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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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