Five Fives Game

[maasman]

Well, haven't you guys been busy! My only objection is with 219. I think you meant ⌈√(5!!)⌉ = 4, not ⌊√(5!!)⌋

fixed

231 = 5! + 5! - (5 + ⌊√5⌋ x ⌊√5⌋)
231 = 120 + 120 - 9
231 = 231

[crispybits]

232 = (Γ5 + 5) x (⌊√5⌋ x ⌊√5⌋ x ⌊√5⌋)
232 = (24 + 5) x (2 x 2 x 2)
232 = 29 x 8
232 = 232

[maasman]

233 = 5! + 5! + 5 - (⌊√(5!!)⌋ x ⌈√(5!!)⌉)
233 = 245 - (3 x 4)
233 = 233

[crispybits]

234 = (Γ5 + 5 + 5 + 5) x ⌈√5⌉!
234 = (24 + 5 + 5 + 5) x 3!
234 = 39 x 6
234 = 234

[maasman]

235 = 5! + 5! - (5 x 5/5)
235 = 240 - 5
235 = 235

[crispybits]

236 = (5! - ⌊√5⌋) x (5 / 5) x ⌊√5⌋
236 = (120 - 2) x 1 x 2
236 = 118 x 2
236 = 236

[maasman]

237 = 5! + 5! - (5/5 + ⌊√5⌋)
237 = 240 - 3
237 = 237

[crispybits]

238 = (5!! + ⌊√5⌋) x (5!! - 5/5)
238 = (15 + 2) x (15 - 1)
238 = 17 x 14
238 = 238

[Ffraid]

239 = 5! + 5! - 5/(√5*√5)
239 = 120 + 120 - 5/5
239 = 240 -1
239 = 239

[crispybits]

Don't often cheat like this but

240 = 5! + 5! x 5/(√5*√5)
240 = 120 + 120 x 5/5
240 = 240 x 1
240 = 240

[Ffraid]

Don't often cheat like this but

240 = 5! + 5! x 5/(√5*√5)
240 = 120 + 120 x 5/5
240 = 240 x 1
240 = 240

That's not cheating, that's the one that comes to mind most naturally (at least to my mind)! And here it is again in it's third incarnation:

241 = 5! + 5! + 5/(√5*√5)
241 = 120 + 120 + 5/5
241 = 240 + 1
241 = 241

[maasman]

242 = 5! + 5! + 5 - 5!!/5
242 = 120 + 120 + 5 - 3
242 = 242

[crispybits]

243 = ⌈√5⌉ x ⌈√5⌉ x ⌈√5⌉ x ⌈√5⌉ x ⌈√5⌉
243 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3
243 = 243

[maxfaraday]

how do you guys write the upper/lower square root?

[crispybits]

Copy/paste

[maxfaraday]

Copy/paste

Yeah, of course, I had already thought about it, but what I wanted to know is what's the code you have to type (Alt+something).

[crispybits]

No idea - I use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V - sorry!

It's been asked before too about 5-6 pages ago maybe and the general consensus was the same.

[maxfaraday]

244 = 5² * (5+5) - ⌈√5⌉ -⌈√5⌉
244 = 25 * 10 - 3 - 3
244 = 244

[crispybits]

You can't use a 2

For reference, here's a list of how to get various numbers with one five if you want it max:

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⌊√⌊√5⌋⌋ = 1
⌊√5⌋ = 2
⌈√5⌉ = 3
⌊√5!!⌋ = 4
5 = 5
⌈√5⌉! = 6
⌈√(⌈√5⌉!)!!⌉ = 7
⌊√5!!⌋!! = 8
⌊√5!⌋ = 10
⌈√5!⌉ = 11
⌈√5⌉$ = 12
5!! = 15
Γ5 = 24
5# = 30
(⌈√5⌉!)!! = 48
⌈√(⌈√5⌉!)!!⌉!! = 105
5! = 120

[maxfaraday]

You can't use a 2

For reference, here's a list of how to get various numbers with one five if you want it max:

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⌊√⌊√5⌋⌋ = 1
⌊√5⌋ = 2
⌈√5⌉ = 3
⌊√5!!⌋ = 4
5 = 5
⌈√5⌉! = 6
⌈√(⌈√5⌉!)!!⌉ = 7
⌊√5!!⌋!! = 8
⌊√5!⌋ = 10
⌈√5!⌉ = 11
⌈√5⌉$ = 12
5!! = 15
Γ5 = 24
5# = 30
(⌈√5⌉!)!! = 48
⌈√(⌈√5⌉!)!!⌉!! = 105
5! = 120

Huhh...
5² = 5^2, and √5 = 5^(1/2), so i don't know why I couldn't use 5².
Anyways,

244 = 5! + 5! + ⌊√5!⌋ - ⌈√5⌉ -⌈√5⌉
244 = 120 +120 + 10 - 3 - 3
244 = 244

[crispybits]

It's just the rules - the only numbers you're allowed to use are 5 5s, the rest has to be symbols.

245 = (Γ5 + Γ5 + 5/5) x 5
245 = (24 + 24 + 1) x 5
245 = 49 x 5
245 = 245

[maxfaraday]

246 = Γ5 * (5 + 5) + ⌈√5⌉ +⌈√5⌉
246 = 24 * 10 + 3 + 3
246 = 246

This game is way to easy; it takes me more time to type the answer than to find it.

[crispybits]

You're doing even numbers and we haven't hit a horrible prime yet - it will get tough all of a sudden now and then - the fun is trying to find unexpected ways to get there for the easy ones. Look back, I think it was 157 - yep it was near the bottom of page 11 (easier now we've all had more practice finding numbers you can get to with just one 5 but it proved a stumbling block for a bit back then)

247 = (5 + 5 + ⌈√5⌉) x (Γ5 - 5)
247 = (5 + 5 + 3) x (24 - 5)
247 = 13 x 19
247 = 247

[crispybits]

We could always step it up a level, to be frank almost anything up to maybe 1000 is going to be fairly easy now, so start over from 1001 to make it more of a challenge?

Or just do the primes in between where we are and 1000 first? Here's a list for reference:

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251
257
263
269
271
277
281
283
293
307
311
313
317
331
337
347
349
353
359
367
373
379
383
389
397
401
409
419
421
431
433
439
443
449
457
461
463
467
479
487
491
499
503
509
521
523
541
547
557
563
569
571
577
587
593
599
601
607
613
617
619
631
641
643
647
653
659
661
673
677
683
691
701
709
719
727
733
739
743
751
757
761
769
773
787
797
809
811
821
823
827
829
839
853
857
859
863
877
881
883
887
907
911
919
929
937
941
947
953
967
971
977
983
991
997

[maasman]

I'm fine with primes honestly:

251 = 5! + 5! + ⌈√5!!⌉ + ⌈√5⌉ +⌈√5!!⌉
251 = 120 + 120 + 4 + 3 + 4
251 = 251

But just in case:

248 = 5! + 5! + 5 + 5!!/5
248 = 120 + 120 + 5 + 3
248 = 248