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Put your math skills to the test! (Basking Ridge)
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Our campers have been training hard in Math Competition Training! Today’s opening question was “How can you use eight 8s and only addition to make exactly 1000?” Can you figure it out? Scroll down to check your answer!
The campers compete to solve a variety of math problems, sometimes using a Bingo board like one camper explains below. They also sometimes use a buzzer system to see who can get an answer the fastest.
Below, one camper shows off how he got the answer to today’s opening question. Keep scrolling to see the answer for yourself!
Answer to opening question: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000