) plus 6 times 2 incremented by (5) divided by
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(1 times 4 incremented by 20).
In the next bracket, we would do 1 times 4 (4) then 4 incremented by
20 (80). So now our expression is:
2 times 3 divided by 2 plus 6 times 2 incremented by 5 divided by 80.
2 times 3 is 6, and 6 divided by 2 is 3 The expression is:
3 plus 6 times 2 incremented by 5 divided by 80.
6 times 2 is 12, and 3 plus 12 is 15. Now, our expression looks like this:
15 incremented by 5 divided by 80.
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
I found out ahh 'code
and the bow eye is *
and h is + and L ^and
the r - and the s is ^
The answer for the
problem Ahn's group
made up to give to
Aura's group is 13.
The answer to
2L3S(4B3R10)H6L2B(4
H1)S(1L4B20) is 10.
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15 incremented by 5 should equal 75, then 75 divided by 80 is 0.9375.
Our answer should be 0.9375.
Frist I think about the problem and look at the problem i realized there were 4 expones but
there were 5 so I thought about the exponets i knew there were 5 so i took a guest about
squaring and exponets susan said try it I tried and it work.
First I had to find out what each symbol meant. To do that I just
tried every math symbol to substitute for the symbols. After I
finished 1 equation and had all of the right symbols I wrote the
symbols down and it's correct mathematical symbol. After I finished
finding all of the correct symbols I wrote out the big expression
using mathematical symbols instead of the original symbols. These
are the correct mathematical symbols for each of the original
symbols: H=addition, S=division, R=subtraction, L=to the power of,
and B=multiplcation. In the big expression I first of all had to do
all of the parts in parentheses first. the first part in parentheses
was 4*3-10. I knew 4*3 was 12 so I took 12 and subtracted 10 off of
it giving me 2. The next part in parentheses was 4+1 which I knew
was 5. The last part in parentheses was 1 to the power of 4 * 20. I
knew that 1 to the power of 4 was 4 and 4 * 20 is 80.
NOT DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On the first equation, I first guessed that the star signifies
division. Then, I figured that the heart is addition, using the math
fact 45/3=15. The second equation thus is (14/2R5)L2 =4, or (7R5)L2
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Student 6
They should get 1.125.
=4. Only 2*2 or 2^2 fits that form, so the raindrop must be
subtraction, and that the lightning bolt is either power or
multiplication. I guessed that the lightning bolt was multiplication.
That was disproved in the fourth equation, so 2L2 must be 2^2. The
last one remaining for the bull's eye was multiplication, so
2L3S(4B3R10)H6L2B(4H1)S(1L4B20) is 2^3/(4*3-10)+6^2*(4+1)-(1^4*20),
which, when solved, is 10.
I figured out this:
S=/
H=+
L=x
R=b=x
Student 7
I found that H=+, S=/,
R=-, L=+, and B=*.
Student 8
The answer to Ahn's
expression is 9.623
Student 9
The solution to the
expression is 13.
The heart is a Addition
symbol, the Star is a
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Student 10
Then I substituted these with operations.
I found these by pluging in a sign for each problem then when i got
that one i plugged in the known one for the next problem. and then
for the last problem i pluged in the signs that i had found and i
got 9.623 for an answer for that problem.
H=+ addition
S=/ division
R=- subtraction
L=+ addition
B=X multiplication
I just looked at the problem and decided what the logical reasoning
would be. I substituted the symbols with different mathematical
operations. It was basically guess and check. Then for the last one
i put it in my calculator and got the answer
The heart (H) is equal to addition, the star (s) is division, the
raindrop (R) is subtraction, the bull's-eye (B), is multiplication,
and the Lightening bolt (L), means the number before it is raised
the the power of the number after it. To get this answer, I tried
different operations to see which ones made the equations
mathematically correct.
(5+40)/3=15 (14/2-5)^2=4 4*(14-6)*2=64
Therefore the equation is 2^3/(4*3-10)+6^2*(4+1)/(1^4*20).
Guess and check is what i did the whole time.
