Using the numbers 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 in order, the standard arithmetic operations and brackets, can you make the number 2023?
For example of the idea:
This clearly doesn’t make the correct answer – but can you find a combination that does?
Teacher notes:
Level of difficulty: Accessible for all students
Syllabus knowledge required: none.
This would be a good starter for the start of 2023!
Solutions:
One possible solution is:
Can you find any more?
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