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Rebecca Laura Holly Amy Georgia Tyler & Kieran, Whitby High, Ellesmere Port
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
"More Solutions from Whitby Technology College:
235 + 280 + 212 + 272 = 999
280 + 280 + 227 + 212 = 999
272 + 272 + 227 + 228 = 999"
J. Adam, Purbrook Junior
Friday, September 11, 2009
"Jasmine in my maths class found 363 + 363 + 273 = 999. Well done!"
Belvedere Academy Liverpool, Year 7 Set 3
Friday, October 15, 2010
"271 + 280 + 291 + 157 (Yasmine)
265 + 275 + 291 + 168 (Demi)
We had more but did not have time to put them on."
Lauren Livingstone, Holyrood Secondary
Thursday, October 28, 2010
"Mrs Boussouara's maths class found this difficult. Although it made us think about numbers and got our brains working."
Holyrood Secondary, Glasgow
Thursday, March 22, 2012
"Mrs Boussouara's Maths class thought this was tricky. We liked doing this .we got it in the end.
Jack.Farzad .Nicole . (First year)."
S2, JPA Glasgow
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
"263+255+311+170
380+170+194+255
436+194+199+170
375+170+255+199
372+170+194+263."
Kiefer Kids, Cottage Hill In California
Thursday, August 29, 2013
"Tougher than we thought!
466+195+152+186=999
152+383+278+186=999
162+259+195+383=999
393+152+195+259=999."
Primary 7, Meethill Primary Peterhead
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
"We managed to get 6 different combinations. Our STAR pupils were Patrick and Jamie. We showed good perseverance throughout this challenge."
Nic, Glen Eden Intermediate
Monday, August 24, 2015
"255+348+158+238."
Transum,
Monday, August 24, 2015
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David, Thailand
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
"We got nine boys!"
Amy C, Coorara Primary School
Monday, August 24, 2020
"In our class I was the first to find a solution.
448+241+151+159=999."