NumberWiz Sums Solution 356 and 781

Last blog post presented two NumberWiz sums, one rather difficult, the other a lot less convoluted.

1. (the difficult)
Add, subtract, multiply or divide the following six numbers 2 5 9 9 50 100 to get 356.

Solution: (50 - (9 + 2)) * 9 + 5 = 39 * 9 + 5 = 351 + 5


2.

Add, subtract, multiply or divide the following six numbers 1 6 9 25 75 100 to get 781.

Solution: 75 * 9 + 100 + 6

Another solution: (9 - 1) * 100 - (25 - 6) = 800 - 19 = 781