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Student 11
Student 12
Student 13
Student 14
Student 15
Division symbol, the
Raindrop is a
subtraction symbol,
the lightning bolt is an
exponet symbol, and
the dot is a
multiplication.
The following codes
for anh's code is
H=addition,S= division,
R= subtraction,
L=exponent, B=
multiplication to solve
the problem.
h is equals additon star
equals divison
raindrop equals
subbtraction lighting
bolt equals exponet
and bullseye equals
multication
I tried all operation
signs which I had to
use most of and that's
ow I found my answer.
These are the codes
that you need to solve
Anh's code: H=addition
S=divison
R=subtraction
L=exponent
B=multipaction
My answer came to
H=addition S=division
R=subtraction
L=exponent
B=multiplication
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I tried to solve the problems in different ways to see if the code
matches with the answer. So I might have tried for the first
equation 5x40 and then 5-40 and ect. and tried all those numbers
with the symbols. It was complicated at first but then it got
easier. Because i kept using the same system for all the numbers.
The answer for AURORA'S GROUP. is 13. I got all the codes (ex. the
heart and star ect.), and tried solving the equation like I wouldv'e
done with another equation. and I got the answer.
Well it was very easy all you need to do is figure out what the
symbols mean and you will know the answer. The symbols was process of
elimation.
I tried all operation signs which I had to use most of and that's ow
I found my answer.What I did t find my solution was I took the
problem and I tried all operations of math multiplication, division
and such and when it looked right to me that was my outcome answer.
I solved this problem by just trying different opperations til I
could get an awnser for one problem. So I would just do the first
one by trying the different awnser. Then I will do the next one and
use some of the same operations.
I came up with this reason by working out the problems trying all
different operations and seeing which one worked. By doing that, I
seen which one fit the equation that would make it result in the
correct answer. That is how I came up with the answers.
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Student 16
Student 17
Student 18
H=addition,S=divition,
R=subtraction,L=multi
palcation,B=exponent
My final solution is 13.
H=+, S=division, R=-,
L=exponent, B=x. The
answer to the
expression is 13.
First i tried to put in anything just to see if it would work and i
was suprized because it did work. So just to check i did another
problem.and it was correct....lol,,dont ask
Well I really only used guess and check, but most of the problem
came to me naturally.
I found my answer by continuously changing the signs and seeing which
best fit. Once i found that H=+, S=division, R=-, L=exponent, and B=x
i saw that all the equations worked out:
(5+40)divided by 3=15
(14 divided by 2 - 5)to the second power=4
4x(14-6)x2=64
For the expression:
First i put in the signs:
2to the third power divided by (4 x 3 - 10)+ 6 to the second power
x ( 4 + 1 )divided by (1to the fourth power x 20)
Next i did the problems in ():
2to the third power divided by (2)+ 6 to the second power x (5)
divided by (20)
Then i did the exponents:
8 divided by 2 + 36 x 5 divided by 20
Then i did all the division and multiplication:
4+9
Finally i came up with my answer:
13
Student 19
I belive that the
answer to Anh`s code
is: heart is additon,
star is division,
raindrop is
sudtraction, the
lightnig bolt is
exponet, and the
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I did the problems on the top but did not under stand what exactly to
do at the bottem.
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Student 20
bull`s-eye is
multiplacation.
H=ADITION,S=DIVISIO
N,R=SUBTRACTION,L=E
XPONENT.AND HE
B=MULTIPLACATION
Student 21
H is +, S is division, R is
-, L is exponent, B is x.
Student 22
Heart=addition
Star=division
Raindrop=subtraction
Lighting=exponent
Bull's
eye=multiplication
Student 23
H is + S is / R is - L is ^
B is *
Student 24
I do not have an
answer because I did
not really understand
how to solve it.
The way that i came up with the answer was by trying out all the
soutions, and seeing if they came out to be what the right answer at
the end of the problem. Tha
H=adition,S=division,R=subtraction,L=exponent,and the
B=multiplacation
First I solved the first problem. I tried different things for the
heart. Then I came up with a + sign. So I knew all the other hearts
were +. Then it would be 45. Then I did 45 divided by 3=15. So I
knew that the star is the division sign. Then I went to the second
line. I already knew that the star was was the division sign. So I
tried different things for the raindrop. Then I noticed that it
would be the - sign. Then the I used the exponent sign for the
lightening bolt because the problem make sense. Then the last
problem had the bullseye and the only sign left was the x sign. So I
filled it in and the problem made sense.
