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Solution to puzzle 137

 The puzzle was to get the numbers 28, 32, 35, 72, 100 and 1000 using the digits 1,9,9, 6 in exactly the same order.  You can use the following operators -  + - x  / and also √ and ^      Here is the solution 28 = 1+ 9x (9-6)  32 =  1/  √9 x (96) 35 = -19 + 9x6 72 =( 1+  √9 ) x  √ 9 x 6 100 = 1 +  √ 9 + 96 1000 = (1+9)    ^ (9-6)        

Puzzle 137 - 1996

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 Have not posted here for a long time. Been not busy and idling away.   Here is a simple number puzzle.  Use the numbers 1, 9, 9 and 6 in exactly that order to make the following number.  28, 32, 35, 72, 100 and 1000. You can use the following operators. + - X / √, ^ (exponent symbol).   The question is borrowed from  the site mathisfun.com                  You can find the solution in this post .