LETTERS AND NUMBERS BLOOPER REEL
LETTERS OF THE WEEK
NINE LETTER WORD FOUND BY DAVID ASTLE
TOTALISED (say 'tohtuhluyz)
verb (t) (totalised, totalising) to make total; combine into a total. Also, totalize.
NINE LETTER WORD FOUND BY ROB FISCHER
SUBMARINE (say 'submuhreen),
noun 1. a type of vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, especially one used in warfare for the discharge of torpedoes, guided missiles, etc.
2. something submarine, as a plant, animal, etc.
3. a long, thin bread roll with elaborate salad-type fillings.
–adjective 4. situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea or any large body of water.
5. of, relating to, or carried on by submarine ships: submarine warfare.
NUMBERS OF THE WEEK
THREE VARIATIONS TO REACH THIS TARGET NUMBER
100|8|6|1|9|4
605
CONTESTANT SOLUTIONS
ROB’S SOLUTION
6x100+4+1=605
PAUL’S SOLUTION
100x6=600+(9-4)=605
LILY’S SOLUTION
(100+1)x6=606-9-8=605
TARGET NUMBERS REACHED ONLY BY LILY
6|2|2|4|8|6
222
8x2=16
16+6=22
22x(6+4)=220
220+2=222
100|25|50|75|6|6
849
50x100=5000
5000+75+25-6=5094
5094÷6=849
CONUNDRUM DECIDER
STRIPHEAT/THERAPIST
(say 'theruhpuhst)
noun a person trained to give therapy by any of various physical or psychological methods.
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