For the first oparation I thought that the heart was division because
the answer was a small number. I figure that it didn't work so I
keped on looking for the right one so the only one that worked was
adding 5+40=45 and 45 divided by 3 and it was the right answer. I did
the same with all of the trying to match it with the correct answer.
Thats how I got all the right answers.
What I did on the first problem was made the heart + because 5+40
equals 45. then after that I made the star / because 45 / 3 equals
15. on the second problem the star stays / and i made the raindrop because 14 / 2 equals 7 - 5 equals 2. when I was done doing that
problem I made the lighting bolt ^ which made that problem 2^2
equals 4. then on the thrid problem I made the bulls eyes * and the
raindrops stayed - which made the problem 4*(14-6)*2=64. the last
problem came out to 13 the way i got 13 was i did the ()first from
left to right and the the ^ then the * and / from left to right then
i did * and - left to right and i got 13.
I am not really sure of what the symbols mean.
Would you explain to me how to figure out the expression in the
middle of the page?
Thank you for your help.
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Student 25
Student 26
Student 27
first i added than i
mulitiplyed than
subtracted and divided
the answer which gave
me these answers
first I
added,subtracte,and
multiplied.
h=+, S=division, R=-,
L=exponet, B=x. The
answer to the
expression is 13
Arron
fisrt i added 5and 40 divided by 3which is 15 for the second one i
got 14 divided 7-5to the 2second power=4 for the thrid one i got
4x14+6x2=64
bouns:2to the 2second power3divided by 4to the first 1power 3 -10+6
to the 2second powerand 2 to the second powerthan 4=1divided by 1to
the second power4to the first power20
first i added for the first one 5X40divided 3=15
for the second one i got 14divided 7-5to the 2 to second power=4
for the third 14x4+6+2=64
for the very last one i got
2to the second power3divided by 4x3-10+6to the secondpower2-4+1
divided 1 divided to the second power4 1 20
Anh's group
First I tryed to figure out the first line (5h40)s 3=15. I came out
with verious conclutions, so i did the second line (14 s 2 r 5)L2
+4. It took me a little while but i figured out out that s= the
division signed because it worked out on evry other star. To that i
did the rain drop next and it would only br a minus, and the only
thing left for that problem was a L and i relized it was an
exponite.
14 divided by 2-5 2 to the second power +4
Then i went back to the first one i there knew that the h=+ because
5+40=45 and 45 divied by 3 is 15 so that worked out easily.
For the last problem the only opperation left was times so i knew it
was the bulls eye because the raindrop was alredy a - sign and the
hole thing worked out right
Aurora's group
i stared with the prenticys first and got 2 one and 5 for the second
and 20 for the last one.
The i worked my way out from the left to the right.It was my kinda
hard but i came up with the solution 13
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Student 28
The here is what each
letter equals H equals
+ S equals / R equals L equals exponent B
equals *
Student 29
the heart represents
the adding symbol,the
star represents the
division symbol,the
raindrop represents
the suntraction
symbol,the lightning
bolt represents the
exponent symbol and
the bull's-eye
represents the
multiplication symbol.
These are the answers
that i got H=addition,
S=division,
R=subtraction,
L=exponent,
B=multiplication
The H=+, the
S=Division, the R=-, the
L=Exponet, and the
B=Multiplication.
Student 30
Student 31
The way I figured it out is by first solving the first problem like
this first I added 5 to 40 and I got 45 then I divided 3 into 45 and
I got to 15 then I went to the second one and I already know I have
to divide 2 into 14 out of that I got 7 so then I knew the only way I
could get to 4 is to subtract then I got 2 so I put the other 2 into
the 1st power since I knew that when you put 2 variables together you
have to multiplie so that how I got 4 so I pretty much knew that
bull's eye was the exponent over all I thought this was a fairly hard
problem because I didn't know if it was a 1st power
The first thing that i did was try to figured out how they found the
asnwer for the first problems that you put.For each symbol i tried
every math problem till i got the one that it was.It took a little
bit of time and of thinking to find what the symbols meant in the
first part.But everytime i got one symbol solved it was easier to
find the next one.
