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Make the Number

Try to make the target number using some other numbers.
Can use add, subtract, multiply, divide and parentheses. Examples below.

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Examples:

Target: 901 given: 6,3,1,2,25,75
Solution: (25+75)×(6+3)+1

Target: 743 given: 7,2,3,5,25,50
Solution: 50×5×3−7

Target: 127 given: 4,1,5,2,100,50
Solution: (50×5+4)÷2

You may like to learn more about Order of Operations

Scoring

1 point for difference of 2
2 points for difference of 1
5 points for perfect

Random

The target is random (100 to 999), and the numbers are chosen randomly from your lists. The computer then tries to solve it by doing thousands of test and may not always get the best solution.