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Expert: Surajit Basu - 2/12/2008


Question
February is month 2. use six 2's to write an expression for each day of the month.
e.g (2/2*2)/(2/2*2)=1

Answer
( (2/2) + (2/2) ) * (2/2) = 2
(2/2) + (2/2) + (2/2) = 3
( (2/2) * (2/2) ) * (2*2)=4
( (2/2) * (2/2) ) + (2*2)=5
( (2/2) + (2/2) ) + (2*2)= 6
(2*2*2) - ( 2/2 )to the power2 = 7
( (2/2) + (2/2) ) * (2*2) = 8
(2*2*2) + ( 2/2 )to the power2 = 9
(2*2*2) + ( 2+2-2) = 10
(2*2*2) + 2 + (2/2) = 11
(2+2+2) + ( 2+2+2) = 12

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Surajit Basu

Expertise

I can answer questions which are mathematical, logical, or wordplay related. I am not good at highly creative problems, or riddles.

Experience

I regularly do puzzles, and help out friends, teenagers. I read books written by Martin Gardener. I love the puzzles and Easter eggs in Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach: an enternal golden braid.

Publications
A few examples of my writing: http://surajitbasu.sulekha.com/blog/post/2006/04/the-journey-down-the-number-line.htm

Education/Credentials
B. Tech. ( Computer Science), IIT Kanpur, India MBA ( Post-Graduate Diploma in Business Management), (Finance, Systems), IIM Calcutta, India

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