I got my answer by using different kinds of combinations with the
numbers until i got the correct answer
To get my answers I tryed solving the first problem.
(5 H 40)S 3=15
First I replaced the H with + and I solved that first and that gave
me 45.Then I had to figure out what the S is and I figured that out
by taking the 45 and Dividing it by 3 and that gave me the correct
answer of 15.
(5 + 40)Divide 3=15
(14 S 2 R 5)L 2=4
For this problem I took the information that I had used from the last
problem and used it in this problem.
(14 Divide 2 R 5)L 2=4
Since I knew the S was Division I placed it where needed to be and
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solved the problem.
14 Divided by 2=7
(7 R 5)L 2=4
First to get the answer to the rest of the problem I tryed putting where the R was.
(7-5)=2
2 L 2=4
In this problem you could have used multiplication or exponents.I
tryed using the multiplication frist but that proved to be wrong in
the third problem, so then I went back and used exponents instead.
2 To the 2nd Power=4
4 B(14 R 6)B 2=64
I replaced the R with - because that's what I got from the previous
problems.
4 B(14-6)B 2=64
(14-6)=8
4 B 6 B 2=64
Then I replaced the B with the only possible thing which was
Multiplication.
4 Multiply 6 Multiply 2=64
Student 32
The solution i acquired
for this problem is 13.
2 L 3 S(4 B 3 R 10)+6 L 2 B(4+1)S(1 L 4 B 20)
I placed everything where it needed to be and then I tryed my best to
solve it.
2 to the 3rd power divide(4 Multiply 3 - 10)+6 to the 2nd power
Multiply(4+1)Divide(1 to the 4th power multiply 20)
The answer that I got to this was 6.6.
I started out by finding what the value of each symbol was. I found
the value of the symbols by solving each equation Anh left for
Aurora. My answer for each symbol is:
H= Addition
S= Division
R= Subtraction
L= Exponent
B= Multiplication
Once i knew which symbol stood for which mathematical operation i
replaced the equation and came up with this:
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(2 to the third power)divided by (4x3-10)+ (6 to the second power) x
(4+1) divided by (1 to the fourth power x 20)
So i followed the rules for multiple-step equations and started by
solving the parenthesis firsts, then the exponents, then
multiplication or division (whichever came first) and then Addition
or Subtraction (whichever came first) and ended up with:
(8 divided by 2)+ (36 x 5 divided by 20)
And finally:
4 + 9 = 13
Student 33
Student 34
Student 35
Student 36
. I ended up figuring
that H=addition,
S=division,
R=subtraction,
L=multiplication, and I
thought that the bullseye=exponents
The answer I got was
addition for
Heart(H),multiplication
for Bull'seye(B),division for
star(S), subtraction for
raindrop (R),and last
expotents for
Lighting(L).
i subtracted added
multiplied and divided
h=addition s=division
r=exopents l=mulitipy
b=subraction
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I came across that when I was trying to complete the problems at the
top.
How I got the answer for these different equations were putting in
different types of symbols. I thought thta the fist two were very
easy becasue I first tried to put addition and subtraction and it
worked. So I went on to the next problem which also was easy. The
exponent and the subtaction and I also knewed that the S was a
division sign so I plugged that in. After finishing all the problem
I tryed to slove it over again to make sure they were fitting in
propaly and it did so I wrote the problem over again and got thte
answer.In hte beginig I did mess up but then I figured that I had to
switch the symbols up of expontens and multiplication. I was
finished and a teachered looked over it and said that it was
correct. I liked doind these kind of problems a lot because I'm very
good at operations.
i did the math and found out the exponents
Okay i think I Got it Now i Have
H=addition
S=division
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Student 37
Student 38
Student 39
Student 40
I found that
(H)=Addition
(S)=Division
(R)=Subtraction
(L)=Exponets
(B)=Multiplication.
the following shapes
equal an
operation:h=+,s=diviso
n,raindrop=(),l=exponet,and b=*
The heart is addition,
star is
division,raindrop is
subtraction, lightening
bolt is an exponent,
and the bull`s eye is
multiplication.For the
long expression is
thirteen.
