You wonder if there ever was a time when they were all impossible? Probably not since they expanded the numbers games to 4, but if it was 2 or three, that would be curious to know.
I CAN REMEMBER IT HAPPENING TWICE WITH. CAROL VODERMAN AND RICHARD WHITELEY WHEN, MULTIPLYING ALL OF THE NUMBERS, THE TOTAL WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE TARGET. FOR EXAMPLE, 5,3,2,2,3,2, with a target of 475, and by multiplying 5*3*2*2*3*2=360, as you can see it's well short of the target.
It's actually surprising that neither of them got this solution for 663, it's quite a common approach when there is a 2 and 50*25 is the first thing you would look at to try to reach double the target
In the first numbers round, the way to get to 663 is: 50 x 25 = 1250 1250 + 75 + 1 = 1326 1326 / 2 = 663 As a dedicated four-large player against the computer, I knew 663 was as close as it could get because I've had the equivalent target with that selection before. In the second numbers round, I saw both contestants' solution for 844 and also had one of my own: 9 + 5 = 14 7 - 1 = 6 14 x 10 x 6 = 840 840 + 4 = 844 The third numbers round was depressingly easy for a four-large game, and I saw both contestants' solutions before the clock started, so I spent the 30 seconds challenging myself to find solutions that would go into the 10,000s: 50 x 9 = 450 450 - 100 = 350 25 + 5 = 30 350 x 30 = 10500 10500 / 75 = 140 25 x 9 = 225 225 - 50 = 175 75 + 5 = 80 175 x 80 = 14000 14000 / 100 = 140 If I were on the show, I'd have probably played the latter solution, leading with 75 + 5 = 80 as my first step, just to mess with Rachel's expectations since she would have been anticipating 75 - 5 = 70. The logic of the first solution is that 350 is 25 x 14 and 30 is 10 x 3, while 75 is 25 x 3. Therefore, the 25 cancels out leaving 14 and the 3 cancels out leaving 10 for 14 x 10. The second one is the same kind of solution, except this time 100 = 25 x 4. So the 25 cancels out leaving 7 (25 x 7 = 175) and the 4 cancels out leaving 20 (20 x 4 = 80) for 20 x 7 = 140. In the final numbers round, I saw the contestants' solution, but also had these two solutions: 50 + 25 = 75 75 / 75 = 1 100 - 1 = 99 10 - 3 = 7 99 x 7 = 693 100 + 50 = 150 150 / 25 = 6 75 - 6 = 69 69 x 10 = 690 690 + 3 = 693 I racked my brain for a trick way to arrive at 693, but there was nothing there.
The 667 looked like the kind of thing you ought to be able to trickshot by dividing 2001 by 3 or 50025 by 75, but you can only get 5025 which gives you 67, not 667. If one of the numbers had been a 10, you would have been able to do: 10 * 50 * 100 = 50,000 50,000 + 25 = 50,025 50,025 ÷ 75 = 667
Almost didn't recognize Colin Murray, I thought he would be as young looking as he was in MOTD 2, 10 years ago. That's considering Mark Chapman still looks the same imo.
While this is correct for the answer, the rules in the gameshow read as follows "Division can only be performed if the result has no remainder (i.e., the divisor is a factor of the dividend). Fractions are not allowed." Since 28/50 is a fraction not a whole integer, it would be ruled out for that purpose
To think that 3 of the number rounds were impossible goes to show how brutal the numbers of been (except the third one).
You wonder if there ever was a time when they were all impossible? Probably not since they expanded the numbers games to 4, but if it was 2 or three, that would be curious to know.
One of the recent prior episodes had some easy numbers games
I CAN REMEMBER IT HAPPENING TWICE WITH. CAROL VODERMAN AND RICHARD WHITELEY WHEN, MULTIPLYING ALL OF THE NUMBERS, THE TOTAL WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE TARGET.
FOR EXAMPLE, 5,3,2,2,3,2, with a target of 475, and by multiplying 5*3*2*2*3*2=360, as you can see it's well short of the target.
For the first numbers game I did
50*25=1250+75+1=1326/2=663 which is 4 away but as Rachel pointed out it was impossible.
As was the second and the fourth except the best was 1 away for both.
It's actually surprising that neither of them got this solution for 663, it's quite a common approach when there is a 2 and 50*25 is the first thing you would look at to try to reach double the target
In the first numbers round, the way to get to 663 is:
50 x 25 = 1250
1250 + 75 + 1 = 1326
1326 / 2 = 663
As a dedicated four-large player against the computer, I knew 663 was as close as it could get because I've had the equivalent target with that selection before.
