Chapter 46
One Hundred from Nine Digits
Using each of the digits to exactly once, and only plus signs and a fraction bar, write an expression equal to .
Solution
A neat one is in which the digits are precisely to , each used once. There are several others in the same spirit, for instance each again using every digit once. The knack is to pick the whole-number part, see how much is missing from , and then arrange the leftover digits into a fraction equal to that shortfall.