The 24 Game Challenge
A worksheet challenging students to apply arithmetic operations to four numbers to reach the target of 24.
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The 24 Game Challenge
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The goal of the 24 Game is to use all four given numbers exactly once, along with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, to achieve the result of 24. Parentheses can be used to alter the order of operations. Write down your solution for each problem.
1. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 2, 3, 4, 6
2. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 1, 5, 7, 8
3. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 3, 3, 7, 9
4. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 5, 5, 5, 1
5. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 2, 8, 9, 12
6. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 4, 6, 8, 10
7. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 1, 1, 6, 8
8. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 2, 2, 5, 10
9. Solve for 24 using the numbers: 3, 4, 5, 13
10. Describe a strategy you found helpful for solving these 24 Game puzzles. Which operations did you tend to try first, and why?