H=Addition
R=Subtraction
S=Division
L=Exponents and
B=Multiplication and
then I got 25 for the
final answer.
My Final answer for
this Problem, For H i
got addition. For S i got
Division. For R i got
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Student 41
R=subraction
L=exponents
But I Try Bulleyes And ?Its Still Not Working
I started with problem number one because i thought it was easier
than the others. so when i first started i just put any math symbol
and tried to solve the problem if that didn't work than i tried
another one and so on until i finally found one that worked. and i
continued with the problem and found out the other ones.
first i started with sloving the 1st equataion. i just took the 5
operations and just started sloving the equation wit the different
operations. when i finally got the answer of h=(+) and the
s=division. i went onto the 2nd eqation. the s=division,r=(-),and
l=multiplcation. when i wen on 2 da 3rd equation i found a mistake. i
found that 1 of my operations on the previous equations was wrong. it
was the lightening bolt, instead of mulitiplcation it was an
exponent. i found that by trying the last 2 operations i hadnt used
yet,which was exponents and mulitiplcation.for the last big final
equation i got the number 13
We took one problem at a time and tried different equations for each
problem.We knew that the exponent would be the number by its self.It
was even harder because you had to follow the order of opperation.
The first two where easy but then we had to go back, and change our
answer because it didn`t come out right for the third one.
The process that I used for this problem was guess and check at first
I did the first problem and I got addition=H and disision=S so after
that I put those for the rest of the symbols in the other problems.
Then for the next problems I had to guess for the other symbols and
that's when i guessed R=subtration,l=exponents and
B=multiplication.But it took me awile before I put them with the
right symbol.Basically, I just did guess and check for all of the
problems and when I got to the end I got 25 for the final answer.
(5+40)divided by 3=15
(14 divided by 2-5) (2 to the second Power)2x2=4
4x8x2=64
Those are some of the examples i got for my problems, I hope you
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Student 42
Student 43
Student 44
Student 45
subtraction. For L i got
exponets, and for B i
got multiplication. For
the bottom i got 10!
They should get 13 as
their answer.
heart is addition,star is
divison,raindrop is
subtraction,lightning is
exponents,bulls eye is
multiply.i diddn't find
put the long problem
at the bottom of the
page
h/addition s/division
r/subtraction
l/exponent to the
second power
b/multiplacation (5
plus 40) divided by 3 =
15 (14 divided by 2
minus 5) multiplied by
2 = 4 4 2 to the 2nd
power (14 minus 6) 2
to the 2nd power 2 =
64 2 plus 3 divided by
(4 2 t
I got plus for the heart,
for star I got division,
for the raindrop I got
subtraction, and I got
times for bulls eye, I
also have an exponent
for the lightening.
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uderstand them. To slove it i used my brain and my calculator. I no
that 5+40=45 so 45 divided by 3=15 If you could explain an easier
way to do it I would love that.
I got that answer because I figured out that the H=addition, the
S=division, the L=exponents, the R=subtraction and the
B=multiplication.
i took me about 20-30 minutes to find out the answer but i finally
go it right.I had 2 other people in my group.
[h]heart
[s]star
[r]raindrop
[l]lightning
[b]bull's eye
(5 h 40)S 3=15
(14 S 2 R) L 2=4
(4 B (14 R 6) B 2=64
The problem gives you numbers with symbols and you have to try to
figure out what they are to solve each part of the problem.For
example: 5#5=15.The process I used to solve the problem was guess
and check.Like I would try all of the mathematical operations until
I would get the answer already showing on the paper.Then if I
couldnt get the correct mathematical operation on a certain line of
the problem I would try the next line and if it was correct I would
try the same operation on the line before.
