Puzzle of the year 2007: find phrases that generate each number i.100 , making no use of
digits other than 2 0 0 7 in sequence
_ and __ and _. as numbers
letters in numeric constants (e.g. >. 200r7 for 29 is prohibited)
- literal strings
The number of words in each phrase is to be minimized. (Word count is according to #;:y ). Where there are multiple phrases for the same number with the same number of words, phrases with fewer essential characters are preferred.
Solutions:
0 /: 2007
1 # 2007 NB. also * 2007
2 2: 007
3 # 20 0 7 NB. also >. 2.007
4 # 2 0 0 7
5 p: 2: 007
6 ! # 20 0 7
7 {: 2 007
8 >. ^ 2.007
9 #. 2 0 0 _7
10 <. -: 20.07
11 #. 2 007
12 >: #. 2 007
13 20-07
14 2*007
15 #. 2 0 07
16 *: # 2 0 0 7 NB. also >: #. 2 0 07
17 p: ! # 20 0 7
18 A. \: 2 0 0 7
19 <:<.20.07 NB. also p: {: 200 7
20 <.20.07 NB. also {. 20 07
21 >.20.07
22 >:>.20.07
23 #. 2 0 0 7
24 ! # 2 0 0 7
25 *: p: 2: 007
26 +:20-07 NB. also <:20+07
27 20+07
28 2!_007
29 #. p: 2 007
30 +: #. 2 0 07 NB. also #. |. 2 00 7
31 p: <. -: 20.07
32 <: #. 20 _07
33 #. 20 _07
34 #. |. 20 07
35 * / -: 20 07
36 #. >: 20 _07
37 p: #. 2 007
38 #. >: 2 0 0 7
39 <. *: o. 2.007
40 <. +: 20.07 NB. also +: {. 20 07
41 >. +: 20.07
42 +: >. 20.07
43 #. p: 2 0 07
44 <. %: 2007
45 >. %: 2007
46 <: #. 20 07
47 #. 20 07
48 >: #. 20 07
49 *: {: 200 7
50 #. >: 20 07
51 >. ! %: 20.07
52 <: p: #. 2 0 07
53 p: #. 2 0 07
54 #. |. _2 0 0 7
55 <. *: ^ 2.007
56 +: 2 ! _007
57 #. *: 2 007
58 #. |. 2 0 0 7
59 {: q: <: 2007
60 #. 20 >. 0 7
61 #. >: +: 2 0 0 7
62 # #: ! 20.07
63 <. o. 20.07
64 >. o. 20.07
65 #. *: 2 00 7
66 +: #. 20 _07
67 p: A. \: 2 0 0 7
68 #. +: |. 20 07
69 #. p: +: 2 007
70 -: * / 20 07
71 #. p: 2 0 0 7
72 <: #. 20 0 _7
73 #. 20 0 _7
74 >: #. 20 0 _7
75 <: -: A. 2 007
76 -: A. 2 007
77 >: -: A. 2 007
78 <: p: >. 20.07
79 p: >. 20.07
80 #. <: 20 0 7
81 #. *: 2 0 0 7
82 # , i: 20 07
83 p: >. >: 20.07
84 +: +: >. 20.07
85 <: <: #. 20 0 7
86 <: #. 20 0 7
87 #. 20 0 7
88 >: #. 20 0 7
89 p: #. 2 0 0 7
90 +: >. %: 2007
91 #. <: +: 20 07
92 +/ p: 20 07
93 <: +: #. 20 07
94 +: #. 20 07
95 */ p: 2 007
96 +: >: #. 20 07
97 p: ! # 2 0 0 7
98 +: *: {: 200 7
99 <:-:<.200.7
See also
Discussion
For 14 why not use 2 * 007? Same for 9. It's same word count but fewer chars. -- OlegKobchenko 2006-12-22 05:10:21
Go ahead and make the change. Your suggested solutions are the better ones according to the rules. -- RogerHui 2006-12-22 05:36:25