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<p>Digits and numbers are wonderful toys. The number of problems with them surpasses the imagination. Still, great minds think alike.<br />
In 2013 I posed a classical problem to make as many numbers as possible by combining <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/four-fours/">four fours</a>. </p>
<p>In <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/2020/03/06/five-fives/">March</a> I posed the challenge to make all the numbers of 0 to 20 by combining 5 5&#8217;s.</p>
<p><strong>1) 6 6&#8217;s<sup>***/*****</sup></strong><br />
Today&#8217;s problem is a sequel: make all the numbers 0 till 20 using 6 6&#8217;s. You can use brackets, +,-,*,/, ^and sqrt. You msy use ! for just one of the numbers.<br />
You can check your solutions <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/Solutions to puzzles 501-750/#600">here</a> and <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/Solutions to puzzles 501-750/#661">here</a></p>
<p>When googling, I found the puzzle masters at <a href="https://occupymath.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/arithmetic-hold-the-boredom-digit-puzzles/">occupymath</a> have posed the same challenge. </p>
<p><strong>2) 7 7&#8217;s<sup>***/*****</sup></strong><br />
Of course the problem can be generalized to 7 7&#8217;s. Make all numbers 0-24 using seven sevens, brackets, +-*/, no faculty.<br />
You can check your solutions <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/Solutions to puzzles 501-750/#600">here</a> and <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/Solutions to puzzles 501-750/#681">here</a></p>
<p><strong>3) general <sup>***/*****</sup></strong></strong><br />
The next problem is not, as you may have thought, to make all numbers 0-20 with 8 8&#8217;s. Rather the question is, can the numbers 0-20 with made with all digits? In base 11, in base 12?<br />
For a start:<br />
0 = (n-n)*(n+&#8230;+n)<br />
1 = n/n + (n-n)*(n+&#8230;+n)<br />
2 = n/n + n/n + (n-n)*(n+ &#8230; + n)<br />
and so on.</p>
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