In the second numbers round, I saw both contestants' solution for 844 and also had one of my own:
9 + 5 = 14
7 - 1 = 6
14 x 10 x 6 = 840
840 + 4 = 844
The third numbers round was depressingly easy for a four-large game, and I saw both contestants' solutions before the clock started, so I spent the 30 seconds challenging myself to find solutions that would go into the 10,000s:
50 x 9 = 450
450 - 100 = 350
25 + 5 = 30
350 x 30 = 10500
10500 / 75 = 140
25 x 9 = 225
225 - 50 = 175
75 + 5 = 80
175 x 80 = 14000
14000 / 100 = 140
If I were on the show, I'd have probably played the latter solution, leading with 75 + 5 = 80 as my first step, just to mess with Rachel's expectations since she would have been anticipating 75 - 5 = 70. The logic of the first solution is that 350 is 25 x 14 and 30 is 10 x 3, while 75 is 25 x 3. Therefore, the 25 cancels out leaving 14 and the 3 cancels out leaving 10 for 14 x 10. The second one is the same kind of solution, except this time 100 = 25 x 4. So the 25 cancels out leaving 7 (25 x 7 = 175) and the 4 cancels out leaving 20 (20 x 4 = 80) for 20 x 7 = 140.
In the final numbers round, I saw the contestants' solution, but also had these two solutions:
50 + 25 = 75
75 / 75 = 1
100 - 1 = 99
10 - 3 = 7
99 x 7 = 693
100 + 50 = 150
150 / 25 = 6
75 - 6 = 69
69 x 10 = 690
690 + 3 = 693
I racked my brain for a trick way to arrive at 693, but there was nothing there.
The 667 looked like the kind of thing you ought to be able to trickshot by dividing 2001 by 3 or 50025 by 75, but you can only get 5025 which gives you 67, not 667.
If one of the numbers had been a 10, you would have been able to do:
10 * 50 * 100 = 50,000
50,000 + 25 = 50,025
50,025 ÷ 75 = 667
0:16 Uh-oh! Rachel just said uh-oh at the sight of the 2 and 1... :D
I got to 693 with the following:
75-50=25
25/25=1
100-1=99
10-3=7
99*7=693
140:
75 - 5 = 70
100 / 50 = 2
70 * 2 = 140
75 / 5 = 15
100 + 25 + 15 = 140
50 / 5 = 10
10 * 9 = 90
75 - 25 = 50
90 + 50 = 140
1. (100-75)x25+50-1-2=672
2. 7x(9-1)x(5+10)+4=844
3. 100+25+75/5=140 or (75-5)x100/50=140
4. (100-(75/(25+50)))x(10-3)=693 or 75-((100+50)/35)=69x10+3=693
140:
25x9=225,
225-100=125,
75/5=15,
125+15=140.
140=75/15+25+100
Or
9*(75+50)=1125
1125/25=45
45-5=40
40+100=140
Almost didn't recognize Colin Murray, I thought he would be as young looking as he was in MOTD 2, 10 years ago. That's considering Mark Chapman still looks the same imo.
(75-3)*10-25-100/50=693, another 1 away
843 is not impossible
5+4-1=8
9+8=17
17x50=850
850-7=843
Diss-ununt
not Disown-unt!
50+25=75
(50×25+75+1)/2=663
"PromoSM"
692 is possible from 50 75 100 25 10 3:
((25+3)/50) +10)*75 - 100 = 42 + 750 - 100 = 692
(Sorry Rachel)
While this is correct for the answer, the rules in the gameshow read as follows
"Division can only be performed if the result has no remainder (i.e., the divisor is a factor of the dividend). Fractions are not allowed."
Since 28/50 is a fraction not a whole integer, it would be ruled out for that purpose
50X25 = 1250+75+1 = 1,326÷2 = 663 (CLOSEST)
9+5 = 14 7-1 = 6X10 = 60X14 = 840+4 = 844 (CLOSEST)
75-5 = 70X50 = 3,500÷25 = 140
75-5 = 70X100 = 7,000÷50 = 140
100+50 = 150 9X5 = 45+25 = 70X150 = 10,500÷75 = 140
25X9 = 225-50 = 175 75+5 = 80X175 = 14,000÷100 = 140
100÷25 = 4+3 = 7 75X10 = 750-50 = 700-7 = 693 (CLOSEST)
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@@michaelmikeykellymikeydama5405what the problem be!?
@@boybawang1981 844 is not the closest
@@michaelmikeykellymikeydama5405you should write in to the show and tell them that the contestants and Rachel are wrong!?
@@boybawang1981 they always make phuck ups
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3,850 =4,225