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28 Nov 2015, 9:31 pm

Rudin wrote:
eric76 wrote:
5 = 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 - 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5 + 5/5


That is way more than five fives.


One could use a total of 55 fives, or 555 fives, 5555 fives, and so on...
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29 Nov 2015, 6:30 pm

17 = sqrt(5!+5!/5)+sqrt(5*5)



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29 Nov 2015, 6:50 pm

18=5!/5-5-5/5


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29 Nov 2015, 6:51 pm

19=5!/5-5+(5-5)


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29 Nov 2015, 7:02 pm

20 = 5*5-5+(5-5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:01 pm

21 = 5*5-5+(5/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:02 pm

22 = 5!/5-((5+5)/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:02 pm

23 = 5!/5-(sqrt(5*5)/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:03 pm

24 = 5!+(5-5)*(5-5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:05 pm

25 = 5^((sqrt(5*5)+5)/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:06 pm

26 = 5!+(5/5)+(5/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 8:57 pm

Earthling wrote:
26 = 5!+(5/5)+(5/5)


No,

5!+(5/5)+(5/5)=120+1+1=122

Here is my solution:

26=5!/5+(5+5)/5


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29 Nov 2015, 9:05 pm

27=5x5+(5+5)/5


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29 Nov 2015, 9:09 pm

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28 = 5!/5+5-(5/5)



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29 Nov 2015, 9:38 pm

29=5!/5+5+(5-5)


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30=5!/5+5+5/5


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