I looked at the answer and I saw that it was 15 so i tried to times 5
by 40 but then it didnt work then I tried to subtract and it wouldnt
work so I added it then I put a divison sign where the star was then
I came up with the answer 15. The second problem I put a division
sign and I got subtraction for the lightening I put an exponent I got
the exponent because 14 divided by 2 subtract 5 equaled 2 and I put
the other 2 as the exponent then I got 4 for the answer. For the ater
problem I already had the bulls eye as times and the raindrop for an
subtraction and the other bulls eye was times and it equaled 64. At
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Student 46
Student 47
he answer is the heart
is addition,the star is
divison,the raindrop is
subraction,the lighting
is exponents and the
bulls eye is
multiply.the awswer
should come to be
367.
H-addition, Rsubraction, S-division,
L-exponents, and Bmultiplication
the bottom I put 2 to the 3 power divided by 4 times 3 subtracted by
10 plus 6 to the second power times 4 plus divided by 1 to the 4
power times 20 and for my answer I got 13.
i got this answer by multipling and dividing it took me about
proably ten minutes or about twenty minutes,i tryed on problem and i
hope it right.
the heart is [H]
the star is [S]
the raindrop is [R]
`the lightening bolt is [L]
the bull's eye is [B]
I first tried addition for heart because I thought it was the
eastiest to start with . Then the problem statrs to form. I came up
with S being divison becasue he just came to my head it might be like
that. After I finish with the first row I put the ones I all ready
know inside the problem. I saw which ones I had left so I started to
put in the other operations. When I finish with everything it looked
like this.
(5+40)/3=15
(14/2-5)L2=4
4*(14-6)*2=64
Student 48
Student 49
the H is addition and
the S is dividion and
the R is subtraction
and the L is exponets
and the B is
multiplcation
The star is division, the
heart is addition, the
tear drop is minus, the
lightening bolt is
exponents and the
bull's-eye is
multiplication.
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so the answer to the equation is 13.
First we took the five H fourty and s three and we equal up two
fifthteen the second we had fourteen S two R five exponetstwo and I
got four and then third we took four B fouyrteen R six B two and
equal up two sixty four and the the last probelm we two exponets
three S four B three R ten H six exponets two B four H one S one
exponets four B twenty and we equal to eighty
While figuring out this problem I was working with the first clue. I
got the H by trying all the trying out all the different
operations , I knew it couldn’t be multiplication because that
would make the answer higher so first I tried addition and I knew
that could be a possible answer , so I tried the addition with
division and came out right. (5+40) divided by 3 = 15 first I did
the addition 5+40= 45 then I did the division 45 / 3 = 15, so the
first problem was right. Then I worked with the second problem to
see if the division was right. And it was, so then I tried and
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heart is addition, star
is division, raindrop is
subtraction, lightning
is exponents, and the
bulls eye is multiply.
figure out what the other ones were with division and addition out
of my way I knew the rest how to be either exponents, multiplication
or minus. So I tried the T as minus and the L as exponents. (14
divided by 2 – 5) 2 to the second power= 4. First I took 14 divided
by 2 = 7 then I subtracted 5 = 2 x 2=4, which is the answer. Then I
worked on the third problem 4x (14-6) x2=64 first I did the problem
in the parenthesis which equals 8 then I took 8x4 = 32 then 32x2 =
64 which makes the symbols all right. Although I didn’t figure out
the last equation yet I am working on it with the calculator.
it took me a long time to figure out the answer but i finally found
it out
the heart(H)is addition,
the star(S)is division,
raindrop(R)is subtraction,
lightning(L)is exponents,
and the bulls eye(B)is multiply.
(5 H 40)S 3=15 which is (5+40)%3=15
(14 S 2 R ) L 2=4 which is (14%2-5)to the power of 2 2=4
4 B (14 R 6) B 2=64 which is 4x(14-6)x2=64
2L3S(4B3R10)H6L2B(4H1)S(1L4B20) which is 2to the power of 2 3%(4x3-10)
+6to the power of 2 2 x(4 +1)%(1to the power of 2 4 x20)
which equals to well inever got the answer because it took to long
and class was over so i never got to finish and i started geting
confused
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